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September 19, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New security rules for US-bound cargo in works
    Container shipping lines have been warned that bill of lading information for US-destined cargo will no longer be considered adequate by US authorities, which are likely to implement new requirements by year-end, according to the head of the World Shipping Council.
  • Aussie regulator should block Toll bid: Patrick
    AUSTRALIA's competition regulator should block a hostile A$4.6 billion bid for Australia's biggest port operator, Patrick Corp Ltd, from transport firm Toll Holdings Ltd, Patrick's chief executive said yesterday.
  • Farm group asks Bush to waive shipping law
    THE largest US farm group will urge the White House to allow foreign vessels to transport US corn and soybeans from ports damaged by Hurricane Katrina, an industry official said on Friday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Longtan port to construct bonded logistics centre
  • NYK to establish maritime college in the Philippines
  • MICT gains 3 new managers

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MOL hones manning skills
  • Fewer ships drive up commodity shipping rates
  • Pak grants licence for Mumbai-Karachi-Dubai ferry service
  • Amla set to tickle foreigners' palate
  • Rubber exports accelerate; target within reach
  • 27 pc rise in edible oil imports in 10 months
  • Austria keen to step up trade with India
  • Major Port Trusts given more financial powers
  • Transhipment to end in 3 years, avers Baalu
  • SCR GM sees promising growth potential in Kakinada
  • Need to augment airfreight services between India & UK stressed
  • Himmatlal M. Shah & Sons 1st to obtain VKUY licence for client
  • Hoda committee to suggest changes in mineral policy & MMDR Act
  • Exim Bank to float $ 1-bn bonds
  • Trade tangles will be ironed out, Bangla Minister assures Fieo mission
  • We'll lower tariff rates to Asean levels, Prime Minister tells US Inc
  • Stakes high for Gujarat with RIL, ONGC putting up petrochem SEZs
  • Resolution to strategic sales of PSUs being worked out
  • Dubai means business, trade team tells CII seminar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New Fiata officials
  • Maersk revives FEX service
  • Hermes wins Cyprus airport operation concession
  • Kombiverkehr expanding Spanish services
  • Yellow Roadway finalises China JV
  • EU may withdraw initiative against weekend truck ban
  • New Wim Bosman website

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen, SvitzerWijsmuller in supply vessel JV
  • Graig orders new-design bulkers from Vietnam
  • NoE chairman questions minimum manning

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2005
  • New licensing requirements for towing vessel operators
  • Port Erie shipyard has new operator

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Port of Kalama awards warehouse construction contract
  • EPA eyes Quendall Terminals for inclusion on Superfund list
  • Port of Olympia names new finance director
  • Port of Portland reports on environmental progress
  • Rail freight traffic not hit by Hurricane Katrina

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Read the runes on Imarex says Carnegie
    NORWEGIAN investment bank Carnegie has initiated coverage on derivatives exchange Imarex with a bullish assessment of its future prospects.
  • APM Terminals seals Dunkirk box port deal
    THE Maersk group's APM Terminals is to take over operation of Dunkirk's Nord France container terminal after winning out over competition from the CMA CGM shipping group and Australia's International Infrastructure Management partnered by the UK's PD Ports.
  • US flag owners oppose Jones Act extension
    THE US-flag shipping industry came out strongly last week against extending the waiver of the Jones Act for coastwise petroleum product shipments granted in Hurricane Katrina's aftermath, which was scheduled to expire at midnight yesterday.
  • Katrina disaster impact to top agenda at IUMI in Amsterdam
    ENERGY and marine underwriters will discuss ways of tightening cover in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, as delegates begin the 2005 meeting in Amsterdam this week of the International Union of Marine Insurance, writes James Brewer.
  • Silja's Finnjet goes out on a high as hurricane aid ship
    SILJA Line is going to send its soon-to-be discharged Finnjet to New Orleans as emergency shelter.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Silja Line situation 'serious'
    SEA Containers, the Bermuda-based company planning to restructure its ferry division, is in "a serious situation", the head of its largest ferry unit has admitted
  • Venezuela struck off 'drug ally' list
    VENEZUELA has been dropped from the US 'list of allies' in the drug war, having 'failed demonstrably' to stop illicit drugs flowing through it en route to the US and Europe
  • Novoship battle takes new twist
    THE fight over who will control Novorossiysk Shipping Company (Novoship), Russia's leading tanker operator by fleet size and asset value, took a new direction today
  • Navios touts consolidation platform
    NAVIOS chief executive Angeliki Frangou has underlined her company's potential to consolidate the dry bulk sector
  • Jones Act waiver sunset nears
  • OSG's grand Jones Act plan
  • Karachi-Mumbai ferry service matures
  • Diplomacy secures Mirna release
  • Cosco Holdings share price continues slide
  • Legal hiccup offers criminalisation hope
  • PSA chairman Lee to step down
  • Speeding car crashes through ferry
  • Singapore to set up bunker panel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Customs may require earlier import data
    Agency is mulling move designed to improve targeting of risky container shipments, says Chris Koch, chief executive of World Shipping Council.
  • Hapag-Lloyd CEO Adrion to chair World Shipping Council
  • Customs Update: Bond guidelines change again
  • North Carolina ports re-open after storm
  • Asian trio sets Asia-Med CMX
  • Polar Air pilots strike
  • CaroTrans opens direct Houston-Brazil services
  • Cosco Pacific, OOCL set Ningbo berth
  • House OKs Coast Guard budget
  • D. Post's Exel bid near: Source
  • CMA CGM acquires Sudcargos

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Maersk agrees to pay South China's port security charge
    Maersk Sealand, which will charge shippers in Shenzhen and Hong Kong a RMB50 (US$6)/box port security charge on October 1, will start paying all terminals in the region simultaneously.
  • Van Slobbe turns down offered Maersk move
    Rutger van Slobbe is to leave P&O Nedlloyd (PONL)/ Maersk Line by early next year, stating that he does not favour the offered move to Copenhagen, for personal reasons.
  • Dunkirk terminal awarded to APMT
  • New cranes defuse carrier surcharge threat at Mombasa
  • Fock to take over PSAI Chairmanship as Lee steps down
  • CMA CGM wraps up SudCargos acquisition
  • China and US to talk again
  • HK growth slows again in August
  • Hanjin, K Line and Yang Ming launch Med service
  • Lloyd Triestino starts North Africa feeder route
  • Privatise passengers, freight and infrastructure together, DB board advises
  • Manila managers appointed by ICTSI

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Saade strikes again
    French state-controlled SNCM has sold its interest in ro-ro operator Sudcargos to CMA CGM.
  • Waive Jones, beg farmers
    US farmers want to use foreign-flag ships for domestic movements of some agricultural products through year's end.
  • Graig goes for smaller handies
    Hugh Williams-led Graig confirms rumours of something afoot in Vietnam with news of up to eight 34,000-tonners plus six larger vessels.
  • Leventis seeks Unity
    Greek shipping and trading group emerges as key bidder in Nigerian shipping privatisation.
  • CMB revises earnings
    Marc Saverys-led CMB has cut its half-year result by EUR 13.6m ($16.6m) after figuring its taxes.
  • Two run for Novoship
    Sovcomflot executive Sergei Teryokhin is government candidate to head rival Russian shipping venture.
  • Silja Katrina windfall
    Ferry Finnjet on way to lay-up is diverted to Louisania to help local hospitals.
  • Bijela expects sell-off
    Montenegrin repair yard builds workforce ahead of privatisation.
  • Top deal for Eitzen
    Norwegian shipowner splashes out $52m on early nineties built products carriers.
  • Latvian battle continues
    Riga court postpones hearing over ousted directors Alvis Akmens and Aivars Enkuzens.
  • Wilson makes it $108m
    Kristian Eidesvik-controlled Wilson says it has spent $108m buying secondhand mini-bulkers in a four-year campaign.
  • Wilh teams with Moller
    Scandinavian shipping groups establish Express Offshore Transport joint venture.
  • PSA must wait
    Turkish court freezes award of port operating contract.
  • Siat profits halved
    Losses on Festival Cruises hit Italian insurer's first-half figures.
  • Wilh lifts Unitor stake to 97%
    Company will now consider compulsory takeover for rest of shares in marine equipment purchase.
  • Trio cooperate again
    Yang Ming, K Line and Hanjin follow up terminal venture with Asia-Mediterranean service.
  • Log carrier freed
    Croatian vessel Mirna Rijeka finally sails from Indonesia after 2004 arrest for alleged illegal timber smuggling.
  • Higher charges in Australia
    Maritime authority imposes flat fee on ships to pay for pollution control measures.
  • Jinhui chairman sells
    SF Ng disposes of direct interests in shipping company.
  • Fisher offloads Pearl
    UK shipping group sells laid-up cable layer to Shipman in Norway - and buys another company.
  • Aussies fine Cido
    Tokyo-based owner successfully prosecuted for illegally dumping rubbish off New South Wales in 2003.
  • PSA box numbers jump 18%
    Singapore terminal operator sees hefty increase in throughput in the first eight months of 2005.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • CKYH alliance carriers to start Asia/Mediterranean service
  • Yang Ming to join Wan Hai's Asia/Middle East/Indian subcontinent loop
  • STB votes not to dismiss Guam ocean carrier rate complaint
  • PSA names Fock chairman
  • Strobel to replace Fisher as Nicor chairman
  • BA World Cargo suspends raise to fuel surcharge
  • U.S., Canada join together to conserve fuel
  • FMCSA relocates cargo securing meeting
  • U.S. textile manufacturers file for nine China safeguard extensions
  • U.S. Chamber praises anti-counterfeiting bill
  • U.S., EU reach agreement on wine trade
  • Changes considered for U.S. transport rules for animals and birds
  • Jamison picked as TSA deputy
  • Port of Long Beach again sees record TEU levels
  • Gulfport makes progress in recovery
  • North Carolina ports open for landside operations
  • Kalmar receives RTG orders from South American terminal operators

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • Secret bidding round for the Gotland ferry koncession
    Yesterday was the last day for prospective operators to file their applications to participate in the tender for the domestic ...
  • Herning signs up for four newbuildings
    Herning Shipping has signed up for a series of four newbuildings from a Turkish shipyard in the first series ever ...
  • Few vessels fixed during Jones Act waiver
    Only very few foreign flag product tankers have been fixed for US coastwise trade under the suspension of the Jones ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2005
  • USEC ports 'open for business'
    Wilmington and Norfolk fully operational as hurricane Ophelia heads out to sea.
  • Trafigura in new deal with KIC
    Swiss trader continues expansion of its Asian fuel oil cargo and bunker business through new deal with Malaysian firm.
  • Lube buyers forced to compromise quality, change fuel specs
    Marine lubricant buyers asked to substitute cylinder oils for lower base number products usually deemed incompatible, resulting in a need for fuels with lower sulphur content.
  • Cruising through troubled waters
    Cruise liners appear well equipped to stay profitable despite fuel price gains and hurricane devastation.
  • Tax hike expected to choke Russian fuel oil exports
    Resurgence in Chinese demand corresponding with anticipated drop in Russian fuel oil exports, putting more pressure on other supply sources.
  • Rotterdam market steady late morning
  • NT Marine: New CEO formally announced
  • Oil prices drop slightly on slowing demand
    World oil prices dropped below $65 in New York last night on forecasts by OPEC that global demand for oil is slowing down.
  • Hong Kong: Active market fuels strong demand
    Hong Kong's bunker market has been bustling with activity this week as bunker traders reported high level of enquiries.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Signed the act for the rebalancing of the concession in chief of Venice Terminal Passengers
Venice
Spain : The aim is to "create a new normal", which is aimed strongly at an upper-middle customer segment, with the aim of creating a pole for luxury cruises in Venice, " he said.
PORTS
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Ligure
Genoa
Recorded increases of 2.5% and 21.9%, respectively. It continues the downturn of cruises in both scallops
CRUISES
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vela to Viking
Trieste / Los Angeles
Can accommodate 998 passengers
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
PORTS
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
Podgorica
Will evaluate the possible acquisition of the majority stake in the Turkish Global Ports Holding
PORTS
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
Beijing
Containers amounted to over 24.4 million TEU (+6.2%)
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
PORTS
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
The Spezia
Marina di Carrara has been recorded a decrease of -15.6%
PORTS
At Spezia they don't want a president of the AdSP "parachuted"
The Spezia
They ask for a president "plug & play" able to deal with the problems right away
PORTS
Defined the location in the port of Gioia Tauro of the construction site for the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Joy Tauro
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
PORTS
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
Ankara
Expected the realization of a terminal container
SHIPPING
T&E calls for EU measures to limit ship speed and greater use of wind propulsion
Brussels
Summary complaint of the organization on the progress made by the shipping industry for decarbonisation
CUSTOMS
To extend the customs corridor to goods in export and on transhipment in the port of Spezia
The Spezia
He was speaking at a meeting between the AdSP and the Customs Agency.
SHIPPING
After Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd also initiates an agreement with Chinese Goldwind for supplies of green methanol
ENVIRONMENT
Messina (Assshipowners) : yes to the environmentalist push, but the timing and the ways are wrong
Rome
Local, often untimely, local norms have the only effect of moving traffics out of the Old Continent.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, final visit of the EU representative to the project "Ravenna Port Hub : Infrastructural Works"
Ravenna
The European contribution has been more than 30 million euros.
TRANSPORTATION
In 2023, the performance of road and rail transport services fell in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel
Modal shares remained unchanged
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal service Melzo-Marcianise of Hannibal
Melzo
Two weekly rotations that from the first quarter will rise to three
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
PORTS
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
Singapore
The new company will become operational by the end of 2024
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
TRADE
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
Paris
Down the value of goods to and from China
PORTS
Omanita group Asyad will manage the port of al-Suwayq for 40 years
Muscat
The expansion of the stairway and the construction of a quay
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of an intermodal terminal in Budapest
Astana
A delegation of the Kazakh KTZ Express to the port of Rijeka
SHIPPING
The BIMCO has adopted the FuelEU Maritime Clause
Copenhagen
The European regulation will enter into force next January.
SHIPPING
Kenon Holdings (Idan Ofer) announces the next exit from the capital of ZIM
Singapore
Currently owns 19.8 million shares
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
NIM and EH Group will develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for shipping
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%)
SHIPPING
Rixi, without the ETS review, European maritime fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage
Rome
According to the deputy minister, it is necessary to intervene at the root of the problem
PORTS
PSA Italy continues in purchase of equipment for Marghera terminal
Genoa
Committed total value of 8.5 million euros for three rubber-tyred gantry crane electric
JOBS
Corsica Sardinia Ferries in search of navigating personnel
Go Ligure
The wanted profiles are different, for machine areas, room and kitchen
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Agreement for the digital integration of the FS and AdSP Polo Logistics systems of the Western Liguria
Genoa
SHIPPING
New Oriental Mediterranean Service-Adriatic via Malta of CMA CGM
Marseille
Will have a weekly frequency
COMPETITION
Brussels to give state aid for 1.9 billion euros to German railway company DB Cargo
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Renewed the Governing Council of Wista Italy
Milan
Constancy Musso confirmed president
SHIPPING
Maersk completes orders to three shipyards for 20 new container ships
Copenhagen
In Yangzijiang Shipbuilding committed for six 17,000 teu ships and two from 9,000 teu. At Hanwha Ocean and New Times Shipbuilding ordered six units from 15,000 teu each
ASSOCIATIONS
Biagio Mazzotta assumes the post of Vice-President of the Federation of the Sea
Rome
President of Assonave will be running for vice president of ENMC
PORTS
ESPO calls on the new EU Commission to maintain and strengthen the CEF programme
Brussels
The exhortation is also to better adapt it to the needs of ports and their stakeholders
EDUCATION
The agreement on training between the AdSP of the Tirreno Centre Northern, the ITS Academy, " G. Caboto " and the European Escola
Cyvitavecchia
SHIPPING
Consultation on the extension of the UK ETS to the maritime sector
London
Shipping would be included since 2026
COMPANIES
MSC completes acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
ONE acquires a stake in Jakarta's NPCT1 terminal container
Singapore
It has a traffic capacity of 1.5 million teu per year
PORTS
Transped orders a mobile crane Konecranes Gottwald for its Porto Marghera terminal
Helsinki
It will be taken in delivery in the second quarter of next year
LOGISTICS
Dutch Raben Group and Swiss elvetica Sieber Transport make up a joint venture
Oss / Berneck
It will detect the Swiss company's groupage transport activity
LOGISTICS
Dachser & Fercam Italia has opened a new branch in Arezzo
Bolzano
Three thousand square meters of operational surface area and 400 of offices
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri initiates agreement with SIMEST for the growth of watermark businesses
Milan / Trieste
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
PORTS
Approved the Plan of the Organic Ports of Sardinia
Cagliari
There are 938 workers in the 36 enterprises operating in the scallots
OFFSHORE
Saipem has awarded an EPCI offshore contract from BP in Indonesia
Milan
SHIPPING
Container ship charterer MPCC's revenues fell by -28% in the third quarter
Oslo
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci reports delays and cuts to incentives for rail freight transport
Rome
Paper: Real risk of losing 115 million euros
PORTS
In the third quarter, traffic in shipping containers of Moroccan Marsa Maroc increased by 5% percent.
Casablanca
Exhaustion of the growth of transshipment volumes
SHIPYARDS
At Samsung Heavy Industries orders for the construction of four 16,000-teu container carriers
Busan
Commits the value of about 781 million
ENVIRONMENT
Eni-MSC agreement in the field of sustainability and energy transition
San Donato Milanese
It was subscribed by Claudio Descalzi and Diego Aponte
PORTS
The Grimaldi terminal in the port of Barcelona has been equipped with Onshore Power Supply
Barcelona
It will become operational in January
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 for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 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
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJSC adjusts a salesperson for four new 7,900-teu container ships
Busan
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
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