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July 20, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Global pirate attacks down 30% in first six months
    GLOBAL pirate attacks dropped 30 per cent in the first half of 2005 over last year with Indonesian waters again proving the most treacherous with violence and intimidation the hallmark of those attacks according to the International Maritime Bureau .
  • Transpacific container lines slap fuel surcharge
    TRANSPACIFIC container lines operating from Asia to the US will apply a new inland fuel surcharge in order to recoup what they say has been an ongoing wave of increasing surcharges by intermodal rail and truck operators.
  • Asia freight-rates drop on low demand
    ASIA's benchmark freight rates for commodities may fall further from current one-year lows through August, dampened by slow demand and a surplus of ships, brokers said yesterday.
  • HK's Modern Terminals to build berths in China
  • Trucking talks still stalled at Vancouver port

Sched Netweb site
  • Vancouver truck strike impasse continues
  • MOL to build new container terminal in US East Coast
  • Tianjin trade up 25pc year-on-year over first six months
  • Hamburg container traffic rises in H1
  • Famous Pacific Shipping to hold AGM in Qingdao
  • RFID implementation stalls due to lack of enthusiasm
  • Hamburg Sud puts six new ships into service
  • Boeing, China Cargo Airlines finalise freighter agreement
  • Shanghai Airlines launches flights to Shangri-La
  • Japan's newest airport begins drive to entice airlines
  • Fiata backs Tiaca's campaign for all-cargo liberalisation

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Zim Integrated Shipping Services takes full control of Arebee Star Maritime Agencies
  • Panama seeks India's help in training seafarers
  • Chennai to have new maritime complex
  • Proposed maritime policy will revolutionise infrastructure development-MoS Secretary
  • SCI to seek 26 pc share in JNPT's new terminal
  • Chinese test waters in India for sale of textile machinery
  • Iran opens door wider to foreign investment
  • Sethusamudram project to be completed within 2-year time-frame
  • Direct Chicago-Delhi non-stop flights likely from Nov. 15
  • CONCOR's ICD-Balasore now bustling with activity
  • Orange, banana AEZs to sprout in Maharashtra
  • About 50 textile firms plan to spend Rs 8,500 cr. on modernisation over 2 years
  • Assocham seeks increased investment in agriculture, infrastructure sectors
  • ... against diluting 'Rules of Origin'
  • Exports leap up by robust 19.5 pc in June

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • Deutsche Bahn names new chairman of supervisory board
  • Hamburg-Süd places orders for container vessels from Korea
  • Eva Airways defines "wet"
  • North America's longest cable suspension bridge opens in South Carolina
  • PWC Logistics to acquire Geologistics

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • Mitropoulos's "productive" Russian talks
  • More Aker box ship orders
  • STS guide
  • London Club's reserves US$100m

Marine Logweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • DD(X) development at critical stage

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • MOL poised to give Jacksonville first link with Asia
    JAPANESE company MOL is poised to launch a direct container shipping service between Jacksonville and Asia, the Florida harbour's first such link to east Asia, write Rajesh Joshi and Sam Chambers.
  • CalMac at the forefront of Scottish islands ferry revamp
    FERRY services to the Scottish islands could be facing a period of dramatic change following two developments this week.
  • MSC hits back over Festival collapse allegations
    EXECUTIVES at Mediterranean Shipping Co, the Geneva cargo and cruise shipping group of Italian origin, have hit back hard against accusations surrounding the bankruptcy of rival cruise company Festival Cruises.
  • SeaFrance joins P&O in seeking Calais compensation
    FRENCH cross-Channel ferry operator SeaFrance is to join P&O Ferries in seeking compensation from the port of Calais for business lost as a result of the disruption caused by last February's accident on one of the port's loading ramps, writes Andrew Spurrier in Paris.
  • New IACS chairman to adhere to rules agenda
    THE effective implementation of the common structural rules for tankers and bulk carriers and the unlimited liabilities faced by class are issues that are high on the agenda for Robert Somerville, new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies, writes Michael Grey.
  • Intertanko stands tall with Poseidon Challenge
    INTERTANKO managing director Peter Swift stands in front of the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion, near Athens, to focus attention upon the launch of the "Poseidon Challenge".

Fairplayweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • CalMac back on Isles shortlist
    CALEDONIAN MacBrayne leads a shortlist of three companies bidding to run ferry services from the Scottish mainland to the Orkney and Shetland islands
  • Panama Canal 2006 closure schedule
    THE Panama Canal Authority has published its tentative schedule for lane outages in 2006
  • Typhoon hits Taiwan, China braces
    TYPHOON Haitang, the first of the season, hit Taiwan yesterday with winds of up to 184km/h killing two and injuring 60
  • Stolt-Nielsen sees improved results
    STOLT-Nielsen has forecast continued strong earnings from its parcel tanker sector, despite a recent softening of spot rates
  • Suez income soars to record high
    THE Suez Canal Authority says revenue from transit fees for 2004 reached $3.3Bn, up from $2.8Bn the previous year; an increase of 16%
  • Ghost ship contracts continue
    THE latest contract to break up two rusting hulls from the US James River fleet has been awarded to a local firm despite a ruling allowing more ghost ships to be sent to the UK.
  • Transpetro revives Rio trio
  • Emily nears Mexico's gulf coast
  • Stowaway captain walks free
  • Indonesian tragedy: 74 bodies found
  • Attempted robbery, Jamaica
  • Missing crew found dead
  • Financial scandal hits Omani Gas
  • Sethu Canal planned for 2008

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • Seattle expecting Vancouver diversions
    Grand Alliance, Hanjin Shipping set to divert containers bound for Canada port as strike by truckers cripples local deliveries.
  • FedEx Freight expands
  • China typhoon
  • Opinion: In Los Angeles, politics trumps port planning
  • West Coast peak yet to begin
  • Pilots pressure UPS
  • Higher revenue for truckers
  • FedEx, pilots hold 'facilitated' talks
  • Pacer gets Del Monte pact
  • Stolt net short of forecasts
  • Intermodal hub for Ohio

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • Asian carrier bids for Hamburg terminal stake
    COSCO has made a bid to acquire a minimum 25% stake in Hamburg's Tollerort Container Terminal (TCT), although the company would prefer a majority share.
  • PierPass 'encouraged' by shipper support
    Around 4,400 shippers have already signed up for the new offpeak PierPASS system being launched this Saturday at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • JN Port seeks extension of cabotage relaxation
  • Westport signs 15-year agreement with CMA CGM
  • JV company formally established for Dachan Phase I
  • COSCO feeder set to boost Koper volumes
  • HK textile manufacturers curb expectations of CEPA third phase
  • World Food Programme contract boxes up Vietnamese rice
  • China-Korea trade boosts Pyeongtaek Port 23%
  • Imports boost Dunkirk volume growth
  • Darwin joins on box x-ray frontline
  • Hanjin orders 20,100 containers

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • US barge line in $200m IPO
    Chapter 11 survivor American Commercial Lines and a major shareholder want $200m of public money.
  • Akbasoglu to build in China
    Turkish owner says it will cooperate with state shipowner to found new yard.
  • Up in Hyundai, stuck with Bergshav
    John Fredriksen has upped his stake in Hyundai Merchant Marine but may be stuck with a piece of Bergshav.
  • Secret deal for Aker
    Low profile German owner signs $78m contract for two containerships.
  • Settlements singe Stolt
    Stolt Nielsen reports a profitable quarter as rates head upwards but admits that antitrust claims have taken a bite.
  • Bourgas launches Smiltynes' second
    Bulgarian shipyard makes progress on another ferry for Lithuanian owner.
  • Fabricius buys BR Marine
    Danish owner snaps up compatriot's fleet of 20 technically managed tankers.
  • US snares suspected polluters
    Marmaras, Odfjell, Stolt and MSC among latest owners caught allegedly by-passing oily water separators.
  • Ezra issues new equity
    Marine services group hopes placement will bolster liquidity of stock.
  • Nikko Maru crewman arrested
    Chief mate detained on suspicion of professional negligence in collision with Kyokuyo Maru.
  • US yard sees more ghosts
    American shipbreaker wins latest James River contracts despite UK ruling.
  • Singapore box numbers up
    Lion Republic's port operators see double-digit growth in containers handled in first half of 2005.
  • MOL invests in Jaxport
    Japanese boxship line to spend $200m on new terminal at Jacksonville.
  • Bodies found inside ferry
    Navy divers account for 74 people who died in sinking of Indonesian ferry.
  • Jin An refloated
    Handymax bulker aground off Vishakhapatnam in India for nearly three weeks is finally pulled free.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • Report predicts 104% surge in 4,000-TEU+ ships
  • New Cagema service operating from Miami
  • NYK raises intra-Asia freight rates
  • FIATA jumps on air cargo liberalization bandwagon
  • Continental Airlines to start weekly New York/Costa Rica flights
  • Gulf Air to start Bahrain/Ireland flights
  • United Airlines names Ruch general manager for South Korea
  • UP spends $47.2 million on Iowa track improvements
  • CBP to soon issue C-TPAT criteria for carriers
  • U.S. delays decision affecting synthetic fabric imports from China
  • Canada increases border resources
  • S&P Ratings says freight transportation remains healthy
  • Savi Technology signs diverse regional pacts for RFID marketing
  • Transplace sells compliance services
  • MOL invests in new Jacksonville container terminal
  • Gravel barge refloated off the coast of Boston

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 19, 2005
  • US bunker markets continue bearish trend
    Good avails prompt suppliers to stay competitive in main US bunkering ports while watching crude prices and Asian markets.
  • Emily continues to cause disruption in the Gulf
    Mexican ports expecting a direct hit, but US Gulf unaffected as hurricane heads for landfall.
  • Pricing system under fire again after Singapore incident
    The pricing methodology of Platts, with benchmark oil and oil product assessments based on a short and frantic MOC trading window, has come in the firing line in Singapore after a reported dispute between Platts and the oil trading division of Noble Group.
  • Lukoil refinery upgrade will lower fuel oil production
    Lukoil announced today that the company plans to upgrade its refinery in Nizhniy Novgorod in a a move which will see the facility increase its output of light oil products, but reduce the amount of heavy products.
  • Traders: Singapore discounts to continue into August
    August arbitrage arrivals into East Asia are likely to keep the Singapore fuel oil market in deep discount into mid-August, according to traders in the republic.
  • MARPOL Annex VI: Two months on and problems remain
    Global fuel testing agency DNV Petroleum Services puts forward some interesting findings in an assessment of the progress of MARPOL Annex VI.
  • Study: Base oil pricing will become more competitive
    A consultancy study has predicted that global pricing patterns for lubricating base oils could change in the coming years - ultimately leading to a more competitive market.
  • MEPC: Study claims cutting ship emissions is 'cost-effective'
    A paper presented by Friends of the Earth International at the 53rd session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee claims that cutting air pollution from ships is more cost-effective than further reductions from land-based sources.
  • Rotterdam suppliers fully committed
  • Typhoon Haitang eases, bunkering resumes
    Taiwanese ports have resumed bunkering activities after being hit by a powerful typhoon yesterday.
  • Chief mate detained for negligence after collision
    The chief mate of chemical tanker Nikkomaru, which collided with an oil tanker off Japan last week, has been detained on suspicion of negligence.
  • Protesters call for stricter marine pollution rules
    Protesters representing the Bluewater Network yesterday protested at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) headquarters to call for stricter air pollution rules.

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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%)
COMPANIES
The Zephyr Group snaps up Singaporean Twinco and Germany's Carl Baguhn
The Spezia
The two companies operate in the area of spare parts and components for diesel and gas engines
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%
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