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March 22, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Pirates release kidnapped Japanese tugboat crew
    PIRATES have released three sailors, two Japanese and one Filipino, kidnapped a week ago in the busy shipping lane between Malaysia and Indonesia, Japan's Foreign Ministry said yesterday.
  • Steam rises over Aussie coal export bottlenecks
    TWENTY-three ships sit off Australia's Port Waratah, the world's largest coal export port, while further to the north another 40 are queued up at Dalrymple Bay as rail wagons bring in coal from mines.
  • Salvors may block aid to vessels over EU stand
    A salvors' group has warned that it may hold back from intervening in EU waters if there is a potential pollution incident, following the European Parliament's recent decision in favour of criminalising marine accidents.
  • Titan Petrochem buys 2 tankers for US$104m
  • Persian Gulf oil tanker rates to rise

Sched Netweb site
  • T S Lines unveils new Japan service
  • Auckland throughput decreases
  • PM to examine `bottlenecks' at Aussie ports
  • Long Beach hires ex-Boeing security chief
  • APM Terminals set to operate Nigerian terminal
  • More can be done to fight maritime terrorism, book says
  • Continental to start China service in mid-June
  • FedEx 3Q net profit surges 53 per cent
  • Dragonair takes delivery of Airbus

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Coscon to make changes in S-E Asia/Europe services
  • Closer maritime ties between India, Belgium explored
  • Major boon for shipping companies
  • Feeder operators roll back congestion surcharge at CCT
  • P&O group to invest $ 1.92 bn in port business over 5 years
  • Fesco launches direct service between Korea & Russia
  • P&O Nedlloyd christens new ship
  • China Shipbuilding delivers 2nd 5,500-TEU vessel to CSAV
  • AADA to raise rates in April
  • Kalmar acquires Netherlands-based port equipment firm
  • US Navy contract for Maersk Line Ltd
  • GTI signs contract with Kalmar for supply of 29 E-One RTGs
  • Bengal Minister holds talks with Baalu on developing deep draught port
  • Export incentives, schemes sought to make deeper inroads into vast Chinese market
  • Chidambaram may abandon move to impose cash withdrawal tax
  • Fieo, CIS nations explore scope to boost trade & investment

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Europe: MEPs favour stricter sulphur limits
    The European Parliament's Environment Committee (EPEC) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of even stricter sulphur contents in shipping fuels.
  • Vopak reveals plans for Algeciras bunkering facilities
    Vopak is undertaking a feasibility study for setting up an independent terminal incorporating bunkering services in Algeciras Bay, which could come into direct competition with a current Algeciras port authority tender for the construction of a bunkering centre.
  • Rotterdam market seen steady at noon
  • Hong Kong supplier adds barge for increased market share
    Another Hong Kong supplier expands fleet with double-hulled barge.
  • Singapore: Oil-related company directors reap huge gains
    The high price tag on crude oil have allowed Singapore oil industry directors and executives to procure handsome gains from exercising their stock options.

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Tele Atlas pioneers navigation maps for Russia
  • Deepening of Scheldt to start in 2007
  • Target Logistics acquires Air Cargo International and Domestic
  • The end for Ökombi?
  • South Winds Cargo introduces daily Iquique freighter service
  • New NVOCC founded in Rouen
  • Changing of the guard at Natco Switzerland

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Pirates release hostages
  • Fisher buys Fender Care
  • Clarkson buys Ferrobulk

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Navy places $10.7 million RIB order
  • Carnival reports record first quarter

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Runaway oil barge grounds near Columbia Bar
  • Marcon sells tug for Western Towboat
  • Schools teaching German benefit from PDX recycling program
  • Port of Tacoma taps Emerson as real estate/development director
  • Odyssey center in Seattle adding new exhibits

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Pirates release kidnapped seafarers
    FIVE seafarers kidnapped by pirates from two different vessels in the Malacca Strait last week have been released, with a ransom paid in at least one case, writes Marcus Hand in Singapore.
  • Congestion charges upset Asian shippers
    ASIAN shippers have lashed out at congestion surcharges for US west coast ports, demanding that they should be compensated for delays due to port congestion.
  • Talks over changes to oil spill compensation end in stalemate
    DISCUSSION on revisions to the Civil Liability and Fund Conventions covering oil spill compensation have ended in stalemate with states evenly split between those for and against changes, writes Sandra Speares.
  • Connexion by Boeing comes up with aggressive on-demand price package
    MARITIME communications newcomer Connexion by Boeing has announced an aggressive pricing package for the service it plans to launch in the last quarter of this year.
  • Rolls-Royce snaps up £137m support deal
    A SINGLE deal orchestrated by the UK's Ministry of Defence has netted Rolls-Royce Marine a £137m ($260m), 12-year service and support contract covering engines aboard 27 ships operated by four navies.
  • Verdict due on pension shortfall
    A COURT decision on allocating the large deficit of the UK Merchant Navy Officers' Pension Fund among employers is expected to be delivered today, writes Tony Gray.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Carnival bookings offset fuel
    FUEL costs "have spiked up significantly" in recent weeks, according to Carnival Corp, but the impact will be more than offset by very strong booking performance
  • New repair yard coming up in China
    DIVERSIFIED conglomerate China Merchants Group is building a large ship repair facility in Zhizhou Island off Shenzhen in southern China
  • E Europeans distort truck pattern
    EAST European truck drivers have changed the traditional trans-European haulage pattern over the past six to nine months, a ferry operator has claimed
  • Imabari takes struggling Watanabe
    JAPAN'S struggling Watanabe Shipbuilding has been saved from closure by take-over by Imabari, the acquisitive independent group
  • Hamburg to start truck pre-booking
    HAMBURG container terminal operator HHLA plans to introduce an appointment system for trucks to address the bottlenecks at the terminal gates
  • California port eyes navy facility
    HARBOUR officials at Port Hueneme, California, are meeting opposition to their efforts to convert under-used military docks to commercial terminals
  • EC slaps down Gozo kickback
  • Gibraltar plans new cruise terminal
  • Owners to sue weather bureau
  • Jobs lost as Euroferrys flags out
  • Maasvlakte 2 delays confirmed
  • Seatrans tanker held for polluting
  • Ferryways to expand from Ipswich
  • Chantiers cuts back
  • Crew released unharmed

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Grand Alliance to call Port of Amsterdam
    Ceres terminal, without tenant since it was built five years ago, about to land its first regular shipping service.
  • Bulk shipments power N.C. port gains
  • Rail intermodal up 10%
  • Tonnage mark at Panama Canal
  • W. Wilhelmsen to Mid-East
  • IPO buoys Diana Shipping
  • German logistics buy for D. Post
  • Customs' Browning joins S&TTAS
  • U.S. school aids Algeria security

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Bottlenecks and draught in Yangtze River limits growth
    Shanghai Port Container Company (SPCC) said the lack of container terminal handling capacity and deepwater ports in the Yangtze River region has remained a problem for the company's development.
  • China/Europe rail link hailed a success
  • Far sighted Rhenus offer shortsea option to customers
  • Low tariff feeder and transhipment dents MTL profits
  • Hanjin February freight index up
  • DPI in Cochin resolves outstanding labour issues
  • Inchon container throughput up 4%
  • Kalmar establishes Shekou training centre

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Full wind for Imarex
    Shares in Oslo based freight futures exchange are 23 times oversubscribed.
  • Carnival cruises to record opening
    US cruiseship giant posts highest ever first quarter earnings as fleet grows and ticket prices rise.
  • Brostrom sells Bro Tony
    Disposal takes Swedish tanker owner out of European small chemical carrier sector.
  • Titan buy two VLCCs
    Hong Kong petrochemical group splashes out $104m on World-Wide tankers.
  • Hellenic Seaways spots gap
    Greek ferry operator deploys highspeed ferry to Crete after Blue Star pulls ship.
  • Tanker seized in Georgia
    Coast Guard arrests Volgotanker ship after it lowered boat in restricted area off Adzharia.
  • Aker makes it four
    Thien & Heyenga confirms outstanding vessels to lift order package to $158m.
  • Navibulgar sets record
    Bulgarian national owner racked up biggest ever profit last year, ahead of sell-off.
  • Tug crew freed
    Japanese captain and two crewmen released by Malacca Strait pirates off Thailand
  • Net fall for Forth Ports
    UK terminals group's earnings dip in 2004, although second-half comeback was strong.
  • Double for Vietnamese yard
    Bao Tin in Ho Chi Minh City has won an order for two small cargoships.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Seaboard Marine's operating income rises 11-fold
  • Horizon Lines increases U.S./Puerto Rico rates
  • Jacob joins PMSA
  • INTTRA appoints Schoeman African sales director
  • Rickmers' collision ship anchors near Shanghai
  • Hamburg Sud moves San Francisco office
  • U.S. blames EU for reneging on aircraft subsidy talks
  • DOT approves China rights for Continental
  • Grupo TFM claim rejected
  • New and improved Tecate checkpoint ready to handle more traffic
  • Pacer Distribution Services appoints three executives
  • CBP seeks ACE assessment
  • Web site to provide ACE news
  • Sea Box provides prototype containers to U.S. military unit
  • Port Manatee to build warehouse

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 21, 2005
  • Fosen begins work on Stena RoPax vessels
    Fosen Mekaniske Verksteder (FMV) has began work on the superstructures for the two new ro-ro vessels to be delivered ...
  • Positive start for B&N ' considers sale of Transbulk
    Swedish shipowner B&N Nordsjöfrakt's divisions Transatlantic Services and European Services has started the new year according to plan, said ...

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