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May 31, 2005
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iraq suing container firm for not paying port fees
    IRAQ is suing AP Moeller-Maersk AS, the world's biggest container-shipping company, for failing to pay fees at the port of Khor Az Zubayr - the first such suit against a foreign company since Saddam Hussein fell from power.
  • S'pore team headed for Oslo shipping show
    THE maritime community here is being represented for the first time in a big way at one of the world's best-attended shipping exhibition and show in Oslo next week.
  • Pipeline may boost tanker demand
    A pipeline linking Baku, Azerbaijan's capital, with Ceyhan on Turkey's Mediterranean coast may boost demand for so-called very large crude carriers , ships able to carry two million barrels of oil each, shipbrokers including New York-based Poten & Partners said.
  • Top Tankers cancels purchase of 17 ships
  • Ship scrap prices fall in India, Bangladesh

Sched Netweb site
  • China cancels garment tariffs in response to US imposition of quotas
  • Zhejiang to build 280km rail line to Taizhou
  • Vanguard secures BAT contract in Australia, NZ
  • PHA executive to head ports and harbours association
  • Problems at Australian ports may slow throughput growth
  • Air India starts new Dehli-UK, Canada service
  • US to test anti-missile system on commercial plane
  • Vietnam Airlines delays start of US service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC to launch direct, weekly service from NSICT to Far East & China
  • Mercator Lines making foray into bulk shipping business
  • Quota-free regime boosts textiles exports to US
  • US, EU move against China will help boost textile exports, observes Fieo
  • Fieo signs pact to boost trade with Argentina
  • MbPT urges civic body to resolve octroi problem
  • Funds for Dhamra port may be tied up in 2 months
  • Lanka clears plans to build 4 more box terminals
  • Dwindling coal supplies affect Paradip Port performance
  • Building shipyards now the rage
  • Rs 1.72-lakh cr. plan for highways
  • FFFAI's 17th biennial convention to be held from July 14 to 17 at Chennai
  • DEPB rates lowered for many product groups
  • 55 pc rise in recovery of tax arrears in 2004-05
  • Plea to review tariff value of degummed soyabean oil
  • Remove curbs on pepper imports'Spices Forum
  • Govt to club textile schemes'Vaghela
  • CII calls for quick approval for export of crop biotech
  • Assocham projects 10 pc growth in food processing sector by 2010
  • K. N. Modi, former Ficci chief, passes away
  • Help the downtrodden, Shekhawat tells business community

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 30, 2005
  • Severe low sulphur fuel shortage looming, claims study
    Scrubbing technologies will have to be adopted to offset short supply and high prices of low sulphur fuels, says new study.
  • Shipping needs cohesion on emissions, conference told
    Shipowners are pursuing ad-hoc solutions to environmental challenges and need to focus more on education.
  • Singapore: Bunker fuel premiums ease with June cargo arrivals
    Larger volumes of cargoes scheduled to arrive in Singapore in June have shaved off bunker fuel premiums considerably in May compared to April.
  • Fuel additive cuts harmful emissions
    A fuel additive produced by Vancouver-based company can significantly reduce harmful emissions from ships' diesel engines as well as cutting sulphur emissions.
  • Oil output level can stay, UAE oil minister says
    Although world oil markets are adequately supplied now, UAE oil minister said OPEC need not cut oil output level when the cartel meets next month.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Japanese shipowners' association appoints new president
  • Bimco: stem officer shortfalls by putting seafarers first
  • Qatar Airways announces Mashad schedules
  • Bulgaria: first licence for private freight railway
  • Switzerland: shipping agents join Spedlogswiss

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ceres Paragon nails regular calls
    THE Ceres Paragon terminal in Amsterdam is to get its first regular customer, with the Grand Alliance pledging to field two loops via the Dutch terminal ' after four years of waiting. Up to 225,000 teu are expected to be generated from the weekly calls, roughly 20% of the terminal's capacity.
  • EU resurrects plan to levy ports in expansion of pollution tax policy
    BRUSSELS has resurrected plans to impose pollution tax on ports as part of a fund-raising effort for its trans-European transport networks.
  • Report warns of low sulphur fuel shortfall within 10 years
    THE MARINE bunker fuel market faces a potential shortfall of 1m barrels a day of low sulphur products within 10 years, a new study has predicted.

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 30, 2005
  • China revokes self-restraint measures on textile exports
    Beijing announced today that it would not not impose export tariffs on 81 categories of textile products from June 1, revoking the previous decision to hike tariffs on 74 products.
  • Ceres Paragon confirms August start for two weekly deepsea callers
    The Grand Alliance (GA) is to run two Asia-Europe services into Amsterdam's Ceres Paragon Terminal (CPT), beginning in August, bringing in 170,000TEU or more annually.
  • Bass Strait feeders face volume loss
  • OOCL to launch Vietnam/Hong Kong/Singapore feeder
  • Wan Hai reaches transpacific slot exchange agreement with Sinotrans
  • Cosco Pacific announces investment details for Nanjing Longtan terminal
  • AADA member carriers announce rate rises
  • European railfreight declaration charts rail progress
  • Russia and Kazkahstan railway chiefs meet, as box-traffic rises 13.4%
  • DFDS takes over Cobelfret service
  • CMR gets government extension but fees to rise
  • SA targets growth for under-used East London terminals and inland links
  • Cochin terminal gets two 100-tonne cranes
  • Baltic ports to surcharge for ISPS compliance

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 30, 2005
  • Box monsters fly German flag
    German shipowners claim they are meeting a target of adding over 100 ships to the flag by year's end.
  • Indian yard plans IPO
    Mumbai based ABG raises $32m in private equity finance as first step in plan to build vessels up to 120,000-dwt.
  • Ceres Paragon gets looped
    The Grand Alliance confirms it will liven up member NYK's quiet Amsterdam terminal.
  • Bluewater outlook brightens
    Growing market share outweighs red ink as rating agency revises view of Norwegian marine insurer's prospects.
  • Lasco profit rockets
    First quarter result of Latvian Shipping shows dramatic improvement despite weaker tanker market.
  • DFDS buys Cobelfret route
    Danish ferry operator extends North Sea operation with purchase of rival Anglo Swedish service.
  • Ruhnu fights Saaremaa link
    Tiny Estonian island does not want ferry operator to bring in Latvian tourists.
  • Adnatco lines up newbuildings
    Abu Dhabi owner finally declares intention to renew products carrier fleet after selling off older ships.
  • Maersk's Vietnam first
    Danish owner granted licence to establish first foreign-owned ship agency.
  • Golden profits from Jinhui punt
    First quarter profits at Frontline bulker spin off buoyed by gains from dabble in Jinhui stock.
  • Engineer dies in blast
    Explosion on SCI tanker kills one and injures another two in Mangalore.
  • Outlook negative for Ultrapetrol
    Ratings agency Standard & Poor's points to uncertainty over South American owner's new ships.
  • HDW starts cull
    Newly merged German shipbuilder begins shedding 283 jobs.
  • HUBLine piles on the profits
    Interim profits at Malaysian boxship operator double on improved freight rates and liftings.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 30, 2005
  • EU sabotages member's IMO proposals
    The European Commission (EC) has sabotaged proposals from Denmark and the United Kingdom to the IMO Maritime Safety Committee (MSC ...
  • DFDS takes over competitor on Sweden-UK route
    DFDS Group has purchased Cobelfret AB's entire operation on the service from G'teborg to Killingholme. The service has been a ...
  • "Estonia" court proceedings continue in France
    Today, the second session in the "Estonia" proceedings is opened at a court in Nanterre in France. Estonia Litigation Association ...

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