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BRIEFS
July 4, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Legal battles over EU maritime rules
    IN a flurry of legal activity last week, the European Commission started proceedings against several European Union member states for alleged non-implementation of two EU maritime-related directives and then, on Friday, saw a challenge to another of its shipping directives allowed by the English High Court.
  • Companies urged to improve supply chain security
    COMPANIES which improve their supply chain security can reap competitive advantage as well as become safer, according to the Ministry of Transport , which is co-organising the first Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation symposium on the security of supply chains.
  • NYK sets up 2 ship management firms for LNG carrier fleet
    JAPANESE transportation giant Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha is strengthening its ship management operations for its expanding fleet of liquefied natural gas carriers as it moves closer to its goal of becoming the world's No 1 LNG carrier.
  • Maersk US market share falls in April: market data
  • Shanghai port operator eyes interests abroad

Sched Netweb site
  • Coscon sells two ships - then charters them back
  • Port of Antwerp keen to have more cargo from China
  • CKYH Alliance to change AWE-5 port sequence
  • Work on MOL's TraPac Jacksonville terminal to start in September
  • Malaysia's Westports container volume increases 26 per cent
  • Vancouver Port Authority boosts truck operating hours
  • Air China, China Cargo merger scheduled for year's end
  • China Cargo looks to buy freighter
  • SAS Cargo sets up spirited air cargo handler in Scandinavia

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • Airbus president and CEO resigns
  • Grimaldi Group Naples increases its share in Finnlines to 30.5%
  • Etihad flying to Khartoum
  • CCNR adopts vessel tracking and tracing standard
  • U-Freight expands in UK

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • Shipping industry wins right to challenge EU directive
  • Ship Finance buys Golden Ocean Tanker
  • ICTSI issues US$85m notes
  • LR ' Fairplay to supply EMSA data

Marine Logweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • Alaska ferry in port after generator fire
  • Wartsila acquires injector specialist

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • Senate committee Oks $15 million for Columbia Channel
  • Port of Vancouver, BC keeping terminals open longer
  • Oregon governor marks delivery of new aircraft tugs in Korea
  • Demolition experts bring down Kaiser smokestack in Tacoma
  • Hanjin forms joint venture with Sri Lanka shipping agency

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • AP Moller in $515m Adsteam takeover
    COPENHAGEN conglomerate AP Moller's move on Adsteam triggered a flurry of investor interest in towage and salvage stock amid talk of further consolidation, writes Jerry Frank.
  • Denholm plans FFA users group in Asia
    PACIFIC Carriers commercial director Keith Denholm is on a drive to set up an Asian users group for forward freight agreements.
  • Steamship warns against harmful claims burden
    CALLS for individual protection and indemnity clubs to shoulder more of the shipowner claims burden have been criticised as counter-productive by one of the senior clubs.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • AP Moller unit bids for Adsteam
    AP MOLLER-MAERSK owned SvitzerWijsmuller today launched an A$693M ($409M) bid for Australia-based towage operator Adsteam Marine
  • Colombo hit by rains, transhipment
    MONSOON weather and increased transhipment container cargo has caused severe delays in Colombo port, with feeder operators being particularly affected
  • Volgotanker forced to cut staff
    VOLGOTANKER, which has been besieged by tax authorities in Russia's Samara region for the past two years, has started to lay off staff
  • Alaska ferry safe after fire
    FIRE broke out on Saturday on the Alaska Marine Highway vessel Columbia; it was extinguished by the crew and there were no injuries to passengers or crew
  • ISS aims to double in size by 2010
    EXPANSION is high on the agenda at Inchcape Shipping Services over the next few years, group chief exective Claus Hyldager said on Friday
  • Damietta bribe scandal dismissed
    REPORTS of a bribe scandal in an Egyptian port were "inaccurate" and "blew the case out of proportion", Egyptian maritime sources have told Fairplay
  • KoGas, Oman forge LNG tie-up
  • Collision damage minimal
  • Wärtsilä injects German technic

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • CKYH adds U.S. all-water calls
    Alliance adds calls at Charleston (left) and Norfolk and drops Miami from new all-water service linking Asia and U.S. East Coast.
  • No progress at WTO talks
  • U.S. sets enforcement for wood packing materials
  • Washington port moves on ethanol plant
  • Hapag-Lloyd opens S. Africa route
  • Ship operator to pay $1M fine in pollution case
  • GM buying all of Vector SCM
  • Hardman takes top position at Port of Baton Rouge
  • Chennai strike ends
  • Alaska Airlines adds freighter
  • CCLI signs Vietnam apparel deal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • Booming volumes force Vancouver to extend gate operations
    Effective Tuesday, July 4, the Vancouver Port Authority and terminal operators are significantly extending the hours of operation at the terminals and off-dock facilities serving the West Coast port.
  • New loan will help boost CSAV fleet
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores has obtained a US$300m credit facility for the expansion of its fleet.
  • Strike emphasises need for second Chennai terminal
  • Lawyers mull Libra action at Santos
  • More to AP Moller's Adsteam takeover than towage
  • China estimates 22.6% first half volume growth
  • Asian feeder shuffle upgrades COSCON's services
  • Lazio link develops Hupac's its Italian services
  • COSCON launches new Asia-Mediterranean service

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • B+H buys oldster
    B+H Ocean Carriers plans to buy more tankers and OBOs after today's purchase of an 18-year-old conversion candidate.
  • Hull cover rises after costly claims
    Shipping Corp of India will pay a third more for hull cover after what Oriental Insurance Co calls a bad claims experience.
  • Japan to lend flag rights
    Japan is considering letting Japanese-owned, open-register ships fly the nation's flag as protection against pirates.
  • Ruia family tighten grip
    Outside shareholders stake in Essar Shipping falls to 24% as private investment vehicle spends $823m buying back bonds.
  • Stolt in Oslo spotlight
    Stolt-Nielsen denies that it misled investors when it sold over $100m worth of shares without disclosing a crucial document.
  • Fredriksen tanker damaged
    But no pollution reported after laden aframax grounds in Suez Canal.
  • Solstad buys out Ulstein Shipping
    Norwegian owner takes 100% control of two anchor-handlers and a construction service ship.
  • Yenisei in the black
    Russian shipowner's cargo and passenger operations produced profit for 2005.
  • Ship aground off PNG
    Cosco bulker carrying sugar hits reef 525 kilometres from Port Moresby.
  • SFI splashes the cash
    Ship Finance International in sale and charter-back deals with SeaDrill and Golden Ocean.
  • Direct Shipping to buy vessels
    Venkatesh Govinda's logistics group plans Dubai mini-IPO to buy feeder container ships.
  • One ship for Canada
    Port state inspectors detain Liquimar tanker in May over lifesaving equipment defect.
  • Wartsila makes German buy
    Finninsh engine maker scoops Hamburg-based fuel-injection systems company to serve northern Germany.
  • Maersk bids for Adsteam
    Danish giant's SvitzerWijsmuller arm launches takeover bid for Australian salvage and towing firm.
  • Industry wins review
    EU directive on ship source pollution is to be referred to the European Court of Justice.
  • Alaskan ferry blaze
    Fire in engine room forces Alaska-bound ferry into unscheduled dock at Canadian port for inspection.
  • Hapag targets Africa
    German owner to expand its African network with launch of new South Africa Express service.
  • Ro-ro damage to be assessed
    Marine surveyors reach Fijian reef where passengership ran aground last month.
  • Safmarine ship to be discharged
    Salvor to begin removing cargo and fuel in effort to refloat boxship stranded off South Africa.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • A.P. Moller salvage company offers A$693 million for Adsteam
  • Al-Ajlan new president of NSCSA
  • CTSA adjusts fuel surcharge for August
  • NYK to open two LNG ship-management companies
  • COSCO takes Asia/Med slots on Zim's AMP loop
  • CMA CGM to christen 9,400-TEU container ship
  • SCS sells Jevic to investors
  • Deutsche Bahn board urges flotation, record results expected in 2006
  • U.S. disappointed by WTO deadlock over agricultural trade
  • China reopens border to limited U.S. beef imports
  • U.S. finalizes wood packaging treatment enforcement on July 5
  • Bush administration wraps up GSP review
  • FTA names Jenkins, Haines as VPs
  • Kuehne + Nagel names Brinkmann managing director for Germany
  • Macquarie pulls out of race for ABP
  • Some delays for bulk vessels in L.A.-Long Beach, but no ship congestion
  • Vancouver port adds Tuesday evening truck gate shift
  • Notes issued to finance Manila Container Terminal
  • Largest-ever boxship calls Port Everglades

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 3, 2006
  • US markets take long weekend
    Minimal bunker enquires ahead of July 4 holiday and NYMEX closed today and tomorrow.
  • LA to offer incentives to ships for cold ironing
    Port plans 'aggressive rollout' of infrastructure and over 600 cold ironing vessel calls by 2010.
  • Bunkers & containers coming off stranded vessel
    Bunker fuel and cargo removal underway from vessel stranded dangerously close to East London harbour wall.
  • New employee at O.W. Bunker
  • Rotterdam market firm but slow this morning
  • New Zealand: Highest fine meted out for oil spill
    Court meted out the country's highest oil spill fine of NZ$70,000 for offences in Lyttelton Harbour in 2004.
  • Singapore suppliers welcome NYMEX bunker futures
    The exchange, expected to be launched in September, will be the first to offer physically deliverable products in Singapore.
  • Japan: May marine fuel sales up 15.4% on month

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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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