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May 8, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Greek ferry operators to hike prices, challenge govt
    GREEK ferry operators, hit by soaring fuel costs, will raise ticket prices without waiting for regulatory approval, forcing the government to speed up liberalisation, an industry official said.
  • St Lawrence Seaway woos China grain buyers
    THE Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway system is vying for a piece of the lucrative grain shipping business to China, but the binational waterway operators are expected to face an uphill task, ship brokers said on Friday.
  • Toll vows to fight off any bid for Patrick from Macquarie Bank
    AUSTRALIAN logistics and transport firm Toll Holdings vowed yesterday to fight any bid by a consortium led by Macquarie Bank to trump its A$5.8 billion deal to take over ports operator Patrick Corporation.
  • US giant Overseas Shipholding's Q1 net falls 22%
  • Stricken cruise liner arrives at English port after fire
  • Bergesen Worldwide Offshore raises US$300m in share sale

Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Heavy ignores HMM plea to lower stake in carrier
  • Shekou to levy cargo security charge from June
  • HK shippers hope China's THC ruling will set global precedent
  • Brisbane container terminal due to open in 2008
  • Malaysian crane maker to expand manufacturing facility
  • IDC launches new security system to protect seaports
  • Continental slams DOT proposal to allow foreign control of US airlines
  • Menlo signs deal with Jabil Circuit
  • UA makes appointments

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Adanis seeking Jap, Korean expertise in shipbuilding
  • RoRo conference to be held in Ghent, Belgium, from May 16
  • Business worth $ 1.3 bn generated at Hannover expo-EEPC
  • Intra-Asia trade expected to swell further: UPS survey
  • Exports from MEPZ-SEZ up by 40 pc in 2005-06
  • Kandla Port excels once again!
  • Mumbai Port cruising to a dedicated terminal for tourists
  • GDL determined to become fully-integrated logistics player
  • Rlys aims to raise internal resources of Rs 20,000 cr. in 2006-07
  • Mangalore-Hassan rail line thrown open for freight movement
  • Truck rentals up by 15 pc in 6 months
  • Pvt. rail container operators seek once-a-year increase in haulage charges based on input costs
  • Nagpur airport poised to become first international air cargo hub in India
  • Lahore-Amritsar train service to be extended to Delhi
  • New GM soya oil import rule deferred for 3 months
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 3.41 bn
  • FTA with GCC not to harm industry's interests
  • Raw sugar import on cards
  • Exim Bank to raise Rs 11,000 cr.
  • Call to develop cost-effective core sector projects
  • Tyre makers urge govt to suspend rubber exports
  • Fieo workshops on export strategy at Nashik, Nagpur
  • Polish diplomat wants trade with India to double in 3 years

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • New Rutges Cargo station manager France
  • Another record month for Sharjah Container Terminal
  • Emirates SkyCargo sets sights on South America
  • Rail bottlenecks in Hamburg
  • DSV reports good Q1 results
  • Saxony seeking to expand rail services
  • Route-mapping software to cut fuel costs

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Braemar Seascope's profit up 27%
  • Teekay profit down
  • "Seasonal" dip in Seacor profit
  • Baltic entrances pilotage talks

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Tidewater has new manager of engineering and technical services

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Mexican President accepts invitation from Washington governor
  • Hawaiian Airlines expanding service from Pacific Northwest
  • Menzies Aviation completes purchase of Aeroground, Inc.
  • Oregon governor announces trade misson to Japan, South Korea
  • US rail freight numbers have alltogether positive week

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Macquarie reignites battle for Patrick
    THE BATTLE for Australian stevedore and logistics company Patrick Corporation has burst back to life with aggressive local merchant bank Macquarie announcing it is planning an all-cash bid for the company.
  • Ladyman offers owners one-stop shop
    BRITAIN'S shipping minister Stephen Ladyman has responded to calls for better coordination of maritime policy at government level by agreeing to be the single point of contact for shipowners.
  • Hopes fade for missing Alexandros T crew
    HOPES were fading yesterday of finding further survivors from the bulker Alexandros T, which sank last Wednesday leaving 26 crew members missing.
  • US Port Act wins industry approval
    SHIPPING industry advocates have greeted with relief last week's passing of the SAFE Port Act by the US House of Representatives.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Alexandros T: search continues
    OVERSEAS Marine Enterprises, the Piraeus-based manager of the bulk carrier Alexandros T, has issued the following update on the situation off the coast of South Africa
  • Rochester exorcises its cursed Spirit
    ROCHESTER (New York state) Ferry Co has reached agreement to sell its troubled Austal-built fast ferry Spirit of Ontario to a UK company called Euroferries
  • Tough first quarter for Irish Ferries
    IRISH Ferries has reported further falls in car traffic for the first three months but this was in line with market trends; it has, however, picked up market share from Stena
  • Gaming ship operator fined for pollution
  • Carnival to pay $6.25M overtime settlement
  • Fonterra cements Maersk business
  • Emergency towage deal for Riverwijs
  • Panic in India as Hapag axes CP staff
  • India gears up for Australian coal
  • Odense unveils $132M loss for 2005
  • Patrick counter-bid focuses on Macquarie
  • US port security bill welcomed
  • Hanjin 1Q profits slump

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • White House balks at port security grants
    The Bush administration rejects $600 million in new funding included in the SAFE Ports bill passed by the House.
  • Doubt for open-skies deal
  • Cosco Q1 volume up
  • EU eyes China trade
  • Halterm income doubles
  • Customs Update: Record what?
  • No changes after ICTSI sale
  • Mega-boost for Thamesport
  • Martinair ups fuel charge
  • ANA adds D.C. drop station

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Toll facing Patrick trump
    With less than a week to closure of Toll Holdings' A$6bn (US$4.62bn) bid for Patrick Corporation, Macquarie Bank has revealed a mega-consortium is poised to launch a rival bid.
  • System-swap to black out ECT Delta for a minimum 24 hours
    A scheduled revamp of ECT's automated terminal system will entail a complete 24 to 36-hour blackout of ECT's Delta terminals, with operations shutting down starting tomorrow from 12:00 or 15:00.
  • Feeder operators give Chittagong one month ultimatum
  • Exploration of Lyon-Turin base tunnel project well underway
  • Sweden proposes shore-power tax-break, while POLB eyes cold-iron lease
  • Upgrade underway at Fushiki-Toyama Port

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Fortis leading Metrostar push
    Bank is trying to assemble lending syndicate of $500m or more to support Quintana's hoped-for acquisition of Metrostar bulker fleet.
  • How much do you want?
    BW Gas pays out $454,000 per day in 2005 and appoints former Tory minister to set exec's salaries.
  • Ofer the limit
    A wine-drinking Zodiac skipper and a fatigued chief engineer feature in latest US detentions.
  • USCG funding in the wind
    Environmental politics may have killed a US Coast Guard (USCG) funding and maritime bill on the threshold of passage by Congress.
  • EU withdraws Ireland threat
    The European Commission drops its threat of legal action against Irish authorities over failure to maintain adequate port security.
  • Kenya responds to piracy
    New maritime response centre opens in Mombasa to offer quicker assistance to distressed and hijacked vessels off Africa's east coast.
  • Bomb threat at Palermo
    Bomb threat made against vessel due to arrive at Port of Palermo on Friday morning sees security team scrambled on-board Grimaldi ferry.
  • Pareto buys shipbroker
    Tanker and offshore outfit Johan G Olsen joins PF Bassoe under the Pareto umbrella.
  • Adani wants yard partners
    Indian group talking to STX, Daewoo and Tsuneishi about new shipbuilding project in Gujarat.
  • Colombo yard to treble profits
    Resurgence of shipbuilding work should boost Sri Lankan shipyard this year.
  • Pan Fish lands licenses
    Fredriksen's fish farming outfit Pan Fish nets 25% of salmon-farming and is close to reeling in Fjord Seafood to the expanded company.
  • Cash cow?
    First-quarter numbers sparkle after Pan United Marine finally logs a gain on the world's largest livestock carrier.
  • USS profit blown away
    New York-listed operator US Shipping Partners sees profit slump as hurricane season blows a hole in its bottom line.
  • Trico at record high
    US supply ship owner posts best ever quarterly result as Gulf of Mexico business booms.
  • Brostrom offloads travel agency
    Restructuring of Swedish tanker owner's logistics division now complete as it banks useful profit.
  • More losses for ADSB
    Currency gains cannot drag Abu Dhabi shipbuilder out of the red.
  • Trafalgar ups GOC stake
    UK hedge funds specializing in distressed companies buys more shares in Global Oceanic Carriers.
  • Vinashin gets green light
    Vietnamese state-owned shipbuilder wins government approval for Mekong Delta yard to be completed in 2009.
  • Sumatec sells tanker
    Malaysian shipowner offloads small oil products tanker to Thai Original Tankers for $1.2m.
  • Seacor stands firm
    US tanker and supply ship owner's first quarter operating profit on a par with preceding quarter.
  • Cosco box revenues slip
    A 10% increase in first quarter volumes fails to counter decline in rates at China Cosco Holdings Co.
  • IRA adding ME surcharge
    Informal Rate Agreement members to charge extra $200 per teu on cargoes from Asia to Middle East.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Top Coast Guard security official retires
  • Yang Ming's net income down 5% in 2005
  • China COSCO's 1st quarter volume up, revenue down
  • China concludes THC investigation
  • Softer rates cut Hanjin's profits by 58%
  • Zim leaves U.S. East Coast/Brazil joint service
  • Horizon Offshore investigating potential illegal customs payment
  • Leak on Horizon vessel forces return to Puerto Rico port
  • Wan Hai to add Iran calls to China/Middle East/India service
  • BA World Cargo's fuel surcharge up again
  • Continental shoots down DOT's foreign aviation investment proposal
  • Atlas Air selects GeoLogistics' Flynn as chief
  • Cargolux to raise fuel surcharge again
  • Korean Air confirms two more 747 freighter conversions
  • United's cargo volumes up 11% in April
  • CFI promotes Monta'o
  • Canadian government backtracks on hopper cars transfer deal
  • Great Lakes carriers, shippers press for port dredging
  • RailAmerica's net income soars 142%
  • IAS opens Nice office to consolidate European team
  • Panalpina's 1st quarter earnings rise 120%
  • Maritime industry asks House to reject container scan bill
  • On-dock rail for Miami?
  • Southern California ports moving toward record vessel counts
  • Mc-Kinney Moller retires from Odense Steel Shipyard
  • End of PuriNOx is near in California

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Tallink sues Finnish unions
    Tallink has filed a lawsuit in a Finnish court against Finnish maritime trade unions. Tallink's Peter Roose confirms the lawsuit ...
  • The Swedish queen names Stena tanker in the centre of Stockholm
    On 9 June, the Swedish Queen Silvia will name "Stena Primorsk", the third vessel in Concordia Maritime's P-MAX series ...
  • Bore to convert ro-ro-vessels
    The Finnish shipping company Rettig Group Ltd Bore plans to convert the ro-ro-vessels "Serenaden", "Heralden" and "Seagard" into ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2006
  • Los Angeles takes a plunge
    Prices heading lower as one supplier grabs business from other regional ports.
  • Reports: Aegean/FAMM storage deal finalised
    Reports cite market sources claiming negotiations finalised, with FAMM to hold some tankage.
  • CIS ports could gain from Volgotanker woes
    Exporters seek alternative routes as Volgotanker's woes leaves the company unable to buy bunker fuel to ship its contracted volumes.
  • Poor fuel quality not necessarily linked to low sulphur
    WW group downplays link between low-sulphur fuel policy and quality problems that have led to several debunkerings.
  • Crude plunge reflected in Rotterdam indications
  • SK Corp to reduce June fuel oil exports
    The oil refiner is expected to more than halve its fuel oil exports for June from May.
  • Bunker costs cripple Q1 profits for Korean liner
    South Korea's largest liner company posted 57.9% drop in net profit in Q1.

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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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