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July 10, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Thoresen Thai plans to set up S'pore unit
    THORESEN Thai Agencies plc, one of Thailand's leading shipping companies, is planning to set up a subsidiary in Singapore to take advantage of tax perks offered by the Republic.
  • Call to avoid too much technology
    WHILE implementing supply chain security programmes, it is not always all about multiple hardware.
  • P&O to steam back to London stock market: report
    BRITISH port operator P&O plans to return to the London stock market less than one year after it was taken over by Dubai Ports World, according to a report in The Sunday Times.
  • Toll sees higher cost savings from Patrick acquisition
  • Bodies of 3 African stowaways found in container
  • Stolt-Nielsen misses Q2 profit forecasts

Sched Netweb site
  • RCL upgrades Middle East Gulf services
  • U-Freight opens Chengdu office
  • Terminal operators confident about prospects for W Shenzhen ports
  • Emirates Shipping Line appoints agent for S Korea
  • Australia trade demand likely to eclipse supply
  • Korean Air Cargo to buy 10 freighters
  • Jade Cargo unveils first freighter
  • Transmile Air to offer Kuala Lumpur-LA service via Hong Kong
  • NAS Cargo joins Cargo 2000

Exim Indiaweb site
  • INDOTRANS launches new 'Round The World' service
  • Able Shipping Agencies completes six years of successful operations
  • Leading forwarders to meet at APLN worldwide conference
  • Differences stall BIMSTEC pact implementation
  • 75 pc rise in Q1 container, fertiliser handling at New Mangalore Port
  • Aegis Logistics has designs on liquid terminals at 5 Major Ports
  • Mark Fernandes to represent WISA on MbPT Board
  • TAMP conference with Cochin Port users over higher charges on Friday
  • Triway's CFS inaugurated at Chennai
  • MoF puts up red signal to Rlys' bid for PSU funding
  • Rly Board preparing strong case for freight corridor
  • Customs duties on imports under 380 tariff lines pruned
  • DEPB rate cut jolts man-made textile goods exporters
  • PM freezes disinvestment
  • Sugar export ban covers advance licence scheme-official
  • Steel industry seeks 3-fold rise in rail wagon supplies by 2020

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Roland Dachs selected as new ELA president
  • Delphis acquires TeamLines
  • Nas Cargo joins Cargo 2000
  • Hungarian MAV Cargo up for sale
  • OH Logistics acquires Barthco International, Freightek, Inc. and Turbo Logistics

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • London Club's "strong" year
  • APL calls for security co-operation
  • BV approves LNG ship gas turbine
  • Union calls for action on piracy report
  • Finnlines sells Team Lines
  • Chuck Raymond to advise Carolinks

Marine Logweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Tidewater names Jeff Platt EVP
  • BC Ferries orders newbuilding at Vancouver Shipyards
  • AAPA welcomes changes in port security grant program
  • Meyer Werft books more gas tankers

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Ports fear closure in EU air directive row
    PORTS could be shut down for reasons beyond their control if the latest EU directive on air quality becomes law, an industry association has warned.
  • North Korea vents fury at ferry ban
    NORTH Korea has promised a "strong reaction" after Japan banned the 9,672 dwt ferry Mangyongbong 92 from entering its ports for six months in retaliation for North Korea's missile tests last week.
  • US opens door to Russia for energy investment
    RUSSIAN companies are being encouraged by the US government to invest in US energy assets, including politically sensitive liquefied natural gas terminals, writes Tony Gray.
  • Italian owners demand end to years of neglect
    ITALIAN shipowners have called for a new relationship between the industry and government in an effort to reverse years of neglect and help to restore the tumbling competitiveness of the country's logistics system.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Spanish yard sale in turmoil
    THE sale of Spain's former Izar yards has been thrown into turmoil by last night's decision by UGT union to break off negotiations with Sepi, the industrial holdings company
  • St Petersburg: leasing concerns
    STEVEDORES at St Petersburg, Russia, might be forced to suspend operations if litigation to challenge the terms of leasing agreements is successful
  • SEC probes Stolt options programme
    THE Securities & Exchange Commission is questioning Stolt-Nielsen on its options programme, in keeping with a broader SEC probe into improper options backdating
  • CalMac launches new Northlink
    NORTHLINK Ferries, the lifeline ferry service subsidised by the Scottish Executive, began operating yesterday with Caledonian MacBrayne as sole shareholder
  • German H&M insurers to be merged
    GERMANY'S second largest hull and machinery insurer, Wuerttembergische & Badische, has announced plans to swallow its smaller competitor Darag
  • German flag in decline again
    THE number of ships flying the German flag is falling despite an understanding between Berlin and the owners' association that the flag must continue to grow
  • UK port ownership under scrutiny
  • Singapore, UK strengthen hydrography ties
  • Buyer sought for Spanish cruise line
  • Titan to expand bunker business

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • APL calls for improved box security
    Liner executive calls for leading nations to work together to enhance supply chain security, outlines anti-terror measures.
  • U.S. business disappointed by Doha failure
  • Seaspan options four box ships
  • Mineta calls on bipartisan support for transportation solutions
  • Strong May for air cargo
  • Maersk in UK rail pact
  • Descartes acquires Flagship
  • HighJump acquires Pinnacle
  • DHL creates emergency response post
  • Dividend for MC Shipping
  • SAS adds China capacity
  • Modest gain for Air France-KLM cargo

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Differences of opinion delay India's dedicated railfreight corridor
    India's Rs660bn (US$14.35bn) project to build four dedicated railfreight corridors covering the entire country is unlikely to be implemented in the near future, following the Cabinet's failure yesterday to agree.
  • Six-month throughput updates on Shenzhen, Ningbo and Tianjin
  • Seaspan to build four 2500TEU ships and charter to CSCL
  • Russian Customs may release smuggled meat for sausage-making
  • Double-stack container train service to Mundra starts
  • Twice the Toll expects twice the profits
  • Hamburg Sud completes Fesco trades takeover
  • UK parliaments and executives call for ports policy input
  • Dunkirk approves two logistics warehouses

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Morgan Stanley goes wild
    Finance and trading powerhouse charters in 11 products tankers from Marinakis and Maersk for entry into Heidmar's clean pool.
  • Why not end it?
    Execs face investor queries on why owner hasn't settled with DoJ, and answer suggests that US has made an offer Stolt can refuse.
  • Geden gets rid
    Turkish owner sells 2006-built bulker to Germany's Vogemann.
  • Text message holes ship
    Watch officer absorbed by cellphone for 40 minutes runs containership aground.
  • World Bank boost for CTI
    Top cement carrier owner gets $15m loan to support expansion.
  • Hanjin stays at Kaohsiung
    Korean boxship line backs Taiwanese port by agreeing 10-year lease extension.
  • Sovcomflot boosts audit
    International banker Alexander Kurtynin appointed to head Russian shipowner's internal auditing operation.
  • DnB NOR grabs top spot
    Nordea displaced as top shipping financer by Scandinavian rival in latest Dealogic bookrunner rankings.
  • Caspian shipments worry Russia
    Environment minister questions safety of oil transport using single-hulled tankers.
  • Boxship break-up feared
    Wave action and grounding having a detrimental effect on Safmarine Agulhas' structural integrity.
  • Hanjin seals EML aframaxes
    Korean yard confirms $270m order from UAE bulker owner making move into tanker sector.
  • CalMac takes over Scottish route
    Ferry operator wins six-year subsidised deal for Orkney and Shetland service.
  • Norferries slams ferry sale
    Norwegian investment company says its bid for Spirit of Tasmania is being ignored.
  • BC Ferries orders ro-pax
    Canadian ferry operator opts for Vancouver Shipyards for Queen of Tsawwassen replacement.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • COSCO adds Nansha to transpacific loop
  • Seaspan to charter more 2,500-TEU ships to China Shipping
  • Delphis buys TeamLines for 40 million euros
  • APL executive looks for improved supply chain security
  • Seaboard moves office in New Orleans
  • Airbus names Streiff president, CEO
  • U.S. international air cargo up 12% in May
  • Nightgale jumps to Con-way from Schneider
  • Ozburn-Hessey makes international logistics splash with 3 acquisitions
  • USDA considers imports of shelled garden peas from Kenya
  • USDA clears Danish poultry imports of Newcastle disease restrictions
  • Ampac Packaging reaches financing agreement
  • U-Freight opens Chengdu office
  • Oceanwide partners with Infosite on software
  • U.K. government committee to investigate ports

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Svithoid oversubscribed
    The Svithoid Tankers SEK 84 million ( EUR 9.2 million) rights issue was oversubscribed. Current shareholders had priority to the issue ...
  • Finnlines to sell Team Lines
    Finnlines sells Team Lines GmbH & Co KG and its subsidiaries in Finland, Sweden and Norway to Belgian Delphis NV for ...
  • EU Commission takes Finland and Poland to court
    The EU Commission has decided to take Finland, Greece, France, Italy and Poland to the Court of Justice. According to ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 7, 2006
  • Legal review of ship fuel rule pending
    California's state oversight agency to shortly consider low-sulphur distillate fuel regulation.
  • Petrobras launches new supply
    Brazilian supplier expanding in regional markets with barge and truck supply.
  • ARA region's LSFO demand falling short of expectations
    No shortage of supply in Rotterdam, Antwerp or Zeebrugge as anticipated LSFO demand has yet to materialise.
  • Race on to remove fuel as ship's condition deteriorates
    Salvors fear breakup of stranded container ship as bad weather moves in.
  • Rotterdam quiet at noon today
  • Hong Kong supplier builds two new barges
    Two new double-hulled barges with heating coils needed to handle high-viscosity fuels due by end-2006.
  • OPEC oil output hits high in June
    Crude production by OPEC rose by 240,000 bpd in June, the highest in seven months.

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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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