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June 26, 2006
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supply chain security now more important than ever
    A major issue in the future for the ports of the world, which have become more security and safety conscious nowadays, is how to secure the entire logistics chain from beginning to end.
  • Demand for million-barrel tanker to rise: broker
    DEMAND for suezmax-class tankers, which carry about a million barrels of crude oil, will increase amid changes in the flow of oil exports around the globe, shipbroker EA Gibson said.
  • Daewoo's Romania yard wins US$280m in orders
    SOUTH Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yesterday said its shipyard in Romania had secured US$280 million in new orders to build four container ships for two German clients.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai January-June throughput to reach 10 million TEU
  • Shippers reiterate call for conference elimination in Europe
  • Beijing urges neighbours to ramp up road investments
  • N American west coast ports lag behind Asian counterparts development-wise, says group
  • Cathay Pacific clinches biggest freighter deal in its history
  • Haeko to expand China capacity
  • EU, New Zealand agree to open skies

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Georgia Ports Authority names trade development director
  • Shippers' response to ELAA proposal
  • China Southern expands Sino/American services
  • Bridgestone Europe to build truck tire plant in Poland
  • Haiti company joins Worldwide Project Consortium
  • Fed "Beige Book" sees growth as well as economic deceleration
  • Dakosy launches SAP-integrated AES solution for Germany
  • SITL South China 2006 trade fair opening soon

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Golden Ocean adds panamax
  • Bergesen's Yara fleet buyout put back
  • ESPO praises Euro ports moves

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 25, 2006
  • USCG awards Response Boat contract
  • Matson's Andrasick to keynote Global Greenship

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Matson plans to add bi-weekly service to Guam
  • Weekly rail freight traffic sees gains in intermodal/carloads
  • Union Pacific bucking trend with continued call for workers
  • Port of Tacoma nets awards for 2006 Budget Document
  • NASSCO makes delivery of new T-AKE vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Goldman Sachs bid lifts stakes in battle for ABP
    GOLDMAN Sachs has raised the stakes in the battle for control of Associated British Ports with an increased bid of almost £2.8bn ($5bn) as it attempts to blow the opposition out of the water.
  • Forth Ports shares leap after upbeat statement
    SHARES in Forth Ports, which is set to be the sole surviving port company on the London Stock Exchange, moved ahead on Friday, boosted by an upbeat trading statement and the increased bid for rival ABP, writes Tony Gray.
  • Eagle Bulk bolsters market with $105m supramax deal
    EAGLE Bulk Shipping has given the dormant US shipping equity market a fillip by uncorking a private placement designed partly to bankroll a three- supramax expansion worth $105m.
  • Aker adds chemical expertise with Kleven
    AKER Yards has once more demonstrated its appetite for acquisition, snapping up the Kleven Flor' yard in a bold move into specialised chemical carrier construction.
  • Venezuela adds Panama to list of energy cooperation partners
    VENEZUELAN president Hugo Chavez has signed broad energy cooperation deals with Panama, including an agreement to build an oil refinery with a capacity of at least 150,000 barrels per day.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Ministers oppose Novoship merger
    A multi-billion dollar proposal to merge Russia's two state-controlled shipping companies has been opposed by senior Russian government officials
  • US beef heading back to Japan
    WESTBOUND Pacific reefer interests have received good news that Japan will soon begin allowing US beef imports ' following a tiff over mad cow disease
  • UK marine response group test
  • Buenos Aires improvements unveiled
  • NOAA proposal to protect whales
  • Aker buys Kleven tanker expertise
  • Indians challenge unfair tax hit
  • No second chance for yards: Robles
  • Stolt-Nielsen goes to the very top
  • Heidmar confirms Morgan Stanley bid
  • Cannon gives pilots an ultimatum
  • Condo Cruise Lines claims progress

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • DOT Secretary Mineta to step down
    Two-time cabinet member who supervised overhaul of nationwide transportation security after 9/11 has submitted his resignation, effective July 7.
  • Goldman Sachs raises ABP bid
  • PSA sells $1B in bonds to fund Hutchison stake
  • GAO hits U.S. pest checks
  • JoC to hold C-TPAT teleconference
  • Heat victory parade to block Miami port access
  • Egypt joining CSI
  • Japan agrees to resume imports of U.S. beef
  • Railroads set service forum
  • LA port awards contract for box inspection facility
  • Eagle Bulk plans stock offering
  • India airport plans separate express terminal
  • Russia will cut alcohol tariffs for WTO

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Update2: Admiral puts into ABPorts, though rivals not ready to relinquish their Quarry
    An increased offer for Associated British Ports Holdings, by Goldman Sachs International-backed Admiral Acquisitions UK, has prompted an immediate retort from rivals Macquarie, urging shareholders to await a possible counter-offer.
  • MSC, Maersk allowed to work as Noumean talks continue
    MSC and Maersk vessels at the centre of a New Caledonia dispute have been allowed to work through Noumea port as negotiations between local unions and French Government representatives continue.
  • Gas leak hits PIL ship in Brisbane
  • US Secretary of Transportation Mineta resigns
  • Automators ECT to drive Euromax
  • Tahiti turmoil afflicts shipping
  • Negotiation 'marathon' of WTO trade and tariff talks continuing
  • Kandla Port signs agreement for container terminal
  • Busan to test electricity-driven cranes
  • Shippers call for global ban on anti-trust immunity
  • German owners order four panamaxes from Daewoo

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Eagle swoops for three
    US-listed supramax specialist Eagle Bulk Shipping keeps vessel details under wraps in $105m three-unit purchase.
  • US lease fund buys eight
    Lease financier Icon is paying $254m for four products carriers from Oceanbulk and four Zim boxships from KS owners.
  • Coast Guard bill set for vote
    US Coast Guard funding and other maritime legislation can go forward after a senatorial squabble over a wind farm has been resolved.
  • Correction on Crowley
    TradeWinds regrets errors in an article on Crowley Maritime Corp's share price as published in today's print edition.
  • Blue Star to talk pay
    Maersk's German containership manager to discuss new crew deal with union after boycott.
  • ABP bid hits $5.1bn
    Share price of British ports group soars as Goldman Sachs raises takeover offer.
  • Golden Ocean adds another
    Fast growing bulker owner confirms purchase - and sale - of Kingston Trader.
  • Aker swoops on Kleven
    Norwegian shipbuilding giant snaps up Floro yard as it readies assault on chemical tanker market.
  • MCA holds ten
    UK detentions triple in May with white-listed flag states providing a third of the total.
  • GO!
    Vassilis Vintiadis and Konstantinos Dimitriou given their cards by new owners of Global Oceanic Carriers.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • Tripartite Shippers' Group repeats call for conference abolition
  • Morgan Stanley looking to buy tanker specialist
  • Hamburg Sud to take over FESCO ships
  • Sea Star Line vessel heading to Middle East for summer
  • Coast Guard continues oil clean up in Calcasieu Ship Channel
  • CLARIFICATION: USAID urges PVOs to get serious on late vessel arrivals
  • Kitty Hawk completes purchase of trucking company
  • RailAmerica culls 20 management jobs as part of organization restructure
  • Shippers, industry groups press Congress to pass three trade agreements
  • Weber completes acquisition of TaB Warehouse & Transportation
  • TNT gets contract to operate Ford tire and wheel logistics
  • Schenker opens Swiss logistics terminal
  • Goldman Sachs consortium raises ABP bid again to $5.1 billion
  • PierPass tweaks export fee payment process
  • Port of L.A. approves design contract for container inspection facility
  • Port of Portland joins diesel emission reduction group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 23, 2006
  • New barge boosts Argentina fleet
    Risler introducing additional capacity with locally-built double-hulled vessel.
  • Ship channel closure disrupts US Gulf barge traffic
    Lake Charles channel and intercoastal waterway closure keeping ships out and barges in until next week.
  • India: Bunker pollution danger over
    Bunkers removed from bulk carrier wreck, earlier pollution reports dismissed.
  • New bunker trader for O.W. Bunker in Asia
  • NYMEX to introduce Singapore 380 cst futures
    The contract is expected to be launched in September 2006 and will be the first to offer physically delivered 380 cst products in Singapore.
  • Rotterdam braced for gains after soft start
  • The testing businesses of bunker fuel management
    Viswa Lab has been working to promote Total Fuel Management and other new concepts as the bunker testing industry expands its scope.
  • Australian government wins legal contest for bunkers
    Court rules in favour of the Australian government to seize a vessel's bunkers, leaving supplier with no right to the fuel.
  • MPA urges the use of Material Safety Data Sheets
    Singapore's port authority urges the shipping community to provide Material Safety Data Sheets for MARPOL Annex I cargoes and marine fuel oils.

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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
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
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
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