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October 1, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Core crude freight rising ahead of peak Q4 demand
    Oil tanker rates on the world's major crude export routes extended an upward trend on Friday from multi-year lows brought on by rising ship supply and Opec production cuts.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line does not expect 'satisfactory' earnings until 2009
  • Tianjin builds new container terminal
  • Alashankou freight volume up 20.7pc in first eight months
  • NYK leases new container terminal on Tacoma's east side
  • Samudera Shipping orders two containerships of its own
  • Georgia Ports container volumes up 27pc in August
  • NOL ship manager win prize for training practices
  • Shenzhen airport cargo volume up 14.5pc in first seven months
  • Astar Air Cargo pilots prepare to strike
  • Mammoth 32-tonne cylinder airlifted from Singapore to Frankfurt
  • Guangzhou airport runs cargo terminal in Dongguan

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maruba Lines announces launch of ECSA-Middle East, India service
  • Schenker India to participate in INMEX India exhibition from October 3 to 5 at Mumbai
  • Quanterm Express Lines appoints Alliance Marine Agencies as agent in Mumbai & Nhava Sheva
  • Spices' flavour spreads
  • MMTC invites bids for palm oil imports
  • Textile exporters turn to euro as dollar dreams turn sour
  • ABGKCTL enters new throughput era
  • Mormugao Port Trust investing Rs 500 cr. to expand cargo handling capacity
  • Port workers retirement age raised to 60
  • Mumbai Port's pivotal role as West Coast ex-im hub highlighted
  • Cargo dwell time cut at airports upsets importers
  • Accelerate exports, Assocham exhorts industry leaders

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Aramex appoints Niall White
  • PD Ports one step nearer to new deep sea container terminal
  • Emirates rides a balloon
  • Transmec opens the new branch in Romania

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • IBF agrees 8% deal
  • UK tax changes set to hit shipping
  • K Line's Indian charter
  • BP pulls out of Portland
  • BRS opens office in Switzerland
  • Fred Lininger

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Credit Suisse to provide $1 billion financing for Vinashin

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Crowley subsidiary places order for thee articulated tug-barges
  • Corps set to begin cleanup of contaminants in Columbia River
  • Portland Airport planning group schedules first official meeting
  • Panama Canal seeks proposals for second expansion plan project
  • Weekly rail freight totals see jump in intermodal numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Merril Lynch grabs stake in Munich Re
    INVESTMENT bank builds a 5.1% voting stake in German reinsurer.
  • Munich Re adds green route to its road map
  • Lines set for battle over rock bottom rates
    FEFC lines willing to lose up to a quarter of cargo volumes as they square up to shippers over low eastbound rates.
  • Gas carrier deals boost Hamworthy orderbook
    BRITISH marine engineering group achieves a more than 10% increase in its orderbook in the past three months.
  • All the President's men
    THE naming of the Stena President at Brodosplit marked a high point for both the yard and Croatian shipbuilding.
  • Festival of ferries
    FERRY companies are rising to the challenges of cheap airlines, although there is much to be done.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Unions hail new seafarer conditions
    Satisfied maritime unions have celebrated changes to seafarers' pay and conditions that will take effect from January
  • Crowley puts Caribs in a bigger box
    CROWLEY Maritime will expand capacity on its Caribbean liner service beginning next week by replacing two container ships with larger vessels
  • At last: tonnage tax for Japan?
    A PROPOSAL from the Japanese government aiming to encourage domestic ship registration could result in tax reductions for the country's shipowners
  • Hebei plans $700M bulker binge
    NORTH China Shipping Holdings plans to complete an IPO by the end of the year which will raise at least $700M to invest in new bulk tonnage
  • Panama seeks lock excavation bids
    THE Panama Canal Authority has opened the tender for the second of five dry excavation contracts
  • Shock losses force IHI boss out
    THE chairman of IHI Corp, one of Japan's biggest shipbuilders, has stepped down after revealing massive first-half losses
  • Eight months for magic pipe master
  • Owners keen to flirt with risk
  • Land scarcity hits port expansion
  • APL warns of congestion nightmare

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach wants FMC review of clean trucks plan delayed
    Ports answer shippers' charges that trucks plan would severely disrupt operations at the nation's largest box hub.
  • Japan trade surplus with U.S. widens in August
  • Hapag-Lloyd parent facing new investor pressures
  • TWIC fee lowered
  • Customs Update: Shipment data
  • Crowley upgrades Carib services with new ships
  • Georgia ports acquires land
  • AAEI offers trade security guide
  • Prison term for vessel captain in dumping case
  • Rail traffic improves
  • OTIs can apply online

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Are container terminal operators in a no-win situation?
    Global container terminal operating companies have faced strong criticism from their ocean carrier customers for most of this year as a combination of marine and landside congestion has led to deteriorating levels of service.
  • GT Nexus secures Del Monte Food
  • Mombasa moves cargo off-dock
  • Geodis to buy R&L
  • Zim to deploy 12,500TEU units

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • US guns buy into TUI
    US investors Guy Wyser-Pratte and Douglas Bergeron buy into German cruise, tour and shipping company, and they come out swinging.
  • US retooling ballast rules
    A US Senate committee passes a bill to tighten ballast water regulations in an effort to keep exotic species out of US waters.
  • Crowley big on Caribbean
    Crowley Maritime has moved bigger containerships into its Caribbean service.
  • Destroyer helps ferry off Somalia
    USS Stout provides food, water and fuel to Tanzanian ship adrift in Indian Ocean.
  • European owners united
    Union Shipowners take fight to the US over new security laws.
  • Jensen jumps to Ceres
    Maersk LNG team poached for new Livanos gas carrier venture
  • Kystlink ship out of action
    Norwegian ferry drydocked for repairs in Sweden after hitting breakwater.
  • Maersk in Burma vow
    Danish giant says it will carry on trading with country as long as it is legal.
  • Union sues Folmer
    Owner of Danica White hit by compensation claim as more questions asked over hijack.
  • Ashburton wants slice of pie
    Jersey-based investment giant wants to break into shipping with LNG its hottest target.
  • Ship drill goes up in smoke
    Three seriously injured after life raft spews out thick smoke during mock evacuation of ro-pax off Canada.
  • Steam Packet tightens up
    Isle of Man ferry owner to review bridge operations after UK report into Sea Express 1's clash with cargoship.
  • Boxed out
    Container shippers are set to introduce surcharges as delays mount at Tanzanian port.
  • Skipper sent down
    An Accord Ship Management captain has been sent to jail following magic pipe trick.
  • New pier for Yang Ming
    Taiwanese boxship owner to spend TWD 15bn to accommodate 12,000-teu giants at Kaohsiung port.
  • Petromar to rebuild shipyard
    Angolan oil company to spend $40m to revive facility at Ambriz in Zaire province.
  • Earnings shock for IHI
    Chairman Mototsugu Ito quits as Japanese yard group reveals it is heading for huge first-half losses.
  • Humpuss hits high note
    Indonesian shipowner pushes up first-half net profit despite lower revenues.
  • K Line strengthens JSW ties
    Japanese owner inks second coal deal with India's second largest privately owned steel maker.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Study: Containership operating costs rise faster
  • FEFC's August westbound volume up 18.7%
  • "K" Line in 15-year coking coal transport deal with Indian steelmaker
  • Dockwise listing stock in Norway
  • Genco prices share offering
  • Senator Lines offers extra loader in Asia/Middle East trade
  • Boston shipyard expanding in Philadelphia
  • Bush focuses attention on New York air congestion
  • Delta to offer New York/Cape Town flights
  • Feds to track Mexican trucks with satellite
  • Speakers urge comprehensive transport planning
  • Acting USDA chief touts pending free trade agreements
  • GAO: Ex-Im Bank finances no "dual-use" exports since 2002
  • USDA imposes ban on poultry from Saskatchewan
  • USDA alters disease status for Republic of Georgia
  • Webb leaves FFEX for Fenway Partners
  • Agency Sector Management's software ready for SAD H
  • FMC receives 4 OTI license applications
  • L.A.-Long Beach directors: Industry misrepresents ports' truck plan
  • Savannah buys land for expansion across the river
  • ProLogis in agreement to buy Staten Island property
  • Yantian opens new berth
  • Le Havre volume up 2%
  • Philadelphia maritime interests protest land sale

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • New Bourbon Dolphin hearing on vessel stability
    The royal commission hearing into the Bourbon Dolphin capsize and sinking on 12 April this year will be extended into ...
  • Eight per cent wage cost increase on FoC vessels
    International Transport Workers' Association ITF and the employer organisation Joint Negotiating Group JNG has agreed on an eight per cent ...
  • Måns Bolin to expand in offshore
    London-based Swede Måns Bolin ' with his business partner Greek Gabriel Petrides ' wants to expand his offshore interests through Aries Offshore ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 28, 2007
  • Higher prices, congestion bothers Houston
    Loading delays hampering schedules as week closing.
  • Northwest ports continue emissions plan consultation
    Distillate fuel on the agenda as draft document seeing more public exposure.
  • Scrubber collaboration scoops cruise award
    Initial results from cruise ship scrubber trial shows elimination of SOx emissions.
  • BP abandons UK bunkering station
    Says move from Portland is part of restructuring to focus on services out of Rotterdam.
  • Jail for captain who lied about oil pollution
    Court rewards crew members who gave evidence of illegal dumping.
  • Bunker player 'eyes' US shipbroker
    WFS refuses to comment on 'market rumours'.
  • ARA: Product tight in Antwerp
  • Titan sells 14 year old vessel
    Sale is part of strategy to reduce exposure to the volatile VLCC market.
  • New high for Brent crude, WTI near record
    Oil prices rally on weak dollar, but analysts question support from fundamentals.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
SHIPPING
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
CRUISES
In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.
Los Angeles
Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises
PORTS
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
COMPETITION
Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast
Rome
According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
ENVIRONMENT
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
Brussels
Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
COMPANIES
DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November
PORTS
Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter
Hamburg
Stable container traffic
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INDUSTRY
Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton
Helsinki
Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%
Lubiana
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.
COMPETITION
Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company
Kiev
The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa
PORTS
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
SHIPYARDS
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
ENVIRONMENT
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention
LOGISTICS
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
SHIPPING
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
PORTS
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
SHIPPING
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
SHIPPING
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
PORTS
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April
SHIPPING
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
PORTS
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
PORTS
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
EDUCATION
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
MEETINGS
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
MOURNING
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
NEWS
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
NEWS
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
SHIPPING
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
SHIPPING
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
PORTS
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
PORTS
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
PORTS
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
LOGISTICS
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
COMPANIES
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
COMPANIES
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three years
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 of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
PORTS
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
PORTS
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
COMPANIES
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
PORTS
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
SHIPYARDS
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018
Athens
The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment
COMPANIES
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
PORTS
A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone
Joy Tauro
He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues
PORTS
Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste
Trieste
Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state
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