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September 3, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Close cooperation reduces Straits piracy dramatically
    Increased cooperation among the littoral states of Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore has reduced the incidence of piracy along the Straits of Malacca dramatically, Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak says.
  • Maersk ups box rates for Med-N America route
    AP Moeller-Maersk's shipping line, the world's largest, will raise prices for carrying containers from the Mediterranean Sea to North America and Guam to help restore the division to profit.

Sched Netweb site
  • XICT welcomes MSC service
  • Port of Tauranga says net profit rose 22pc in FY06-07
  • Portek sees profits sink 89pc in FY07
  • TranSec host expo in India
  • Port of Tacoma contractors commence work on new wharf
  • Qantas buys Asian freight operator
  • PAL Q1 profit soars 101pc
  • EgyptAir buys five Airbus aircraft

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tushar Jani elected AMTOI President for 2007-08, Sailesh Bhatia Vice-President
  • Baalu inaugurates Seaways' new corporate office in Hyderabad
  • Petronet shortlists 3 bidders to develop LNG terminal at Puthuvypeen
  • Terminal operators' approach to coastal box transhipment discouraging-ICC
  • ABG delivers vessel to Dutch co.
  • Indo-Thai trade getting onto fast track'Kamal Nath
  • Exim Bank to raise Rs 15,000 cr. this fiscal
  • Only New Mangalore Port can import arecanut-DGFT
  • Dedicated textile cargo handling facilities at seaports & airports under study
  • EEPC to focus on EPO
  • Nalco bags EEPC Award
  • FDI policy by mid-Sept.-Kamal Nath
  • Chidambaram projects 9 pc growth this fiscal
  • Forex reserves swell to $ 228.849 bn

Maritime Global Netweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Uruguay ignores Argentine port protest
  • Aker to build 2 more AHTS
  • FEFC publishes new eastbound tariff
  • Sea of Solutions' new offshore vessel
  • Eitzen Maritime Services' "positive" Q2
  • New rules for Buzzards Bay

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Aker Yards wins $291.5 million AHTS order
  • ABG Shipyard delivers diving support vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Clatsop County planning board gives go ahead to LNG facility project
  • US rail freight traffic sees drop in totals for week
  • Work temporarily closing Port of Bellingham Marine Park
  • Month of June sees jump in trade between NAFTA partners
  • Port Olympia sets hearing to discuss property sale

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Jiafu tipped to be next Chongqing Mayor
    LOCAL speculation puts Cosco chief in frame for Mayor role of Chinese city.
  • Two seafarers die after collision off Haifa
    ISRAELI forces retrieve bodies of two seafarers after vessel sinks following collision with Cypriot cruise ship.
  • Torm unveils dividend bonanza
    SHAREHOLDERS in Danish bulk operator get bumper offering from first-half profits.
  • How women are changing the face of world shipping
    MARITIME management is a happier ship than ever after coming to terms with the fact that women have entered the industry.
  • Experience counts
    IT IS, perhaps, the opposite of the virtuous circle ' a case of a poor harvest inevitably following inadequate planting.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Seafarers missing after Haifa collision
    Two Slovak seafarers are missing following a collision between a passenger ship and a small general cargo vessel off the Israeli port of Haifa late yesterday
  • Smyril Line future more assured
    THE future of the Faroese ferry operator Smyril Line has been put on a sounder footing following agreement of a refinance package
  • Greenpeace targets Ontario bulker
    AN Algoma Central bulk carrier loaded with thermal coal was caught up in a Greenpeace protest yesterday aimed at the forthcoming provincial election in Ontario
  • Labroy scotches resignation rumour
    LABROY Marine, the Singapore-based ship and rig builder and repairer, has scotched rumours that chief operating officer Ng Khim Kiong has resignation
  • Stena orders complete renewal
    STENA Line has placed an order for two more ro-pax vessels for the North Sea, delivery of which will mark a complete renewal of that part of Stena's fleet
  • Vinashin expansion takes off
    VIETNAM'S state-owned shipbuilder Vinashin is expanding its portfolio of services to air travel in a partnership with Malaysian budget carrier Air-Asia
  • Wlasek fires broadside at Maersk
  • Newbuilding prices to stay high
  • Women to 'man' Korean yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • California Trucking Association opposes LA-Long Beach port plan for clean trucks
    Trucking industry group responds to study claiming ports' clean-air plan will produce economic benefits of $4.2 billion.
  • Maersk ups U.S.-Med fuel fee
  • DHX loses appeal in Hawaii rates case
  • NYK closing U.S. bulk unit
  • Port of Oakland cold-ironing test a success
  • Intermodal traffic slips
  • New ship joins Maersk fleet
  • Rate hike for IPBCC lines
  • Eimskip sells air unit
  • CMA CGM acquires 30,000 'eco-containers'
  • Portland seeks minority protégés

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Is there a case for fast-tracking port planning applications?
    With global trade booming and ship-yards working flat out to construct 12,000TEU plus post-panamax vessels, container terminals will increasingly run out of capacity.
  • Relief for SCT as crane upgrade work completes
  • Safmarine to pull out of Australia
  • Coscon records mixed results
  • HMM signals new VIP express rail link Hamburg to Poland
  • Truck gate hour changes at New York/New Jersey

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Taca tries a rise
    Better eastbound transatlantic boxship market prompts rate restoration from group of five lines.
  • Defective quartet held in Canada
    July safety checks end in detention for Zodiac, Dong-A, Unix and MST ships.
  • Aker lands big tug duo
    Unnamed owner paying $293m for yard group's biggest anchor-handlers yet.
  • Liberian fiasco
    Incoming maritime commissioner for West African country is facing disbarment in US.
  • Ship sinks, two dead off Israel
    Bodies of two crew members found after Cypriot cruise ship collides with Israeli cargo vessel off Haifa.
  • Imarex basks in profit
    Norwegian derivatives broker has turned around last year's losses in first half as volumes soar.
  • Costs hit EMS hard
    Staff expenses and restructuring costs chip away at improved revenues at Eitzen Maritime Services.
  • Lorenzo gets helping hand
    Philippines government to provide tax breaks and other incentives for domestic operator's new cargoship.
  • Torm misses Norden cash
    Second quarter net profit hit at Danish owner as sale of Norden shares means no dividend payments.
  • Evergreen in the pink
    Taiwanese box giant flushed with success in first half as net profit soars more than 2600% on asset sales and investment gains.
  • Aboitiz buys and sells
    Philippine owner snaps up fast ferry company, while offloading Superferry 15 to Heung-A of Korea.
  • Vipco to raise cash
    Vietnam Petroleum Transport to issue 18m shares to fund purchase of two 16,500-dwt tankers.
  • Maersk raises bunker surcharge
    Box fees rise 16% between Med and US following oil price hikes.
  • Hanjin fixes Genco bulker
    South Korean shipowner takes panamax unit Genco Surprise for three years at healthy rate.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Busy time at FEFC
  • TACA announces eastbound rate hikes
  • Maersk increasing Med/U.S. and Canada bunker surcharges
  • China Shipping diverting Shenzhen calls
  • CTSA fuel recovery surcharges stay the same
  • OSG to build Panamax product tankers
  • Euroseas adds 14th ship
  • Mack joins Columbia Group
  • Teamsters, others sue to stop Mexico/U.S. truck plan
  • House committee eyes railroad bridge, tunnel safety
  • Buffett buys more rail stock
  • Ryder to buy Canadian truck leasing firm
  • Women In Trucking passes 500 members
  • Runaway chlorine tank halted in Las Vegas
  • DHX loses appeal over Hawaii rates
  • FMC investigates Bronx NVO
  • Panama will break ground on canal expansion Monday
  • First Vietnamese vessels calls at U.S. port
  • Long Beach port receives four new gantry cranes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Tax surprise for Norwegian shipowners
    Norway's leftist government is currently considering tax measures that would ease the tax burden for Norwegian shipowners . The measures would ...
  • Crew jailed without evidence
    A Croatian reefer master, the Lithuanian first mate and a Filipino bosun are held in a Greek high security prison ...
  • Torm adjusts outlook
    D/S Torm has adjusted its forecast for the whole of 2007 upward. After the first six months, D/S ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 31, 2007
  • Court strikes down California bunker rules
    Shubb snubs ARB, forcing agency to comply with federal legislation and seek higher-level approval.
  • Profits up at Vopak
    Strong first half and high full-year expectations as storage expansion continues.
  • Santos supply shrinking in September
  • Trader departs from Challaco
    Argentine supplier bids farewell to long-standing staff member.
  • IFOs run out in Uruguay
    Heavy demand and refinery fire causes all available fuel stocks to be sold out.
  • New horizons for Peninsula Petroleum
    Dubai office gives company presence in another key shipping and energy market.
  • Rotterdam market remains firm
  • ExxonMobil sells Yanbu cargo to FAL
  • Mumbai bonded 380 cst sales delayed
    Mumbai suppliers face repeated delays in getting governmental permission to sell bonded 380 cst.
  • Singapore: Buyers stay away from bullish market
  • Ship sinks after collision
    Israeli ship sinks off the port of Haifa; two sailors missing.
  • Dalian Port in another oil port project
    Joint venture with PetroChina to build terminal in the Xin Gang area of Dalian.
  • Maersk increases bunker surcharges
    BAF adjusted upwards for routes between the Mediterranean, and the US and Canada.

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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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