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BRIEFS
March 5, 2007
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk prepares to raise rates on Asia to ECSA
  • Wan Hai to offer shuttle service from HK to Japan
  • XICT adds eight cranes to container operation
  • Hamburg Sud makes its Trident Service weekly
  • NOL urges Vietnam to build deepwater ports to boost growth
  • Israel may invest US$6 billion in developing maritime sector over 50 years
  • Okay Airways to launch first freight service to Beijing
  • Silverjet branches out into air cargo market on London-NY business route
  • Utilicraft Aerospace unveils its FF-1080-300 ER freighter

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line starting direct weekly US service ex-Chennai Port
  • Invitational Golf Tournament 2007 hosted by Maersk
  • Mormugao Port Trust obtains income-tax exempt status under sec. 12A as charitable institution
  • Emirates SkyCargo rocks to Roger Waters' band
  • Explosive growth seen in 3PL market
  • Gear up to handle surging volumes of farm goods, official tells warehousing sector
  • LG Electronics inaugurates export warehouse near JNP
  • Notification on 4 pc extra duty on IT products withdrawn
  • RBI gives exporters more time to repatriate proceeds
  • Romanian team meeting at WTC today
  • Interactive meet on EU-India trade tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Former Matson president Mulholland dies
  • U.S. Lines adds Oakland to trans-Pacific service
  • Airbus puts temporary halt to A380F programme
  • Transport on French waterways continues to grow
  • Geodis remains successful
  • Betuwe Route conference postponed

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Lifeboat rules to be debated
  • Hamburg Sud boosts Oz/NZ service
  • Aker's NKr4bn deal
  • Seattle bunker spill contained

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Horizon Lines reports record earnings
  • Aker Oilfield orders well intervention vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Coast Guard presents findings on Bradwood Landing LNG terminal
  • Past Matson President, Bradley Mulholland dies
  • Corps closing Chittenden Locks for annual maintenance program
  • Monthly steel figures show imports down 10 percent
  • US rail freight totals roll to negative week

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Tug owners back in the fold
    TEN Italian towage companies that seceded from private ship owners' association Confitarma a year ago came back into the organisation this week
  • Ship sales offset fare, freight losses
    PHILIPPINE domestic shipping operator Aboitiz Transport System's sale of its prime assets more than offset a fall in cargo and passenger volumes in 2006
  • Venezuela is now main drugs corridor
  • Bullets found on Celebration
  • Cold ironing excitement needs to cool down
  • Search on for 44 missing Haitians
  • Senate rejects 100% box scanning
  • Stena in row over Dun Laoghaire charges
  • Russian govt shipyard plan 'insane'
  • Salvage plan for grounded bulker
  • BC Ferries fits VDRs
  • Full-scale SAR drill in Channel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • EPA proposes tougher anti-pollution standards for locomotives, tugboats
    Strict new rules seek to cut some emissions by 90 percent for particulate matter and 80 percent for nitrogen oxides
  • Democrats cross party line to defeat scan-all
  • Bill proposes California harbor safety panels
  • Profit for Horizon Lines
  • New York's Red Hook terminal gets reprieve
  • UPS cancels Airbus order
  • U.S., EU make progress on 'open-skies' accord
  • Evergreen launches latest Greenship box vessel
  • LA port helps fund development of hybrid tug
  • Chennai volume improves
  • New California container fee bill in works

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • HHLA employees plan overtime ban in protest over stake sale
    HHLA's group work's council has called for an indefinite overtime ban from March 12, unless the city shelves plans to sell a 49.9% stake.
  • Rotterdam labour "interrupt" Smit strike
    Unionised staff at Rotterdam Smit Harbour Towage have "interrupted" their strike, to give Smit "time to contemplate the dispute and to allow the port to recover from the 48-hour strike."
  • Chinese shipyard prepares for US$600-800m IPO
  • CSCL expects inland railway expansion to increase shipping volume
  • Eurogate: more terminal-capacity still needed, despite "fluctuating" volumes
  • HMM: Fleet expansion continues
  • Hanjin to place US$170m crane order with Zhenhua
  • Miscommunication hinders Indonesian exports to Australia
  • Canadian freight forwarders attack carriers' Vancouver congestion surcharge
  • New warehouses for port of Savannah

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Dunya deal?
    Brokers say Suay Umut's Dunya Denezcilik has sold a second double-hull, medium-range products tanker.
  • Two sides to the story
    One Greek owner has paid top dollar for a double-sided tanker as another looks at scrapping such ships.
  • Scandlines boss walks
    Peter Gronlund finally ran out of patience with the Danish-German tug-of-war over ferry owner Scandlines.
  • Fat year for Horizon
    Chuck Raymond-led Horizon Lines will continue putting its profits to paying down senior debt.
  • Birka Line back in profit
    Ship sales helped turn around 2005 loss last year for Finnish ferry owner.
  • Arison takes a cut
    Carnival chief has to scrape by on $8.67m after 2006 bonus shaved.
  • DFDS expects more
    Strong profit growth thanks to freight last year, but 2007 should be even better for Danish ferry group.
  • Canada fines its own
    A tanker in the Canadian Far North has been fined for an oil spill during unloading in 2004.
  • Drummed out
    Employers hail "common-sense" ruling in Filipino cruiseship band member's compensation case.
  • Jinhui buys again
    Bulker owner Jinhui Shipping splashes out $40.5m on 2003-built supramax to take fleet to 13 units.
  • Aker USA taps Mandel
    Appointment of new head at American Shipping Corp underlines goal to become 'a premier Jones Act player'.
  • Diana reveals grounding
    Coronis incident will cost company $1.1m though insurers will pick up most of the bill.
  • Stena in Ireland showdown
    Ferry company in dispute with Irish harbour company about fees with threat to switch to Dublin port.
  • Crew abandon Greek bulker
    All 23 crew rescued and on way to Durban after vessel loses power in cyclone and drifts off Madagascar.
  • Cheng Lie says yes
    Taiwanese boxship owner is recommending takeover offer by France's CMA CGM.
  • MNP shifts shares
    Russian yard group transfers big slice of shipbuilder NTS to affiliate Delta-Volga.
  • Green light for Lenac
    Creditors approve debt deal that will see Uljanik and Tankerska Plovidba take control of bankrupt Croatian yard.
  • Navibulgar buys bulker
    Bulgarian state shipowner adds 1996-built handysize to fleet ahead of privatisation.
  • Bangladesh route back on
    Domestic operator BIWTC resumes Chittagong run 14 months after a grounding halted the service.
  • Aker builds for Aker
    Aker Oilfield Services splashes $650m on four well-intervention ships at Norwegian yard group.
  • Extra tonnage helps Algoma
    Additions to the fleet boost annual revenues and profit at Canadian owner Algoma Central Corp.
  • IHB on the slide
    Owner of Bulgaria's Varna Shipyard struggled with higher costs in 2006.
  • ZNC goes exclusive
    Zhuhai New Century to become main supplier of coastal coal transportation for China's Shenhua Group.
  • World Fuel ends on a high
    Marine and aviation bunker supplier reports massive jump in fourth quarter and full year profits.
  • Navios fixes pair
    Angeliki Frangou run bulker player finds better paying charters for two of its panamax ships.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Horizon Lines posts record 4th quarter, full year profits
  • Seaspan reports $10.1 million 4th quarter profit
  • IPBCC raising eastbound rates
  • CTSA line's fuel recovery surcharges rise
  • OOCL changes U.K. export demurrage terms
  • GAL adds ships to multipurpose North America/Africa loop
  • Evergreen names latest 7,024-TEU ship
  • Intermarine moves into new Asian digs
  • Coal ship aground in Chesapeake
  • Mandel becomes CEO of Aker subsidiary
  • UPS cancels order as Airbus suspends A380 freighter development
  • Continental's February cargo drops 3.3%
  • Union Pacific sheds light on Mexican port involvement
  • Dust-up over Soo Lock expansion
  • Norfolk Southern lifts force majeure
  • CSXT creates public sector liaison position
  • Senate drops 100-percent inspection proposal
  • Matson-J.B. Hunt move into guaranteed service
  • U.S. House passes CFIUS reform bill
  • USDA forecasts record $78 billion in ag exports for 2007
  • Kuehne + Nagel's European groupage network operational
  • French Logistics Firm SDV acquires J.E. Bernard in U.K.
  • W.P. Carey reaches deal with Fraikin Group
  • Jacksonville port readies major land purchase
  • Macquarie, Hochtief last standing in HHLA stake bid
  • India identifies $285 million in port projects
  • Eurogate sees 4% volumes rise in 2006
  • Karnette legislation calls for public port committees
  • Veritainer receives QATT approval for OPP II from DHS
  • Southern California ports approve funds for hybrid Foss tug

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 4, 2007
  • Scandlines CEO quit his job in protest
    Scandlines' CEO Peter Grønlund has given notice for his resignation from the company as soon as possible. The official explanation ...
  • Christer Ericsson into the Grenland Group
    Companies controlled by Swedish investor Christer Ericsson now has 12 per cent in the Norwegian full-service engineering, procurement and ...
  • Denmark might offer more on bridge deal
    The Danish Government will not be afraid to take a larger economical responsibility for a bridge over the Fehmarn Belt ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 2, 2007
  • Little change for US bunkers at week's end, oil easing
  • Fuel alert irks suppliers
    Concerns that off-spec fuel by smaller players giving whole market a bad reputation.
  • World Fuel Services sees massive profit jump
    A healthy 60% increase in yearly numbers giving boost to company's fortunes.
  • 'Alpha' marks first double-hull for ARA player
    Another two double-hulled barges will be added to the company's fleet in 2008.
  • Rotterdam market remains firm, congestion persist
  • March fuel oil arbitrage shipments to Asia at 7-month high
    Market expected to stay balanced despite high level of Western imports.
  • Singapore falls short on supplies
    Shortage of 380 cst fuel as traders await re-supply.
  • Bunker bill dents profits
    Two Asian shipping firms post lower 2006 net profits on higher bunker costs and lower freight rates.
  • Distillate debate continues in Singapore
    Bunkerworld speaks to three players from the shipping and bunkering industry on the impact of a 1% global sulphur cap.

›››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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