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May 7, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China rejects 4 container conferences' THC hikes
    CHINA's Ministry of Communications has rejected plans by four container shipping conferences to raise controversial terminal handling charges at south China ports and imposed penalties for violating regulations.
  • Surcharges for cargo from US East Coast to go up
    FREIGHT rate hikes by the Panama Canal Authority have begun trickling down as shipping lines on the westbound transpacific trade from the East Coast US to Asia have announced plans to raise surcharges for carrying cargo through the canal.
  • Amanda Group venture bags US$250m job
    A joint venture shipyard between a Singapore firm and Norway's Aker Yards has clinched a US$250 million deal to build six specialised vessels for use in the booming oil and gas industry.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison JV pays US$1.27b to run Turkey's second largest port
  • Hanjin Shipping adds nine more 8,600-TEU ships
  • Hainan to set aside bonded port area in Yangpu
  • CSAV upgrades services from Asia to South America and South Africa
  • CMA CGM launches service from Asia to North Africa
  • Kazakhstan logistics firm sees Silk Road trade doubling
  • Air India to launch all-cargo operations in June
  • IATA finds slower airfreight growth in March
  • Singapore Airlines to increase fuel surcharge May 9

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping's net Q4 up by 31 pc
  • DSV Air & Sea hopes to spread wings across India
  • Allcargo Global Logistics launches CFS in Chennai
  • CMA CGM's 1st vessel on NEMO service calls at CCT
  • Shreyas Shipping launches weekly coastal service from Kolkata to Chennai
  • CII & Virginia body sign MoU on trade
  • Onion MEP lowered by $ 30 a tonne
  • Mormugao Port Trust sets new record in iron ore loading
  • Planners, MoS to pursue 2-pronged strategy to upgrade Major Ports
  • Superb show by KoPT in 2006-07
  • CWC at Chennai may become first air freight station in India
  • DHL Global moves 1st LCL consol box by road from Nhava Sheva to ICD-Garhi
  • WTC to begin foreign trade, forex courses in June
  • Seminar sees need for joint efforts to reduce cargo dwell time

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Morgan-Silvester new port of Vancouver chairwoman
  • Samskip strengthening South American presence
  • Emirates SkyCargo appoints Servisair Cargo in Newcastle
  • Vopak sells VOTG to VTG
  • Fret SNCF to run Antwerp'Perpignan shuttle for Hupac
  • Birkart Globistics opens second Polish office

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Icy start for ASC
  • EC swoops on tanker hose makers
  • FPSO market "set for sustained cash boost"
  • "Good" Q1 for Deep Sea Supply

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2007
  • Maritime security contract for Chouest vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Greenbrier nets order for 1,700 new platforms
  • US rail freight traffic totals head down during week
  • Foss adds two tugs to Boston harbor service
  • Yang Ming upgrading Asia to West Coast services
  • Secure Freight Initiative working at port in Pakistan

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • HAL faces $20m class lawsuit
    SEAFARERS claim line forced them to pay back airfare to and from their ships.
  • HAL gives Caterpillar chance to stretch sea legs on scrubbing trial
  • Bullish Rickmers poised for rapid growth
    NEWLY Singapore-listed Rickmers aims to compete with the likes of Seaspan and Danaos.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Singapore refinery blaze kills two
    SINGAPORE 04 May ' ExxonMobil has shut down one of two crude distillation units at its Singapore refinery following an early morning fire that killed two contractors yesterday
  • Wilson, Sons tug sinks in Santos
    A tug operated by Wilson, Sons has sunk in the Brazilian port of Santos but the three crew onboard escaped unharmed
  • Caymans combats cruise reef damage
    REEF destruction has prompted the Cayman Islands government to ban cruise ships from anchoring in Spotts Bay
  • Marine hose cartel reeled in
    EIGHT executives have been charged in the US of conspiring to fix prices and rig bids in the sale of marine oil transport hose to American companies
  • Fincantieri raises pre-tax to €115M
    ITALIAN shipbuilder Fincantieri has posted pre-tax profit for 2006 of '115.7M ($157M) compared with €99.8M for 2005; the orderbook is now worth €11Bn
  • Refocused Star sells casino stake
    STAR Cruises' shareholders voted at an EGM this week to sell their 25% stake in a casino project to sister company Genting International
  • GE Shipping posts highest profit
  • One-offs cut Wilhelmsen profit
  • Hanjin Shipping posts $50M 1Q loss
  • Union Pacific derails Mexico plan
  • Daewoo Mangalia workers walk out
  • China ruling confuses liners
  • Panama opens access tenders

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Port Tracker forecasts little peak-season congestion despite record containers
    Traffic at U.S. ports that handle major import shipments should hit a record high in July, then break that record in August, report says.
  • Proposed deal for NYCT lease transfer collapses
  • U.S. begins box radiation scanning in Pakistan
  • Horizon Lines agrees to buy Hawaii Stevedores
  • China Shipping enters shipbuilding sector
  • Putin wants port upgrades
  • Customs Update: We told you so
  • Intermodal rail shipments weaker in April
  • China port strike ends
  • Marad, Hapag in repair pact
  • Pacer income falls

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Consolidating forces
    There is no doubt that further consolidation will take place in the container liner shipping industry. And arguably it is long overdue as the sector is highly fragmented with over 400 carriers (including feeder companies) active, according to the latest edition of the Containerisation International Yearbook.
  • Fesco denies Containerships interest
  • Montreal box terminal saved from urban development

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Murphy's law
    IMDO director Glenn Murphy speaks of new developments afoot for Ireland's shipping industry.
  • Hawaiian horizon
    Jones Act boxship player Horizon Lines agrees to purchase customer Hawaii Stevedores Inc for undisclosed sum.
  • AFL-CIO sanctions Meba
    The US labour federation AFL-CIO has decreed penalties in a Great Lakes feud between US officers' unions.
  • Chowgule reined in by costs
    Indian bulker owner rues higher bunker and drydock bills in year to 31 March.
  • Chang Myung in record buy
    South Korean shipowner in $115m deal to acquire Transmed capesize newbuilding.
  • Varun deflated
    Indian gas-carrier and tanker owner sees annual profit slashed as rates drop in warmer winter.
  • Great Eastern sets new record
    Indian owner posts best annual profit thanks largely to better results from its bulkers.
  • SCI told to shape up
    Indian state giant must improve efficiency if it wants to win more independence, shipping minister says.
  • Option declared at Damen
    Dutch yard to build third chemical recovery ship for Swedish Coast Guard.
  • Loan for Dofcon
    Brazilian development bank BNDES comes up with $200m to fund offshore newbuilds.
  • Weaker for Wilhelmsen
    Norwegian car carrier giant hit by lower volumes from Korea in first quarter.
  • DESS digs deep
    Fredriksen's Deep Sea Supply battles quieter winter and poor weather to post $12m first-quarter profit.
  • Golden handshake
    Thirty-year-old bulker oldie retires to scrap yard from Greek owner Goldenport's fleet for firm $5.5m.
  • Two more for Rem
    Norwegian owner's fleet expansion continues apace with order for two anchor-handlers at Aker Yards.
  • Yang Ming upgrades
    Taiwanese liner company plans to boost links between north Asia and US west coast ports.
  • Ezra inks offshore pair
    Expanding Singapore vessel operator orders two multi-role support vessels at local yard Pan United.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen's 1st-quarter profit slides 29%
  • China Shipping Group wades into shipbuilding waters
  • Genco buys stake in Norwegian dry bulk carrier
  • Diana Shipping sees earnings rise
  • UAE ship owner, charterer face lawsuit in Guam
  • New Intermarine ship calls New Orleans
  • Crowley planning LTL/LCL service to Haiti
  • CLARIFICATION: Maersk adjusting Oceania/Americas service
  • GAO report attacks TSA air cargo security efforts
  • New Jersey O.K.s airport expansion
  • DHL expands in Louisville, Ky.
  • United's cargo down 7.6% in April
  • UP backs out of Baja California port project
  • Pacer's net income down 44% in 1st quarter
  • RS Components picks Schenker
  • ConCor looking to joint ventures in India
  • Savi begins licensing proprietary e-Seals technology
  • Secure Freight Initiative kicks off in Qasim
  • HPH consortium wins concession for Turkish port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Scandlines sale in trouble again
    The sale of Scandlines is facing yet another obstacle as the potential buyers have declared that they will not share ...
  • Husell-company wants to buy shares in Eckerö
    The Åland-based company Husell Shipping & Trading Ab wants to buy all of Birka Line Abp's shares in Rederiaktiebolaget Eckerö ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 2007
  • Oil falls for fifth straight day
    Futures sell-off amid relaxing markets and further declines expected.
  • Cruise season underway with low-sulphur fuel
    Pacific Northwest cruising starting with cruise lines looking to clean up their emissions.
  • Strike threat recedes
    Belgian oil sector unions agree provisional deal.
  • Upbeat Odfjell
    Tanker operator predicts better 2007 result despite rising bunker prices.
  • Shipping line plunges 'into the red'
    Hanjin shipping blames currency fluctuations and high interest rates.
  • Bunker factors weigh down Wilhelmsen
    Shipping group reports rise in Q1 bunker hedging costs and sees negative impact on full year results from missing BAF agreement.
  • Fujairah refinery 'in new hands'
    Vitol confirms that it has acquired 'a majority interest'.
  • ARA market: No strike in Antwerp
  • Markets struggle to gauge impact of refinery fire
    Singapore bunker prices fall, but Hong Kong prices surge as ExxonMobil CDU remains shut down.
  • German support for 'environmentally sound marine diesel'
    German minister opens conference on EU maritime policy with call for ships to move away from heavy grades of oil.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Poseidon Principles takes stock of the decarbonisation of shipping, which still has a long way to go
Copenhagen
The association's latest annual report highlights the progress made
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
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› 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%
Federazione del Mare and Wista Italy sign a memorandum of understanding to promote gender equality
Genoa
The aim is also to promote the sustainability and development of the maritime sector.
Four new electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the port of Koper
Helsinki
They were ordered by Luka Koper from Konecranes
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