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June 7, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cyclone roars towards Strait of Hormuz after lashing Oman
    OMAN evacuated tens of thousands yesterday and closed the major port of Sohar north-west of the capital Muscat, as a weakening Cyclone Gonu roared towards the Strait of Hormuz - the world's major transport artery for Persian Gulf oil.
  • Asian spot freight rates for crude tankers remain steady
    ASIAN spot freight rates for crude tankers loading from the Middle East were steady yesterday, but some brokers were poised for gains if a cyclone disrupts voyages in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • Indonesian shipbuilding sector recovering
    THE Indonesian shipbuilding industry is recovering from a two-year-long downturn as shipbuilders benefit from an influx of both domestic and overseas orders, a government official has said.
  • TNT set to lose mail delivery monopoly
  • DP World to operate, develop Senegal port

Sched Netweb site
  • New World starts two Suez and Panama services to Savannah
  • Hapag-Lloyd limits shipments of heavy boxes returning to Asia
  • Clogged arteries risk health of nations, APL chief tell ministers
  • APL IndiaLinx starts rail service on New Delhi-Mumbai line
  • CEVA Logistics renews Volkswagen Group UK's 5-year contract
  • TNT Freight changes to Geodis Wilson brand name
  • China seeks private investment in airfreight industry
  • Lufthansa to market Jade Cargo between Frankfurt, Sweden, Shenzhen
  • Air-India to begin airfreight services amid hopes industry will take off

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator bags Rs 200-cr. IOC contract
  • Principal Container Line conducts brainstorming session
  • Minister invites US investors to be part of India's growth story
  • Russia imposes curbs on Indian farm produce
  • Pranab asks South Asia to dismantle trade barriers
  • MoS' ambitious national plan for ports awaits Planning commission's approval
  • MoS clears construction of 3 new berths at Vizag Port's inner harbour
  • VCTPL does its mite for greener cover
  • TCI remodels road freight index
  • India Inc riding the crest of profit wave
  • Micro analysis of affected export sectors soon-Pillai
  • Formal approval for 24 SEZ projects; in-principle nod for 9

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • BIFA names new president and national chairman
  • Hapag-Lloyd reducing share of heavy containers
  • Emirates takes off for Toronto
  • Mosel closed in June
  • Microlog-Südkraft rolling to East Europe for Goodyear
  • A warm welcome from the ITJ at transport logistic

Maritime Global Netweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • BIMCO backs Quality Coastal State concept
  • Golden Ocean buys and sells
  • UK flag tops Paris MOU
  • Intertanko calls for action over high sulphur bunkers

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Guilty plea in marine products bid rigging case
  • Incat Crowther to design overnighter
  • 2007 Bateman Award goes to Senator Susan Collins
  • U.S. mariner LNG training standards agreed
  • Contract for first Twin Marine Lifter

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Audit finds Port of Seattle should review some procedures
  • Evergreen launches new S-series vessel
  • Peregrine falcon family calls Port of Olympia home
  • New agreement paves way for US seafarers to crew LNG ships
  • Crowley Maritime receiving new boxes, chassis, gen sets

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bimco launches plans for micro-Secas
    GROUP proposes smaller sulphur emission control areas along with a pilot study of quality coastal and port states.
  • Bimco unveils third way for air emissions reduction
  • Athenian Sea acquitted of 'magic pipe' charges
    CALIFORNIAN jury throws out all counts in 'magic pipe' prosecution against Greek company.
  • Indonesian shipbuilding starts to see revival
    SHIPBUILDING industry is finally enjoying some benefit from the global boom.
  • Ports find refuge under new UK planning rules
    COULD port development in the UK finally be freed from decades of bureaucratic inertia with the mooted reform on planning rules?
  • Laying to rest the ghosts of recycling
    IT is easy to blether on about recycling, but there is a great deal more to this than merely ripping old ships apart.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • US breaking box records
    THE NATIONAL Retail Federation predicts the US will hit a new container throughput record in August, but will not suffer congestion problems
  • Global oil shut-ins jump
    GLOBAL oil supply shut-ins shot up 28% in May compared with April, primarily due to unrest in Nigeria
  • Red Funnel Ferries sold yet again
    PRUDENTIAL'S infrastructure division has acquired Red Funnel Ferries from HBOS and the operator's staff for more than £200M ($399M)
  • LD Lines warns on Newhaven plan
    LD Lines, which took over Transmanche Ferries last month, has indicated that it might leave the UK port of Newhaven unless port facilities are improved
  • LPG carrier picks up drifting migrants
  • Cyclone Gonu heads for Iran
  • US sets standard for LNG seafarers
  • Golden Ocean grasps opportunities
  • 'K' Line opens Indian academy
  • Wallem emphasises officer mentoring
  • Whistleblowers 'fabricated evidence'
  • Oman ports closed as Gonu approaches

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Retailers: Slower peak growth ahead
    Growth of container traffic at top U.S. gateways into peak season won't match that of 2006, according to latest Port Tracker survey.
  • Cooperation by law enforcement aiding port security
  • Customs appoints Winkowski as field operations chief
  • Tentative settlement in Canadian Pacific rail strike
  • Widdows takes congestion message to Europe
  • Logistics costs rise
  • CSAV Norasia extends Asia calls
  • Maersk adds Piraeus to Scan Med
  • Seaway traffic declines
  • Pirated goods topped $200B
  • Agility wins $2.8B Iraq option

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Maersk revises Scanmed service
  • Tentative deal to end CP Rail strike ' 'strike will end in the next few days'
  • BLC Baltic Container Line introduces call in Esbjerg
  • Madagascar container terminal expansion drives purchase of four new RTGs

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Sovcomflot ship in African rescue
    Recently delivered LPG carrier picks up 42 drifters off Cape Verde, one of whom subsequently dies.
  • Barely winged
    Richard Wingfield denies DoJ any "gotcha" moments, but prosecutors have used him to set the stage for contradicting witnesses.
  • Maersk goes to Piraeus
    Danish boxship line to link Greek port with Scandinavia in service revamp.
  • Person leaves
    BW Gas financier will replace departing Ocean Heavylift head.
  • Russians eye Varna
    Transport minister Igor Levitin strikes deal for rail ferry service from Kavkaz to Bulgarian port.
  • Deja vu?
    OSG hikes dividend on good prospects but, again, investors fail to lift the stock price.
  • 'Not guilty'
    Mike Chalos has beaten whistleblower testimony to win the first-ever US jury acquittal of a shipowner in a 'magic pipe' case.
  • Navy ship fires at Danica White
    US vessel said to have shot across the bows of Danish vessel being led away by Somali pirates.
  • Zaliv wins hull deal
    Ukrainian shipbuilder to construct two MPPs for Dutch yard group Bodewes.
  • Smuggling arrests in Nigeria
    Six bunker vessels held by navy for theft and piracy in and around Lagos.
  • Out with the old
    Golden Ocean confirms the departure of two 1990-built panamaxes for $60m en bloc.
  • Fal secures tanker funding
    Citibank to loan $102m to Sharjah-based company for two aframaxes being built at HHI.
  • Cape crusader
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean gets super rate for capesize relet it took for five years.
  • Turkish ferries up for grabs
    City of Istanbul to invite bids to run Istanbul Deniz Otobusleri for 10 years.
  • Tender training insufficient
    UK investigators also blame inadequate manning for crewman's death on board Thomson cruiseship's passenger boat.
  • MAL cruiseship back in July
    Empress of the North to undergo final repairs in Portland after grounding off Alaska.
  • Eastern Echo orders in Spain
    Newly formed Dubai-based seismic firm inks deal for series of X-Bow ships at Barreras yard.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • U.K. flag tops Paris MOU "White List"
  • Maersk adding Greek call to North Europe/Med loop
  • Crowley receives shipment of reefer equipment
  • Budget for Los Angeles airports approved
  • Southwest selects cargo IT solutions from Lufthansa Systems
  • Hellmann named Genesee & Wyoming CEO
  • E. coli found in California ground beef
  • 60 tons of domestic beef mistakenly shipped to Korea
  • California electronics manufacturer bought for $3.6 billion
  • Seminar on 10+2 program planned
  • Albertsons adopts new monitor for reefer cargo
  • Florida ag agency warns Caribbean mites may reach state
  • U.S. container volume set for August high
  • EU governments should pay for port infrastructure links
  • DP World wins Dakar concession
  • Panama Canal Authority seeks program manager for canal expansion
  • Savi to build RFID lane between Savannah and Shanghai

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 6, 2007
  • Court throws out magic pipe charge
    Jurors rejecting crew evidence over oily-water discharges in an industry first.
  • OPEC warns on oil price
    Amid calls for more production, cartel warning biofuels could push oil prices 'through the roof'.
  • Bakri grows its storage capacity
    Fuel oil trader and bunker supplier wants to 'enhance its presence' through infrastructure projects.
  • New fuel oil player makes an impact
    Morgan Stanley buys 'four parcels in two days' as Asian fuel oil prices firm.
  • Retroactive price falls
    Japanese bunker agreement sees prices fall for the first time in five months.
  • Bunkering remains on hold in Fujairah hub
    Tropical cyclone forces Omani ports to close. Crude oil prices rise on fears of disruption.

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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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