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October 9, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dubai's next target: 200,000 cruise tourists
    The Gulf emirate of Dubai, which has established itself as the leading cruise destination between Europe and Asia within the last few years, is targeting 200,000 cruise tourists for the 2007-2008 winter season.
  • Titan Petrochem to rely less on shipping oil
    Titan Petrochemicals Group Ltd is building China's biggest ship-repair yard to cut the tanker operator's reliance on shipping oil.
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may extend slide
    The cost of shipping Middle East crude to Asia, the world's busiest market for supertankers, may fall for a seventh day as a surplus of ships compete for cargoes.
  • DP World to invest 455m euros in Dakar port

Sched Netweb site
  • Giant 10,062-TEU Cosco Asia docks at Xiamen's XICT terminal
  • Evergreen launches weekly service from Asia to East Med November 9
  • President Arroyo inspects ICTSI-owned container port in Shandong
  • Delays in clearing cargo backlog after Auckland dock strike
  • California's Jerry Brown seeks EPA action on 'global warming' ship gas
  • Logistics giant Transnet studies Durban container expansion plan
  • IATA reports strong airfreight volumes in August
  • Northern Nigerian state expects US$475 million invested in cargo zone
  • DHL launches eMailShip service to streamline procedures

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM's CNC offers 4 new intra-Asia services
  • Samudera Shipping orders two containerships
  • Hanjin Shipping to launch E. Med & Black Sea (EBX) service with TNWA & UASC
  • Maersk Line expects 'satisfactory' earnings only in 2009
  • Marshall Islands Registry strengthens presence in Japanese market
  • Inchcape Shipping completes Adsteam acquisition in New Zealand
  • WCA Family adds networking expertise by inducting David Pook
  • China Shipping Development to expand fleet
  • Pacific Basin eyes more China terminals
  • APM Terminals opens new facility in China
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk revamps marine officer training
  • Cruise ships chartering to attract tax incentives
  • Sical Logistics bags 'Best Bulk Logistics Provider' award
  • R. Radhakrishnan unanimously elected FFFAI Chairman for 2007-09
  • Higher MEP discourages onion exports
  • With robust 11 pc growth in H1 cargo handling, MbPT sights MoS' fiscal target
  • GMB wins Inmex Award for Excellence
  • Rupee ends at 39.58 per dollar-nine-year high
  • Forex reserves shoot up by record $ 11.9 bn in a week
  • Relief package-II gives exporters a better deal
  • Nath to ask for more!
  • DGFT tells exporters to deal in non-dollar currencies

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • René Rahm joins Dr Acél & Partner AG
  • Evergreen to launch Asia-Eastern Mediterranean service
  • Air China to connect Athens with Beijing
  • Algeria: shortlist for privatization of rail net operator Infrafer
  • Thiel FashionLifestyle augments textile services in Macedonia

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding books more box ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Northwind Marine builds boat for East Coast fire/rescue work
  • Evergreen Line to begin new Asia/Med service
  • Boeing engineers to speak at PDX noise committee meeting
  • Port Tracker report sees drop in container moves
  • Cutter STEADFAST earns Coast Guard award

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • NYK seeks damages for Hyundai Fortune loss
    SHIPPING giant launches massive compensation claim for cargo destroyed by fire.
  • Hyundai Fortune legal tussle stepped up
  • Singamas launches share sale to fund growth
    CONTAINER maker to sell up to $50m worth of new shares to raise funds for a massive expansion plan.
  • Novorossiysk port eyes London listing
    NOVOROSSIYSK Commercial Sea Port is to undertake a share offer and listing on the London Stock Exchange.
  • The sad truth about spills
    THERE are still a large number of oil spills and shipping has something to do with it.
  • Bulkers need the best
    THERE is a serious problem emerging with the retirement en masse of so many senior industry figures.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Novorossiysk tries again for IPO
    After an abortive attempt to raise $700M to fund its expansion plan a year ago, the Novorossiysk Sea Port Co (NTMP) has announced its intention to make an IPO on the London and Moscow stock markets next month
  • Greens protest at Baltic nuke boat
    GREENPEACE protestors have boarded a ship that was transporting 4.8 tonnes of spent nuclear fuel including plutonium from Sweden to the UK
  • New rules on seafarer medicals
    A SET of revised guidelines for conducting medical fitness examinations for seafarers has been issued by the Philippines' Department of Health
  • Dubai to build maritime university
    DUBAI Maritime City has announced that it will build a maritime university on a 300ha land reclamation site
  • JV shipyard project for Garware
    Garware Offshore Services is to set up a shipyard in India that will concentrate on building offshore supply vessels as part of a joint venture deal with the Norwegian builder Havyard Leirvik
  • Car carrier CO2 footprint studied
    WHILE flag states are still seeking a strategy to reduce ocean shipping's carbon emissions, an environmental performance audit has been launched for all transport modes including shipping
  • Costa joins marketing triumvirate
  • US box ports suffer slowdown
  • Dry bulk to stay strong till 2010
  • Korea to keep its lead over China
  • Tamils' last gun-runner sunk
  • DPW downplays another IPO report
  • Yangzijiang wins 13-ship contract
  • Krosa creates chaos

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Retailers trim container forecast
    Port Tracker survey expects growth this peak season to be a disappointment for ports and ocean carriers.
  • APL conducts successful security test at Oakland
  • NYK adds Mumbai logistics
  • Record for Inttra portal
  • Martinar taps Miami GM
  • India ports tonnage up
  • World signs with Etihad
  • Bromma wins Hyundai order
  • Controversy swirls around Bayonne port deal
  • Limitations temper gateway ambitions of U.S. ports
  • China optimism tempered by challenges: U.S. survey

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Brazil opens up to foreign dredging
  • Threat of further German rail strikes
  • Typhoons batter Asia
  • Ports of Auckland asks for help in breaking impasse as more strikes loom
  • Gdansk celebrates new container terminal

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Trading blows
    EU is set to spark policy punch-up by including shipping in emissions scheme by 2012, experts warn.
  • Napoli report date set
    Report into loss of Zodiac containership not due until March 2008, 14 months on.
  • Troim resigns
    Bjorn Sjaastad replaces Tor Olav Troim as CEO of Knightsbridge Tankers.
  • Paragon picks panamaxes
    Compatriot owner said to have sold 2006-built pair to Michael Bodouroglou-led bulker player for $178m.
  • Cork-Swansea link to return?
    Potential operators consider restarting Ireland to Wales ferry run, but tonnage is scarce.
  • Hot property
    Icelandic owner Eimskip has paid for recent Atlas acquisition by selling real estate worth $391m.
  • Hyundai hits new heights
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder sees share price soar as market anticipates record profits.
  • UBS backs STX Pan Ocean
    Switzerland-based bank takes 5.5% holding in Korean bulker owner for $270m.
  • Gotland sells Hoburgen
    Swedish owner offloads Swedish Orient-chartered 1986-built ro-ro to Finland's Lillgaard.
  • A bridge too far?
    India's shipping council in spat with Hindus over the Sethusamudram Ship Canal project.
  • Titan plots new course
    Hong Kong-listed owner looks to shiprepair for reliable earnings as it moves to reduce tanker activity.
  • Fredriksen sells again
    Oslo-listed Seadrill offloads Apexindo for $220m before predicting record profits.
  • Greatship linked to duo
    Great Eastern's offshore unit reportedly signs for support ships at Mazagon Dock in India.
  • Eurasia denies evacuation
    Manager of Hong Kong-flagged vessel rubbishes suggestions crew were rescued from ship in typhoon off China.
  • Garware eyes yard
    Indian owner looks likely to found own offshore vessel shipyard with Norway's Havyard Leirvik.
  • Sea Diamond claims diver
    Greek man said to have suffered decompression sickness rising too quickly from Louis Cruises wreck.
  • Severnaya surges
    Russian yard's 2006 profit grows by half in run up to merger with neighbour Baltiisky.
  • Alaska faces pay headache
    Unlicensed crew members reject state ferry owner's latest pay offer.
  • Daewoo looks North
    South Korean shipbuilder says it may consider building a $150m block plant north of the border.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • Indian shipping line one of three to bid for Bulgarian company
  • INTTRA says volumes have doubled in 2007
  • Fast Sealift Ships transferred to MarAd
  • Bernuth Lines plans bunker charge increase
  • OceanSchedules.com targets China, Brazil
  • Air France-KLM cargo network on Unisys' freight portal
  • Finnish airline joins Cargo 2000
  • DP World begins freight rail service in India
  • Buffett's railroad interest chugs along
  • London's £16 billion rail project cleared
  • Industry veterans start 3PL
  • China reduces duties on imported audio-video products
  • TSA streamlines international outreach
  • Griffin new boss at Agility Project Logistics
  • Shippers' Voice Web site launched
  • Coast Guard works to overcome port inspection challenges
  • Port Tracker: Shipments of retail goods weak
  • Politicians seek to keep containers in Brooklyn
  • China's biggest cold storage facility to boost capacity at Qingdao
  • S. Calif. ports to fund more than 100 LNG drayage tractors
  • Bromma spreaders headed for Hyundai Busan terminal

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • All time high on Stena Line's Poland service
    September was the first month ever with more than 9,000 freight units carried by the Stena Line vessels on the Karlskrona ' Gdynia route. In May, the service was expanded with the chartered-in Finnarrow and the time table has been ...
  • First private Danish pilot service established
    The first private Danish pilot service has been established in Fredericia. Eight former pilots from the Fjord & Bælt pilotage has formed their own private company called Danish Pilot Service A/S and is now offering pilot services to and from ...
  • Those who leave Norwegian tax system are punished
    Those shipping companies that chose to leave the new Norwegian tax system are punished severely. Not only must they settle all of the back-tax immediately, rather than over 10 years, but the tax is calculated on the vessels' market ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 8, 2007
  • INTERTANKO: Numbers still add up to distillate solution
    INTERTANKO official says new research is bad news for scrubbers, while distillate proposal is 'at worst CO2 neutral'.
  • Colonial revises barge rates
  • Cruise ship claims another victim
    Diver investigating sunken vessel dies, worries about uncollected fuel persisting.
  • EU could cap CO2 from ships by 2012
    Shipping urged to be prepared for possible inclusion in EU trading scheme for greenhouse gas.
  • Kuwait: New barges to arrive soon
    One of two large, newbuild bunker barges launching in Singapore expected to reach Kuwait early next month.
  • Rotterdam market remains firm
  • Singapore: Aegean changes contact details
  • Singapore floating storage plans 'ideal for bunker traders'
    Phase 2 feasibility study to be completed by end-2008.
  • Typhoon closes Chinese ports
    Shanghai and Ningbo ports have temporarily ceased operations.
  • Australia: 380 cst prices surpass 180 cst
    Price differential between 380 cst material 180 cst material inverted.

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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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