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BRIEFS
July 10, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PSA to cap operations at India port due to tariff cuts
    PSA International is playing hardball with the Indian government over what the Singapore terminal operator says are unviable cuts to tariffs at its Tuticorin Container Terminal (TCT).
  • Kuwait seeks arrest of ex-minister over graft
    A tribunal in Kuwait has issued a warrant for the arrest of a former minister and ruling family member over his alleged role in a graft case, local media reported yesterday.
  • Surging ship supply to dampen freight rates
    Crude oil freight rates are likely to be squeezed by surging ship supply and a possible slowdown in the world economy despite growing oil trade, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Euroseas seeks more tonnage after US$73 million share sale ends
  • Cosco sets up logistics joint venture in Zhenjiang
  • China Shipping Container lines to end round-the-world loop
  • Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone Jan-May cargo volume soars 104pc
  • Hamburg Sud, Senator Lines scrap Southern Route as Senator downsizes
  • ICTSI to build 700,000-TEU container terminal in Colombia
  • Transshipments lead Mombasa 10pc cargo rise despite severe congestion
  • Hactl named as Korean Air Cargo's one-stop HK freight handler
  • China Southern starts new SE Asia routes this month
  • US border security checks reduce overseas visitors 17pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Spirit of MOL, ETA October
  • CIWTC handles 2 lakh tonnes of cargo
  • Great Offshore, Jindal may bag ONGC rig deals
  • L&T scanning West Coast for deep-draught, hi-tech shipbuilding yard site
  • INSA forms core group to deliberate on maritime constituency
  • MacAndrews launches UK-Spain reefer express
  • Hamburg Sud & Senator Lines end tie-up on Southern Route
  • CMA CGM & NYL Line to open 1st shipping line hinterland box terminal
  • AADA to impose peak season surcharge from August
  • Agility & Transcar awarded major freight contract
  • ICTSI JV company takes over Yantai Gangtong box terminal
  • Famous Pacific Shipping's Indonesian parent wins ISO 9001:2000
  • Overcapacity looms as ship orders soar to record high
  • ISS acquires leading marine ERP software firm
  • TT Club urges box terminal operators to install quay crane anti-collision systems
  • Textile giants resort to more imports from cheaper sources, cost reductions
  • Onion minimum export price up by 6.5 pc to $ 325 a tonne
  • On second thoughts, US may not take high Indian wine duties issue before WTO
  • Lift curbs & widen Nathu La doors for trade-China
  • Decks being cleared to ensure smooth docking
  • CONCOR-SCR logs 18 pc rise in Q1 ex-im traffic
  • Rlys have grand designs for major stations in metro cities
  • Nifty 50 record a decline in profit growth
  • ECGC sets sail for foreign shores; to cut premium for rupee-hit exporters
  • Education cess on wine imports off
  • Govt may need to earmark $ 1 bn to lay gas pipeline
  • Service tax collections may touch Rs 50,000 cr. in 2007-08

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Transa Spedition appoints new managers for Leipzig and Hanover
  • EMES increases capacity with 1,000 new reefers
  • Air Canada Cargo partners with Envirotainer
  • Better train connections for Germany's northern ports
  • Toll Holdings to take full control of Toll NZ

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Liability issues sink the Sunk VTS
  • Empress of North evacuation system failures

Marine Logweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Transocean licenses rig patents to Pride
  • $8.1 million Navy contract for NASSCO
  • Kirby buys Gulf Coast diesel service specialist
  • CMB takes stake in Anglo-Eastern
  • Carnival's Bob Dickinson to retire
  • LR releases ballast water treatment guide
  • Daewoo books $1.49 billion box ship order

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Initial Columbia Gateway tenant inks Letter of Intent with Port Vancouver
  • Crowley looks to academies for merchant marine candidates
  • Repair work completed on EMPRESS OF THE NORTH
  • Goldman Sachs investing in SSA parent company
  • Insurance club calling for crane boom sensor devices

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Braemar swoops for survey firm
    LONDON shipbroker is buying survey, engineering and loss adjusting firm Falconer Bryan for about £5.8m cash.
  • Braemar hits record and wants more
  • Tricolor broke collision rules, says court
    US Appeals court rules all three ships involved in the Tricolor casualty as well as vessel's own actions led to loss.
  • Salvors free grounded Napoli
    STRICKEN boxship successfully refloated from seabed after grounding a mile off Sidmouth.
  • Refugee crisis throws masters into the deep end
    WHO can blame ship masters for being at a loss as to what is the 'right' thing to do when faced with refugees at sea?
  • Separate systems
    WITHOUT the warning tones of a VTS operator who has detected it on his screen, the merely strange could be something horrific.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Speculation mounts on AT sale
    Speculation is mounting over the sale of Acciona Trasmediterranea, Spain's largest domestic ship owner
  • Oil to be retrieved from sunken ship
    SALVAGE experts have arrived in Mangalore on India's west coast to direct the process of retrieving oil from the capsized Eritrean cargo ship Denden
  • Crew stranded on infested ship
    TWENTY FIVE African crew members of the Panama-flagged cargo ship Meugang 1 remain stranded at Santander nearly a month after docking at the port in Northern Spain
  • Madrid adopts measures for non-EU crew
    THE Spanish government has adopted a new measure to facilitate the employment of non-EU seafarers on Spanish-flagged ships
  • Zaliv reports first-half growth
    AFTER a record year for newbuild orders last year, Ukrainian shipyard Zaliv - able to build larger ships than any Russian yard - said its 1H07 revenues have kept growing
  • Collision case a 'call to action'
    While reversing the earlier Tricolor decision, the Appeals Court concurred that this collision case underscores the need to revise the English Channel traffic system
  • Tricolor decision reversed
  • Five missing as OSV sinks
  • Cruise 'legend' to resign
  • Liner trades broaden advocacy in Brussels
  • Millennium hobbled by prop damage
  • PIC production scaled back
  • River Plate to be dredged to 11m
  • Wildcat T&T ferry strike sidelines passengers
  • Wheels falling off ILA racketeering case
  • Danish owners approve of tonnage tax

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • China ends currency export incentives
    China has scrapped a set of rules that provided incentives for exporters to repatriate foreign currency.
  • Panama Canal reviews bids
  • TACA holds surcharges
  • RFID market nears $7B
  • Evergreen extends lease at Port of Kaohsiung
  • PSA to trim box volume at Tuticorin
  • MSC Napoli refloated
  • ICTSI lays plans for new Colombia terminal
  • Fulmer Logistics names Stewart as new COO
  • Crowley program addressing maritime crewing shortages
  • Goldman Sachs acquires stake in SSA Marine

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Alianca in jungle upgrade
  • WSC to open office in Brussels
  • CLECAT establishes new working group to focus on environmental issues
  • APL and Californian ports test shipboard ballast water treatment system
  • MSC Napoli refloated

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • CMB takes Anglo-Eastern stake
    Belgian shipping group has jumped into ship management with purchase of 27% share in Hong Kong company.
  • OSG crests $90
    Tanker shares continue to defy gravity -- and spot rates -- and one US analyst suggests savvier investors may be the reason.
  • Offen teams with Glencore
    German containership operator does a deal to operate 16 products carriers in commercial partnership with top charterer.
  • Slick move from Top
    Greek-managed suezmax tanker sails from Chinese port having been held over oil spill.
  • Skaugen satisfied
    Norwegian tanker owner built first half profit as charter hire costs were slashed.
  • Sam Woo on the rise
    Hong Kong heavy-lift player ups annual profit as it eyes fleet expansion.
  • China top for new orders
    South Korea pushed into second place by rival while European shipyards' turnover by value soars.
  • Made it!
    Favourable weather conditions contribute to successful re-floating operation of grounded Napoli.
  • Essar wants Vietnam action
    Indian group examines shipping and energy tie-ups after founding steel mill.
  • Napoli to be refloated
    Work due to start Monday as UK's Maritime & Coastguard Agency opts to move ship while it can.
  • Daewoo on cloud nine
    Korean yard raises annual sales target after receiving nine-unit boxship order, but identity of owner still cloudy.
  • Pride orders at Samsung
    Tightening delivery times prompt US drilling contractor to ink $680m drillship without charter.
  • Millennium cruise cancelled
    Celebrity to pull two 12-night Mediterranean voyages after ship hits rock damaging both props.
  • US Navy charters pair
    US Shipping Partners wins employment for the two more of its tanker newbuildings at Nassco.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • FEFC's May westbound volume up 17.7%
  • Mediterranean Shipping starts Far East/Med loop
  • Second Circuit: Shared blame for Tricolor loss
  • MSC Napoli refloated
  • NYK opens new maritime academy in Philippines
  • Huang re-elected as Yang Ming chairman
  • Boeing shows off first assembled 787
  • Canada unveils Calgary air cargo transshipment program
  • Bear Stearns report: Slow railcar demand may continue
  • Global chambers of commerce agree to lobby for Doha completion
  • Former White House official Liang joins ST&R
  • Indian port tariffs driving PSA to downsize Tuticorin throughput
  • $150 million biofuels facility planned for Port of Vancouver USA
  • Port of Los Angeles buys out tenant for $17 million
  • $55.2 million dockworker death settlement upheld
  • L.A. labor group signs first pact with Chinese labor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 9, 2007
  • Aegean orders more tankers
    Bunker supplier has long-term plans for five additional service centres.
  • EU should back wind and solar power
    IMO blamed for 'lack of progress' in tackling emissions from ships.
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • No break in 'bull' run
    Asian fuel oil market pulls Singapore bunker prices to fresh highs.
  • Grounded container ship floats free
    UK salvage operation refloats container ship that triggered bunker spill alert.
  • Morgan Stanley buys first Middle East cargo
    Investment bank buys first Middle Eastern fuel oil cargo for July loading after taking up storage in Asia.
  • Global Risk Management hires new bunker staff
  • Analysts expect positive progress for Malaysia's bunker hub
    New facility should address the lack of storage space as well as lowering bunkering costs, research says.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
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.
PORTS
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
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
SHIPYARDS
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
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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