testata inforMARE
Cerca
22 November 2024 - Year XXVIII
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
01:29 GMT+1
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
September 13, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Titan's new yard able to hold largest ships
    SINGAPORE'S position as the world's busiest port and ship-repair centre is under almost immediate threat from China which recently overtook Germany as the world's third largest economy.
  • Global Sante Fe orders US$740m drillship
    GlobalSantaFe Corp, the offshore oil and gas driller being acquired by Transocean Inc for US$17 billion, ordered an ultra-deepwater drillship for US$740 million to capitalise on increasing demand from producers.
  • Are derivatives plays driving freight rates?
    Speculative buying of ocean freight derivatives may be behind some of the spectacular price rise seen for hauling dry commodities, but industry sources doubt big futures plays are driving sea freight to fresh peaks.
  • Gen Dynamics shortlisted for Canada Navy C$1.1b ship bid
  • Goldenport H1 profit jumps 49% to US$32m

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco to charter eight 13,100-TEU newbuilds from Seaspan
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan volume up 36pc at 6 million TEU to September
  • Samsung Heavy lands US$1.3 billion deal for five box ships, oil platform
  • Port of Tianjin expands navigation channel
  • Northeast China rail handles 7.8pc more cargo in first 8 months
  • ProLogis, Dalian Port to develop JV logistics park in Shenyang
  • Mac-Nels Line to launch direct service to Tasmania
  • Dallas to make Panama Canal expansion work for its prosperity
  • Kuehne + Nagel to provide supply chain solutions for Redline
  • Hactl's August throughput rises 8.4pc to 228,077 tonnes
  • Burma's Air Bagan launches Rangoon-Singapore service
  • Qatar Airways signs IT deal in Hong Kong with OAG Cargo

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Tripartite meet soon to resolve issues with shipping lines, says Radhakrishnan
  • Shreyas Shipping seeks more buyouts in logistics & warehousing sectors
  • SC allows dismantling of Blue Lady
  • 29 pc rise in spices exports
  • TPT draws up major capacity expansion plan
  • BPCL SPM slated for commissioning in November
  • Logistics parks on Railway Ministry's horizon
  • Parliament passes carriage by road bill
  • Rly freight earnings up by 10 pc in April-Aug.
  • Blue Dart launches Surfaceline
  • Richard F. Celeste appointed advisor to USIBC

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Horizon Lines reorganises top management
  • Takeover bidding sends ICG into first-half loss
  • AirBridgeCargo to launch Amsterdam-Tel Aviv-Moscow service
  • Croatia: Croatian Railways get no bidders
  • Basel to host St Gallen University's logistics service congress

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • New report highlights costs of Annex VI
  • GL passes 70m gt mark
  • LR rebrands in Greece
  • Panama set for major dredging project
  • Callisto Cosulich

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Hawaii Superferry set to resume service to Kauai
  • Algoma Central orders products tankers in China
  • Boustead Penang Shipyard books OSV contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Port of Vancouver, USA Commissioners Ok property deal, rail expansion work
  • Panama Canal seeks proposals for entrance dredging project
  • Crowley making investments to cut Caribbean fleet emissions
  • Seattle port board backs Proposition 1
  • Port of Tacoma taps Dickerson as senior contract administrator

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Gazprom on prowl for LNG vessels
    RUSSIAN gas giant to call tender for up to 20 carriers to support Shtokman project.
  • Gazprom set for foray into US LNG market
  • Boxship orderbook has reached 'disturbing level'
    INVESTMENT bank Dresdner Kleinwort issues warning, soon after Seapsan's and Zim's recent mega ship orders.
  • Rickmers Maritime adds four boxships
    SINGAPORE-based Rickmers Maritime takes over newbuild quartet from parent Rickmers Group.
  • Problems plague Iraq's port plans
    IRAQ'S's government needs to prove itself before it can access a $400m loan.
  • Paying to stay safe
    GETTING ship operators to pay a voluntary fee to boost safety in international waterways is easier said than done.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • OPEC move brings relief to tankers
    Opec's quota increase should stimulate fixtures in 4Q07 after a "very weak" 3Q07, says Dahlman Rose analyst Omar Nokta
  • MarAd exorcises 100th ghost
    AN ageing Victory Ship that had been moored at Beaumont, Texas has become the 100th ghost ship to be banished from the Maritime Administration-operated reserve fleet
  • US unions cut deals on LNG crews
    NOW that several companies vying to provide LNG services in the US have agreed to use American crews, unions have followed suit in cutting deals with the firms
  • Bangladesh ship catches fire again
    Bangladesh Shipping Corporation's oil tanker Banglar Shourabh caught fire at the Chittagong Dry Dock on Tuesday afternoon
  • NCL lets cruise ship option lapse
    AKER Yards confirms that the option for Norwegian Cruise Line's third 'F3' post-Panamax newbuild has expired without being exercised
  • SCI seeks partners to buy shipyard
    SHIPPING Corp of India has decided to foray into shipbuilding, opening talks with foreign shipyards for a joint venture in India
  • Hawaii fears ferry ruling fallout
  • Tiong Woon needs to grow new arm
  • Eitzen to use Orion for growth plan
  • STX to raise $630M in Korea IPO
  • Japan, China not welcome in strait
  • Wunma inquiry told of class change
  • Singapore owner buys Chinese yard
  • Rickmers expands box fleet
  • Market questions OPEC output surge
  • DFDS goes on acquisition warpath

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Canadian National ready for opening of Fairview terminal at Prince Rupert port
    New box port in northern British Columbia will funnel container traffic to U.S. via Chicago and Memphis hubs.
  • Fredriksen raises TUI stake
  • Exports trim U.S. trade gap
  • U.S., China in quality pact
  • Rickmers buys box ships
  • New Montreal port CEO
  • CCNI opens China-India route
  • Port of Vancouver, Wash., approves rail project
  • MC Shipping deal done
  • Tuticorin plans expansion
  • Lufthansa volume up 2.5%

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • PSA orders more cranes
  • Rotterdam breaks even
  • Meratus deploys new containership
  • Transfennica to launch Zeebrugge/Bilbao service

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Marine losers?
    Hull insurers worry about crewing crisis and claims while offshore energy rivals are in the money.
  • Hyundai stock jump probed
    Hyundai Merchant Marine asks regulators to investigate possible stock manipulation.
  • Diana could buy ships
    Bear Stearns analyst says Diana Shipping's public offering announcement could net two to three capesizes.
  • Brazil puts up $327.5m for ships
    Owner Log-In Logistica Intermodal gets government loan to pay for five containership newbuildings.
  • Diana Shipping offers shares
    Athens-based bulker owner to offer 10 million shares, although company is mum about the reason.
  • Tax scrap continues in Norway
    Solvang and Farstad latest owners to criticise government's new proposed tax regime.
  • Gazprom to tender LNG ships
    Russian company reportedly to tender 20 LNG carriers for the Shtokman field.
  • A tale of two Capitals
    Evangelos Marinakis' newly listed tanker outfit Capital Product Partners buys unit from parent Capital Maritime.
  • Hornbeck lawsuit dropped
    Plaintiffs in securities cases pull out of federal lawsuit against Hornbeck Offshore Services.
  • HHM pays up in settlement
    South Korean owner Hyundai Merchant Marine reaches agreement with US regulators to pay $680,000 for alleged Shipping Act violations.
  • Rickmers buys Rickmers four
    Rickmers Maritime makes four additions to its fleet with resale purchase from parent.
  • Fredriksen ups TUI stake
    Norwegian owner ups shareholding in parent of liner company Hapag-Lloyd to over 5%.
  • Petra Perdana pens more
    Malaysian owner inks another quartet of work barges and buys second-hand AHTS.
  • Attica mum on purchases
    Greek owner not giving much away about two ro-ros it has bought for EUR 30.4m in total.
  • Boustead builds two
    Malaysian shipyard group announces deals with domestic owners for AHTS and well-testing vessel.
  • Star ship enterprise?
    DS Orion falls to Norwegian hunter Camillo Eitzen, but is shipowning return written in the stars for Dane?
  • Shreyas ready for action
    Indian feedership owner's boss Anil Devli reveals sizeable pot of cash for more acquisitions.
  • Dockwise wins US charter
    Heavy-lift owner will provide a ship for operational tests run by Military Sealift Command.
  • Kaspar mulls ferry question
    Azerbaijan's national owner considers order for up to four new ships, possibly in Croatia.
  • Smit takes the plunge
    Dutch salvage and shipping group buys remote-operated-vehicle specialist GB Diving.
  • DFDS talks strategy
    Danish owner puts thinking cap on and shakes up shipping operations to secure future market share.
  • NCL says no
    Star Cruises' unit not going ahead with third 150,000-gt cruiseship at Aker Yards in France.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Giuseppe Bottiglieri orders two more post-Panamax bulk carriers
  • ESPMC-WITASS lines increasing Guayaquil THC
  • St. Lawrence Seaway cargo down 14%
  • Britain struck by new foot-and-mouth case
  • Chiquita executives avoid charges in Colombia terrorist protection case
  • Former NIT League Chairman Barr dead at 57
  • Borders to close Ohio DC, shift work to Calif., Pa., Tenn.
  • Sharper Image faces sales slump, to close East Coast DC
  • OTS Logistics Group acquires U.K.-based Ocean Express
  • Panama Canal Authority requests bids for Pacific entrance dredging
  • New York terminals raising charges
  • Tampa moving forward with container terminal expansion

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • NSA to test legality of tax proposal
    The legality of the Norwegian government's new tax proposal is to be tested by top lawyers engaged by the Norwegian ...
  • BW Shipping assess CO2 tanker design
    BW Shipping tries to design a carbon dioxide (CO2) tanker to transport the gas from were it is produced to ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2007
  • Warning on distillate fuel switch cost
    Billions of dollars and CO2 penalty for wholesale conversion away from fuel oil bunkers.
  • Confidence holds in dry-bulk sector
    Freight rates double last year's levels.
  • Insurer warns of rise in 'dubious spill claims'
    P&I Club renews attack on European Union's approach to oil pollution at sea.
  • Titan looking to enter Hong Kong bunker market
    Chief executive says it wants to 'break the mould'.
  • Rotterdam bunkers firm in line with crude
  • Titan shipyard launches second bunker tanker
    Shipyard still has 20 vessels on order to be delivered by 2009; Titan Spirit to head for Singapore.
  • Pakistan refiner plans ex-pipe bunkering
    Plans are underway to build facilities for ex-pipe bunkering from terminals to jetties.
  • New bunker trading firm in Australia
    Universal Bunkering takes on staff and business of Braemar Seascope Pty. Ltd.
  • ExxonMobil confirms Singapore cracker project
    Refiner says new unit will not mean less product for the bunker market.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%)
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.
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
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
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
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
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.
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
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%
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%
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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.
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
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"
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
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
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
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
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
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
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%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
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.
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.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
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
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
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
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
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
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
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
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
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile