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January 18, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Transpacific container lines remain bullish about 2007
    CONTAINER shipping lines operating on the transpacific trade remain bullish about market conditions this year, citing strong cargo demand and lower estimates of capacity growth, despite a forecast supply/demand spread of up to 5.4 per cent.
  • Lloyd's insurers see rates fall
    LLOYD's of London insurers Atrium Underwriting plc and Hardy Underwriting plc said insurance prices declined in places not prone to natural disasters.
  • S'pore K-Line aims to double Aframax fleet by 2015
    SINGAPORE-based K-Line Pte Ltd plans to double the size of its Aframax oil tanker fleet to 20 vessels in eight years, a top company official said.
  • Persian Gulf tanker rates may rise as Opec fails on cut pledge

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA predicts balanced supply and demand relationship on trades in '07
  • SCT announces new service KSX from ZIM Line
  • Jining-Tongliao railway volume surpasses 18m tons
  • Yingkou port handles 1m TEU in 2006
  • Safmarine celebrates building of new vessel
  • Northport leverages demand for halal products among Muslim nations
  • Garment exporters cry foul over THC hikes in Sri Lanka
  • Changi posts record results for cargo in 2006
  • Atlanta No 1 airport in US for 2nd year running
  • BT lays Royal Mail low with enormous TNT contract

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Rogers Logistics WWL India launched
  • Asian freight rates hit 18-month high
  • World forum on navigation to meet in Kochi
  • GE Shipping takes delivery of MR product tanker
  • Onion exports up by 59 pc
  • Rs 111-cr. Exim Bank credit for Guinea-Bissau
  • Car producers studying scope for dedicated export facility at Tuna & Hazira ports
  • Maharashtra too plans dedicated ports for automobile exports
  • Rlys may offer sops to entice new players
  • National Bulk Handling Corp. may opt for foreign collaboration to augment warehousing capacities
  • CONCOR's Q3 net jumps by impressive 21 pc
  • Lalu may unveil attractive seasonal discount schemes for freight in Rly Budget
  • Expanded duty drawback scheme may replace DEPB
  • Fieo hails move to streamline exports
  • Phase out tax sops, but gradually-PHDCCI
  • Move to set aside $ 10 bn from forex kitty to develop infrastructure
  • External commercial borrowings limit hiked to $ 22 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Happy birthday Horst O. A. Schunck
  • "Safmarine Mulanje" to join the Safmarine Fleet
  • Air Baltic posts record results
  • Ökombi: new Regensburg'Trento ro-mo
  • Geodis: sales rose in fiscal 2006

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • ITF ' fatigue "clear risk"
  • SpecTec signs deal with James Fisher
  • ECIC changes fuel charge

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • India's ABG Shipyard books $229 million order
  • Leadership changes at W&O Supply
  • Foss Maritime reorganizes corporate structure
  • MARAD seeks comments on boosting U.S.-flag LNG fleet

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok gantry crane purchase
  • TSA member carriers look for growth in 2007
  • AAPA management conference will focus on Latin America/Caribbean
  • Stark Investments taps Dinsmore as Infrastructure Investment division boss
  • Horizon Lines adding new Micronesia/Palau service

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Angelopoulos returns to drybulk with capesizes
    THEODORE Angelopoulos has taken his first step back into the dry bulk market with a 180,000-tonner, the Ferro Goa.
  • Quintana reigns as king of kamsarmax
  • Star in timely $345m deal for eight TMT bulkers
    'BLANK cheque' company clinches a deal to acquire eight bulk carriers from Taiwan's TMT Co.
  • Pacific First places $229m India yard order
    A LITTLE known Singapore shipowner Pacific First Shipping has placed a $229m, 12-vessel order with ABG Shipyard in India.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • König's Marenave builds its fleet
    HAMBURG 17 January ' Marenave Schifffahrts, Germany's first listed ship investment company, has added two more Panamax product tankers to its fledgling fleet
  • Easy winter for Baltic icebreakers
    THE first Finnish icebreaker left its base in Helsinki today, almost two months later than usual as an unusually mild winter has led to slow icing of the Baltic
  • Tallink continues strong performance
    ESTONIAN ferry company Tallink had a strong start to its current financial year, with net profit in the quarter to 30 November 2006 more than trebling that of the 2005 period
  • Court backs Eurotunnel debt plan
    THE Paris Commercial Court has added its backing to Eurotunnel creditors in supporting the company's debt restructuring programme
  • Titan accepts New Carissa challenge
    US salvor Titan has reached agreement with the State of Oregon regarding removal of the wreck of the bulk carrier New Carissa
  • Hamburg Süd owner Oetker dies
    One of Germany's most celebrated entrepreneurs and ship owners, Rudolf August Oetker, died in a Hamburg hospital yesterday
  • Port congestion hits Rio Tinto profits
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean#1
  • Caribbean #2: Ro-pax assists in migrant rescue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • LA-Long Beach caps record year
    The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex handled a record 15.76 million TEUs in 2006, an increase of 11 percent from the previous year.
  • APM Terminals alleges NY-NJ Port Authority violated lease
  • Vancouver TEUs up 25%
  • Virginia ports sign long-term deal with CSAV
  • Halterm sale completed
  • CMA CGM makes Caribbean move
  • Business wants Doha revival
  • Lakes traffic flat in 2006
  • "K" Line opens Poland office
  • Guatemalan port union leader killed
  • Kuehne & Nagel expands in Japan

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Maersk adds direct links between Asia and the Middle East
    Maersk Line is reshuffling capacity to launch a new loop and add direct calls to Japan and South Korea on its Asia-Middle East network in March and April.
  • Rising tide lifts all boats in charter market
  • Australian terminals to apply electronic import deliveries
  • Tamil Nadu government green-lights Colachel hub project
  • Zim launches four-ship Korea Straits Express
  • UASC wants to move into Northern China through slot swaps
  • CSAV sign five year deal with Virginia
  • Bird flu outbreak stalls Japan's poultry exports
  • Australian meat exports break records in 2006

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Star power
    Petros Pappas' US 'spac' emerges from the shadows to snap up 8-ship bulker fleet from TMT.
  • K Line in aframax push
    Japanese owner's Singapore arm KLPL to double fleet to 20 ships in eight years.
  • Wan Hai hopes to fuel profits
    Taiwanese boxship line thinks lower bunker and charter costs will offset falling freight rates in 2007.
  • Third ship fingered in Italy crash
    Early investigations suggest other vessel may have blocked container ship's view before collision which killed four.
  • It's a Goa for Metrostar
    Angelopoulos' firm takes delivery of Imabari newbuild as fleet grows to four.
  • Lasco sells to Marenave
    Latvian owner confirms Konig fund will buy two vessels to free up capital for newbuilding programme.
  • Grain of comfort for Cargill
    US agricultural commodities giant hails 'outstanding results' as profit leaps a third in second quarter.
  • Concordia loses Halliburton fight
    Swedish owner must pay $3.6m after court rules it should compensate US group for VLCC conversion work.
  • Filipino treble
    White List status maintained, employment at new high, remittances near record $2bn.
  • EU lays down law
    Unions told Polish yards must meet profit and capacity targets if they are to keep state aid.
  • Drive unit blamed for accident
    Canada's BC Ferries must install alarms after loading error tipped truck into water.
  • ABG wins bulky order
    Little known owner places $229m order at Indian yard for three supramaxes and nine AHTS units.
  • Tallink in strong start
    Expanded Estonian ferry operator posts bigger profit for first quarter after adding Silja Line.
  • DPRK wheeling round sanctions?
    North Korea accused of using Cambodia-flagged vessel to import bicycles from Russia via Japan.
  • Yang Ming sees revenue rise
    Taiwanese box line expecting 10% boost in turnover as trade grows this year.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Maersk adding service to Asia/Middle East
  • NileDutch, Delmas to start East Coast South America/West Africa loop
  • Germanischer Lloyd restructuring maritime services division
  • MarAd seeks comments on LNG trade
  • MOL holding safety conferences for seafarers
  • "K" Line (Deutschland) moves into Poland
  • Rudolf Oetker, shipping entrepreneur, dies at 90
  • Swiss WorldCargo selects Mercator as IT partner
  • New Lufthansa Cargo boss anticipates good 2007
  • Continental to start Newark/Athens flights
  • CSX hazmat derailment ties up Louisville
  • Penalties for new HTS rules to kick in Feb. 20
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens Narita, Japan logistics center
  • DSV now one brand, looking to Central Europe for takeovers
  • Report: Macquarie, DP World among others bidding for HHLA
  • APM Terminals North America takes New York-New Jersey complaint to FMC
  • Union sues Coast Guard over Aker/OSG tankers
  • Philadelphia doubles intermodal incentive
  • Heavy-duty mobile crane for Madagascar port
  • Companies study auto ports in India

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Sundbusserne threatened by huge tax claim
    Sundbusserne, the passenger vessels sailing between Helsing'r and Helsingborg, have come into trouble with the customs authorities in both Sweden ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2007
  • Bunker spill due to severed finger
    Series of mishaps leading to ship grounding and fuel spillage.
  • Fuel still leaking into the sea near Ventspils
    Salvors wait for waves to calm before starting de-bunkering operations.
  • Cruise operators could boost Asian bunker market
    Sydney, Singapore, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama are likely to be industry's hubs.
  • Prices tumble in Rotterdam
    Prices falling in the European fuel oil market, but arbitrage opportunities to Asia still weak.
  • Rotterdam market continues downward trend
  • Saudi minister rules out emergency OPEC meeting
    Supply and demand in the crude oil market is ''healthy'', Saudi minister says.

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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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