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October 18, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • European cruises enjoy boom with US tourists
    Carnival Corp and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd are increasingly catering to US tourists who want to dodge the rising euro while visiting Europe. The trend will help reverse two years of share declines for both companies.
  • Piracy attacks off Somalia on the rise
    Piracy off Somalia is on the rise because an Islamic group that had cracked down on pirates was ousted, an official who tracks piracy cases off Africa's side of the Indian Ocean said.
  • Poland in US$400m deal to sell Gdansk shipyard
    Poland's Gdansk shipyard, birthplace of the Solidarity movement that helped bring down communism, will be sold to Ukrainian firm Donbass in a US$400 million deal to avoid bankruptcy, the head of the yard said.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line bags 'Best Shipping Line' in India award
  • Projects & equipment division of Transindia Freight Services to demerge into Allcargo Global Logistics
  • Shipping scrips lure FIIs
  • Indonesian vessel to be detained for non-payment of repair charges
  • Vini Container Lines appoints Bhargav Patil as General Manager
  • Allcargo introduces labelling system on export cargo consignments
  • WCAPN lays stress on networking
  • India and Mauritius seek new avenues of cooperation in shipping and road sectors
  • Container market posts 40 pc growth
  • Mercator to invest $ 300 m in dredging arm
  • India, 100 others spurn WTO draft formula on non-agricultural market access
  • Structural flaws in global trade
  • FM looking at a competitive exchange rate
  • ECGC hosting Berne Union's AGM

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Lars Carlsson heads up SEAaT
  • Ship Finance sells single hull ship
  • Oceanaut buys Restis ships
  • New Indian yard

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Bollinger yards convert tug and barge to ATB

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • US Barge celebrates delivery of first completed barge
  • Washington governor taps Hammond as new Transporation Secretary
  • Alaska/Horizon airlines open 'Future' check-in at Sea-Tac Airport
  • Port of Vancouver, USA receives clean audit report
  • Eight Fast Sealift Ships now working for MSC

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Odyssey Explorer master released
    US shipmaster of the Bahamas-flagged vessel has been provisionally freed after spending a night in prison.
  • A Spanish Odyssey hits dire straits
  • EU regulation puts maritime mutuality at risk
    LAW for settling conflicts between shipowners and P&I clubs will become uncertain if regulation is enforced.
  • Eni plans to pump $28bn in Libya
    ITALIAN oil group set to invest $28bn in Libya over the next 10 years, including building a new LNG plant.
  • Ghost fleet haunts Hartlepool
    ABLE UK reveals the full scale of the contracts that it could lose due to the 'ghost ships' row.
  • Green and efficient
    WHAT is the point of optimising ship design if it is delayed in port because of landside inefficiencies?

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • UK backs new Marine Bill
    A proposed new UK Marine Bill has received strong support following a public consultation exercise over the past month
  • Captain missing after collision
    THE captain of the small cargo ship Diamond 1 is missing following a collision involving his vessel off the port of Thessaloniki today
  • New Panamax could be even bigger
    THE maximum dimensions of very large container vessels allowed to transit the Panama Canal after its expansion in 2014 have yet to be fully confirmed
  • Odyssey Explorer captain freed
    A SPANISH judge has freed the captain of the flagship of treasure hunters Odyssey Maritime Exploration, while the owner's law firm says the detention contravenes Unclos
  • Boluda gets Les Abeilles at last
    SPAIN'S Boluda Group has officially acquired French tug company Les Abeilles from the Bourbon Group
  • Congress turns attention to crewing
    CONGRESS is today turning attention to crewing aboard merchant vessels and initial testimony shows opportunities and risk in the way officers and seafarers are trained and treated
  • Donbas to make a leader of Gdansk
  • EZRA reels off record profits
  • Caribbean integration 'years away'
  • Fifth ferry victim's body recovered
  • Spill bill may cost GenMar $6M

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Secure Freight Initiative underway
    Ports of Southampton, Qasim, and Cortez now scanning all ocean containers that are loaded aboard U.S.-bound vessels.
  • Report finds Customs 'inconsistent' on export screening
  • Shippers more accepting of port user fees
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens Baltimore auto center
  • House panel hears maritime industry's recruiting woes
  • Canada port gets first foreign shipment in years
  • Customs: 10+2 vital to security
  • Bulk gains at Prince Rupert
  • Philadelphia authority gets new port chairman
  • Vote coming on federal funding for NY rail tunnel
  • Air France-KLM, Delta in trans-Atlantic venture

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Piracy attacks on shipping up 14%
  • Ports of Auckland wins mediation
  • CMA CGM launches new Dakar coastal service
  • Norfolkline kicks out SNCF in favour of EWS

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Arbitration boost
    Sovcomflot loses bribery skirmish but House of Lords ruling means London wins as a centre for dispute resolution.
  • Ferry crews on pot?
    Canadian regulators express concerns about alleged marijuana use by BC Ferries crews.
  • Suing crewman reversed
    US appeals court overturns judgment against American Steamship Co in case with collective bargaining consequences.
  • Tide higher for Diana
    Analyst increases earnings estimates for US-listed Diana Shipping after Greek bulker owner buys new vessels.
  • Sign of the Times
    STX Pan Ocean (UK) launches post-panamax brace call for tender in British financial press.
  • Transpetrol picks up two
    Belgian owner to take Japanese newbuildings through bareboat deal with Mitsubishi.
  • Master dies in Greece
    A Cypriot captain has died after his vessel sank following a collision at a Greek port.
  • LRIT orphans
    "Orphan ships" may have to switch flag to comply with satellite-tracking system.
  • Carnival hikes dividend
    Miami- and London-based cruise company Carnival Corp boosts dividend by 14% to $0.40 per share.
  • Bute yard wins Calmac work
    Scottish state ferry monopoly picks island facility to overhaul 24 ships over three years.
  • Quixotic court fight
    Briese Schiffahrts sues freight forwarder in US court for $12m over fire on the multipurpose vessel Barbarossa during a windmill shipment.
  • BLT to trim down
    Indonesian owner could sell off tonnage to reduce its debt after $850m Chembulk takeover.
  • Diana shows its hand
    Greek owner confirms purchase of two NS Lemos capesizes with one starting five-year charter at nearly $75,000.
  • Asbestos appeal rejected
    House of Lords rules sufferers from lung-scarring pleural plaques not entitled to damages.
  • CSCL cleaning up
    China Shipping Group subsidiary buys up shares in sibling companies in $5.50m spree.
  • Yard leap for Dolphin
    Indian company Dolphin Offshore Enterprises said to be eyeing two shipbuilding facilities in Gujarat.
  • Seagull ferries grounded
    Malaysia's transport ministry suspends shipowner's services after fire that killed at least four people.
  • Oceanaut reveals all
    Excel Maritime-backed outfit spills the beans over what it paid for Restis ships and its charter plans.
  • C&M suspends duo
    Two directors of Aberdeen-based offshore player suspended following multi-million dollar delays to ship conversion.
  • You're on your own
    EU won't intervene in dispute over ferry link from Turkish north of Cyprus to Syria.
  • Well OOILed
    Orient Overseas (International) reports large gains in volumes and revenues for third quarter.
  • Aboitiz buys again
    Philippines ferry owner follows recent company and vessel purchase with $1.75m deal for Korean vessel.
  • Fincantieri steps up investment
    Italian group adding more cash to modernisation plan for Castellammare yard next year.
  • Much more for Muhibbah
    Malaysian shipyard eyes tankers and cargoships as it predicts doubled profit for 2007.
  • Malta Shipyards faces capacity squeeze
    Union attacks Grand Harbour redevelopment plan which could endanger repair work at yard.
  • PGS takes US plunge
    Norwegian survey ship owner boosts exploration capacity by buying Houston depth-imaging outfit.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Hanjin, Senator Lines starting Far East/Middle East service
  • CMA CGM starts Senegal coastal link
  • Seaboard outlines new bunker charges
  • Rate increase approved for Hawaii carrier Young Bros.
  • Guggenheim Aviation opts for three more 777 Freighters
  • CSX 3rd quarter profit up 24%
  • Senate panel gives DHS decent marks for maritime security
  • Zebra to acquire cargo IT firm Navis
  • Calif. electric carmaker moves forward with Chinese production plans
  • Weber Distribution opens Seattle cross-dock/storage facility
  • Mallory Alexander buys Texas NVOCC
  • FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications
  • Hutchison says reported Colombo terminal bid wrong
  • Pa. governor: Private investors interested in Philadelphia port
  • U.S. Vancouver port receives clean bill of financial health
  • Dunkirk's cargo up 2% after nine months

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Piracy attacks goes up again
    According to the IMB (International Maritime Bureau) robbery and piracy attacks against vessels went up 14 per cent in the first nine months of 2007, compared to the same period last year. The figures show that 198 attacks have been ...
  • Transfennica increases its capacity on St Petersburg
    In the end of October Transfennica adds a third call per week at St Petersburg. So far the ro-ro vessel Pauline Russ has maintained the service L'beck'St Petersburg twice a week. The additional calls will be operated with ...
  • Two Engineers sacked after bunker theft
    The Chief Engineer and the 1. Engineer from A. P. Møller-Mærsk's Estelle M'rsk has been sacked and reported to the police for at criminal investigation for theft. The pair had done some criminal business selling several hundred tons of ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 17, 2007
  • Aegean launches its own-brand lube
    Bunker logistics company says it will become the "first independent global retailer of marine lubricants".
  • Call for caution with 500 cst bunker fuel
    DNVPS adviser says ship operators need adequate technical knowledge before buying high viscosity material.
  • Rotterdam market remains firm
  • Singapore fuel oil imports set to drop
    November fuel oil cargo fixtures running at two year low.
  • 'Mega' oil storage for Chinese bonded port
    Yangpu to become petrochemical hub.
  • Samsung designs 'Goliath' container ship
    New building will be world's biggest container carrier.
  • Singapore prices tower over Tokyo
    Japan refiners expected to up prices 'severely'; Singapore prices rocket 12% in one week.
  • Singapore to focus on improving officers' skills
    IBIA and Singapore Maritime Association developing a course for bunker-tanker cargo officers.
  • Gladstone tight on bunkers
    Cargo replenishment due at the end of the month.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› 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
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
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%
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