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December 18, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • More integration sought for maritime sector
    Greater integration in the maritime industry is the focus of an initiative to be launched by the National University of Singapore's Centre for Maritime Studies at the conclusion of its Global Maritime and Intermodal Logistics Conference.
  • Screening trial for containers to commence
    There is to be a six-month trial to see how feasible it is to screen every shipping container bound to the US from Singapore.
  • Newcastle coal prices near record on harbour congestion
    Coal prices at Australia's Newcastle port stayed near a record on concern that congestion at the harbour will worsen after a regulator rejected plans to change the way shipping capacity is allocated.
  • Daewoo profits plunge 67% to 11.3b won
  • China shipping firms to expand oil tanker fleets
  • US steps up anti-piracy operations off Somalia
  • SSA takes to the seas for a good cause

Sched Netweb site
  • Shipowners deplore rivalry for crewmen, but welcome workplace regulation
  • China increases pace of Xinjiang-Central Asia transport network building
  • MOL opens St Petersburg office to expand Russian operations
  • Hutchison ups investment in Bahamas CT as Phase 4 begins
  • Intra-Asian trade up with 29pc increase in exports within Asia
  • Vladivostok Container Terminal throughput up 34pc to November
  • Pudong's PACTL moves its first million tons of airfreight
  • Boeing to start building first 777 freighter as design phase ends
  • Air NZ investigates radioactive scare in cargo building

Exim Indiaweb site
  • APL,HMM,CMA-CGM & MOL announce winter capacity plans
  • Yemen-UAE team up to operate Aden box terminal
  • Hanjin adds capacity, with bigger newbuilds replacing smaller ships
  • GAC Group opens 13 shipping agency offices in Australia
  • Japanese sign $ 239 m loan for Mombasa box terminal
  • YANG MING LINE's AES3 service starts calling at SCT
  • EvERGREEN LINE moving towards mega ships?
  • War risk insurer, Hellenic, to cut premium rates to 2002 levels
  • Le Havre puts up good show in Jan.-Oct. 2007
  • Cosco Pacific plans to double port spending
  • China Shipping expects to top profit projections
  • Cosco Corp. to sell bulk carriers
  • Vietnam pushes port investment
  • Hyundai Heavy Ind announces 679.8-bn won S'pore order
  • Ship freight rates to & from US projected to dip
  • Transworld Group awards GWS $ 80-m shipbuilding contract
  • Ficci seeks easier access to Korea's services market
  • India, Pak trade potential fixed at $ 12 bn
  • PET film may attract EU dumping duties again
  • AIAI signs MoU for mutual cooperation with University of Technology, Sydney
  • The Millionaire Club
  • UK ports run risk of becoming 'feeder-only' points
  • L&T shipyard may spring up in Mundra, Chennai or Kakinadas
  • Manufacturing drives IIP: Up by 11.8 pc in October
  • Commercial credit growth springs forward
  • RBI official asks exporters to factor in rising Re. while negotiating global deals
  • Mere $ 33 m rise in forex reserves
  • Rev. Dept takes umbrage at Commerce Ministry's note to CCEA on export sops 'Ad hoc concessions may be deemed export subsidy & challenged at WTO'

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Nicolas Perrin definite head of SBB Cargo
  • Intermarine appoints managing director for Asia
  • MOL opens St Petersburg office
  • Continental Airlines generates record revenue
  • Agility acquires French Medgroup

Maritime Global Netweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Offshore rates "to stay at historic highs"
  • P&I claims "set to stay high"
  • Rina backs Cruise Ship Safety Forum
  • LR runs coatings courses

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • DryShips takes stake in Ocean Rig
  • Todd inks WSF ferry design contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Portland Port Commission Oks sale of headquarters building
  • Virgin America Airline coming to Sea-Tac Airport
  • Boeing donation to aid Pacific Northwest flood victims
  • Matson ads ro-ro capacity with return of MV MOKIHANA
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps Hurt as contracts manager

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Ionia fined $4.9m for Kriton waste oil pollution
    ATTORNEY Michael Chalos hails fine as 'vindication' of the Greek company.
  • Ionia faces $9m fine for Kriton waste oil pollution
  • Hutchison makes bid for GBPA
    HUTCHISON Ports confirms it has made an offer to buy the parent company of Grand Bahama Port Authority.
  • DryShips takes stake in Ocean Rig
    GREEK dry-bulk carrier diversifies into drilling market, paying $405m for 30.4% stake.
  • Scare Tactics
    IS global warming simply the latest bogeyman conjured up by scientists, media, lobbyists, politicians and government officials?
  • A charge too far
    THE verdict in the manslaughter trial of the watchkeeping ferry officer of the Pride of Bilbao may not be surprising in the circumstances.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Human error caused Crown casualty
    A second officer's panicked confusion between port and starboard appears to have caused the severe list of Princess Cruises' Crown Princess last year
  • Sepetiba ore exports suspended
    AN accident last week has led to a suspension of all ship movements involving Brazilian iron ore exports out of the Rio de Janeiro state port of Sepetiba
  • UK to recognise Sri Lankan tickets
    MARITIME authorities in the UK and Sri Lanka agreed to recognise each other's certificates of competency
  • P&I claims could break 2006 record
    LAST year's record level of P&I claims was not a peak but a new plateau, warns HSBC Insurance Brokers
  • DryShips goes offshore
    DRYSHIPS will acquire 30.4% of Ocean Rig ASA, with DryShips' chairman George Economou buying an additional 4.4% share
  • Arkas gets funds for Turkish ports
    TURKISH transport group Arkas Holding has secured a $45M loan to expand port operations and develop logistics facilities in Anatolia
  • Algerian terror spreads to ferries
  • 48-hr rule will cause cruise losses
  • CLIA blasts cabotage plan
  • Ionia hit with $5M dumping fine
  • Alang gets serious on asbestos
  • Coastguard rescues drifting ferry
  • Repaired Cosco Busan set free
  • Tugs are pulling against the tide
  • Korea acts on single-hull tankers
  • Four to bid for Canal expansion

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Rotterdam awards construction contract for Maasvlakte container mega-port
    Europe's busiest box port awards contract for construction work on 4-million-TEU Maasvlakte 2 container project.
  • U.S. grants EU postal, warehouse concessions
  • Port Everglades net up 50%
  • DHS criticized for delaying box security devices
  • TACA carriers suspend bunker fuel charge formula
  • Bistate Jasper port office approved
  • Consortia selected to bid on Panama Canal expansion
  • Cargolux lowers fuel fee
  • Cosco Busan to move
  • Eurogate buys into Russia container terminal
  • MSC increases fuel surcharges

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Arkas secures USD45 million IFC loan
  • Singapore 100% scanning trial: a test for the bill
  • MOL terminates Scandinavian agency contract to go it alone
  • Dutch consortia wins Maasvlakte 2 construction contract
  • South Carolina approves plan for container facility

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Spill nears bird bay
    South Korea's worst oil spill continues drifting, and it's drawing near to an important wintering location for migratory birds.
  • Miner restarts shipments
    Brazilian miner Vale restarted iron ore shipments to China after a bulker damaged its Rio de Janeiro terminal.
  • Top talks about Noiseless
    US-listed tanker and bulker owner confirms the unloading of a suezmax tanker.
  • Down on DryShips play
    Economou-led dry-bulk player's shares tank after company buys into Oslo-listed rig contractor, while other dry stocks follow the bearish trend.
  • Top Tankers no more
    Enter Top Ships, the new name of the US-listed tanker and bulker owner formally known as Top Tankers.
  • Brazil shells out $990m
    The Brazilian Transport Ministry's Merchant Marine Fund has approved $990m in financing for shipbuilding projects and shipyard upgrades.
  • Economou in rig play
    DryShips takes $405m punt on deep water drilling as company chief sells on week old Ocean Rig stake.
  • FreeSeas forecast slashed
    New York analyst chops fourth-quarter forecast for the US-listed bulker owner, but the company fires back with strong charter rates.
  • Fuel spilt in Ohio
    Bulk carrier smacks a dock in Toledo and spills 10 tonnes of fuel into the Maumee River.
  • TMM to buy back
    Mexican tanker owner can spend up to $10m on its own stock.
  • Vroon buys bitumen tankers
    Dutch owner orders eight small ships at GEO Shipyard in Korea.
  • 19 missing after tanker clash
    Search goes on for fishermen after boat hit Formosa vessel.
  • TBS takes two
    US owner snaps up veteran tweendeckers from Dannebrog of Denmark.
  • Filipinos fleeced
    Excessive government fees and manning agency charges add to high peso woes.
  • IFC backs Arkas
    Turkish shipping group gets $45m from World Bank lender to improve infrastrucutre.
  • Cargoship refloated off UK
    Russian-owned vessel went hard aground at mouth of River Teign.
  • Transworld signs for boxships
    Indian group heads to China for two 1,740-teu vessels to meet growing demand.
  • Lamnalco orders at ABG
    Indian yard wins offshore support vessels from Cypriot and Egyptian owners.
  • Limarko loses oldie
    Lithuanian owner offloads 1986-built cargoship to Scandinavian interests as it upgrades fleet.
  • Supramaxes for Apeejay
    Indian owner to spend $130m on Guangzhou newbuildings.
  • Zim adds option
    Israeli box line orders ninth 12,600-teu giant at Samsung in Korea.
  • Ionia fined $4.9m
    Greek tanker owner's records to be reviewed every six months after conviction for concealing oil dumping.
  • Clessidra eyes Tirrenia
    Italian buyout firm will throw hat in ring if government sells stake in ferry owner.
  • Cafiero dies aged 66
    Italian shipping industry mourns passing of tanker, bulker and shipmanagement group chief.
  • Deep Sea sells and fixes
    Oslo-listed supply boat operator offloads newbuilding for profit and ties-up another for two years.
  • Seadrill bids for Aker
    Fredriksen's Norwegian drilling outfit makes voluntary offer for Oslo-listed rival Aker Drilling.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • Hutchison tycoon sells shares in two Chinese carriers
  • China Shipping places orders for iron ore and bulk cargo vessels
  • Tanker company fined $4.9 million
  • Beluga christens "kite ship"
  • Last of Maersk's PS-class giants named
  • U.S. Navy countering Somali pirates with aggression
  • Maersk Line representative "impressed" with Indian economic growth
  • ESPMC raises Callao congestion charge, introduces hazmat additional
  • MOL consolidates Nordic business
  • Matson, Horizon offer to buy gantry cranes for Guam port
  • Cargolux lowering fuel surcharge
  • Kuehne + Nagel's head of rail & logistics quits
  • Chertoff: Congress needs to reform DHS oversight
  • Singapore signs pact with U.S. for container scanning
  • Whirlpool opening new warehouse in Ohio
  • Minnesota seeks South African export opportunities
  • Contract awarded for Charleston terminal
  • COSCO Pacific terminals throughput up 20 percent for year
  • Chennai sees congestion charge, 1 million TEUs
  • Longview port delays berth-building contract for second time

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • First commercial vessel with towing kite named
    The first commercial vessel in a very long time to use wind as an auxiliary power source has been named in 'berseebrücke in Hamburg. Beluga Shipping GmbH named their heavy lift vessel Beluga Skysails after the innovative towing kite called ...
  • Snøhvit LNG shipments stopped indefinitely
    StatoilHydro has stopped Snøhvit LNG shipments indefinitely while two crisis teams will try to find out what went wrong at the Melkøya LNG plant. LNG exports should now have been 5.67 billion standard cubic metres or 4.1 million ...
  • Inadequate loading routines on Statfjord
    Offshore loading routines on Statfjord contributed to the leak not being discovered sooner. The pumping data from the platform and the loading data from the shuttle tanker are only collated and compared every hour. In the latest incident last Wednesday ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2007
  • PDVSA holiday hours advisory
  • Demand mixed as year-end approaches
    Pre-holiday bunkering slots filling up fast in some markets while others report slow demand.
  • Work on Egyptian bunker terminal moving ahead
    Port Said project on target to open in 2010.
  • US snow storms end crude oil's slide
    Crude oil prices climbing; bunker prices firming in Singapore and Fujairah.
  • Rotterdam still tight for prompt
  • Bunker spill in Tasmania
    Boom deployed to contain the slick.
  • New HK shipowners chairman singles out emission issue
    Shipping emissions remain a challenge to the industry, newly elected chair of the shipowners association says.
  • Sri Lanka supplier invites bunkering partners
    State-owned oil refiner wants to expand its bunkering business.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
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
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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
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