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July 19, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indian ship sinkings on the rise
    Fifteen ships have sunk off India's vast coastline over the past two months, mainly because of mechanical problems, as regulators and shipowners grapple with a shortage of skilled staff, officials said.
  • Spain clears Odyssey's treasure find
    Odyssey Marine Exploration Inc, the discoverer of more than 17 tons of sunken treasure, said it has satisfied Spain's Culture Ministry that its Black Swan hoard wasn't recovered from Spanish waters.
  • Domestic aviation slumps after launch of Taiwan's bullet train
    Taiwan's first 'bullet train' has taken a damaging toll on domestic aviation, forcing airlines to cut back on flights or shut down services altogether amid warnings the situation will get worse.
  • Babcock acquires major stake in Belgian port firm
  • Rescue for capsized Indon ferry called off
  • Asian routes Aframax rates set to fall on vessel build-up

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC to raise rates for wastepaper shipments to Far East
  • Shanghai to focus on eight areas of port development
  • Yangshan sees 15 million TEU annual capacity by 2010
  • Congestion threatened as PSA slows down to protest Indian tax
  • Port of Le Havre sees container volumes rise 26.3pc
  • Agility wraps up acquisition of LEP International NZ
  • Singapore Airlines cargo up 3.1pc surpassing 2.1pc capacity rise
  • US Airways relocates to bigger air cargo centre at El Paso
  • Grand Power Logistics buys 60pc Hong Kong's Redcap

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Court ruling on 'rent' brings major tax relief to shipowners
  • GE Shipping augments dry bulk fleet with modern Supramax
  • Wheat import to continue-Pawar
  • Sparkle in Indian businessmen's eyes continues for 4th year
  • Global footwear meet in Chennai on Aug. 30, 31
  • Tender floated for raw sugar export
  • WTO bid to resume talks on farm subsidies
  • Theft of export cargo at Chennai airport raises concerns
  • ...invites pvt. sector to invest in cold chains, warehouses & transport facilities
  • Adani group opens first modern foodgrains storage depot in Punjab
  • Kamal Nath seeks speedy notification of service tax waiver for exporters
  • Country with a strong regulatory set-up preferred for offshore infrastructure SPV
  • Goods and services tax to come into force from 2010

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Brenntag Germany names new managing director
  • Maersk improves North America-Mediterranean services
  • Nobody wants Alitalia
  • More and more bidders for MAV Cargo
  • SBB Cargo registers double-digit growth in freight volumes
  • BP Lubricants chooses P&O Ferrymasters

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • ICS "disappointed" over ballast issue
  • Dubai World set for more Australian investments
  • Intertanko and Warsash cooperate
  • JAFZA pulls out of Port Klang

Marine Logweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • CLIA names environmental and health programs director
  • Austal USA opens new panel line shop
  • Acquisitions boost Docklift floatover capabilities

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • Port of Everett reports on progress of rail/barge facility
  • Port of Vancouver, BC bringing new truck rules onboard
  • Grand Alliance member lines plan changes to CCX service
  • Port of Vancouver, USA speeds contaminant cleanup
  • Carriers net contract to open Rotterdam box terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • Petrobras probe focuses on 'over-priced' rigs
    INVESTIGATORS turn attention to costs of building two $1bn-plus oil rigs.
  • Petrobras embroiled in corruption scandal
  • Danaos decides to upsize boxships
    GREEK shipowner pays $100m extra to upgrade four 6,800 teu vessels on order to 8,400 teu.
  • StealthGas bullish after new share offering
    NASDAQ-listed LPG specialist will raise more funds than initially planned.
  • Why Emma is the star of the seas
    THE officers and crew of Emma Maersk talk about serving onboard the record-breaking vessel.
  • Oil on troubled waters
    THE price of oil is rising and there are pessimistic suggestions that this will be no temporary glitch.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • Ivanov denies fresh Estonia claim
    A Reuters report claiming Russia's deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov has ordered oil traders and shippers to redirect their cargoes away from Estonian ports, has been categorically denied by Ivanov himself
  • Genco seals mega-deal
    GENCO Shipping & Trading will acquire nine Capesizes from Metrostar Management for $1.1Bn
  • Bombay High vessels kept in port
    INDIA'S Mercantile Maritime Department has ordered port trusts to stop 30 offshore vessels from sailing after last week's Bombay High tragedy
  • Chevron warns on pipeline project
    CHEVRONTEXACO has warned that it would not join the Burgas-Alexandropoulos pipeline project unless Moscow drops its veto on expansion of the CPC pipe capacity
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
    US Federal courts, continuing to hand down stiff sentences to migrant smugglers, sentenced 12 defendants last week in Key West trials and hearings
  • MarAd reports 60th Ghost sale
    MARAD reports the sale of the 60th ghost ship from the James River Fleet while the 59th departs the Virginia moorings today
  • NYK opens latest training academy
  • IMB stands by piracy numbers
  • LA strike talks resume

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • China ripe for logistics investment, according to new Drewry report
    Expansion of ports and rail links to export hubs such as Shanghai (left), ideal for foreign investors, new report from Drewry finds.
  • No contract yet for LA clerical workers
  • Brokers oppose farm bill APHIS proposal
  • House OKs funding for Great Lakes dredging
  • Portland boxes up 31%
  • Grand Alliance lines upgrade Central China Express
  • NAM urges China import safety
  • Canada opens renovated U.S. border crossing
  • CSX earnings fall
  • ProLogis signs Mexico 3PLs
  • Agility gets Baghdad contract

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • DP World committed to Australia
  • Grand Alliance CCX service upgrade provides direct Shanghai ' Los Angeles link
  • K Line back in the black due to Chinese boom
  • Clerical workers resume talks to avert a strike at LA and Long Beach ports
  • Improvements continue at Houston container terminals

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • Rossing victorious
    Star share picker Jon Rossing of Golar LNG wins TradeWinds' contest with a portfolio that gained 27% in a month.
  • Genco confirms massive buy
    Peter Georgiopoulos's Genco has confirmed a nine-capesize purchase from Metrostar for $1.1bn.
  • Shipping splits from Louis-Dreyfus
    Philippe Louis-Dreyfus is set to take sole control of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs as the private group restructures.
  • Rand counts warrant cash
    Great Lakes bulker owner Rand Logistics has drummed up $17.8m in a discount sale of shares to warrant holders.
  • Danaos strikes again
    Fresh from upping a panamax order to post-panamax, John Coustas's Danaos Corp has plucked up five small boxships.
  • A sliver more
    Euroseas ups dividend by one cent though June's secondary offering means more in dollar terms.
  • Stealthgas tops up the coffers
    LPG operator achieves close to 52-week high in $120m stock offering.
  • Master rapped over wave deaths
    Captain of FR8 Venture allowed crew little margin for error in securing decks in heavy seas, probe concludes.
  • Chinese rush
    Container volumes surged in June as shippers sought to beat 1 July introduction of harsher tax rules.
  • One more chief at India
    Banks install new head at loss-making Western India Shipyard.
  • Voie pops up at Eitzen
    Norwegian chemical carrier seeks to fill the void left by last month's chartering walkout.
  • Yard worker dies in Vietnam blast
    Vietnamese man killed on ship at Hyundai-Vinashin, four others injured.
  • Tianjin wins owners' cash
    Wallenius and NYK invest in new car carrying dock at China's largest vehicle gateway.
  • Sri Lanka, Bangladesh talk shipping
    Colombo trade delegation in Dhaka to discuss direct sea and air links to boost trade.
  • Samho buying into Posco
    Korean shipbuilder spending $527m for just 1% of huge domestic steel producer.
  • Great Eastern bulks up
    Indian owner buys 2001-built Turkish supramax to capitalise on strong global demand.
  • Babcock takes Manuport stake
    Australian investment firm has bought a majority stake in Antwerp-based bulk port group.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • Maersk ending U.S. East Coast/East Med loop
  • Grand Alliance upgrading China/Los Angeles shuttle
  • CSAV Norasia leaves Asia Med Pacific service of Zim, CSCL
  • Horizon Lines ship helps rescue of Chinese seafarers off Guam
  • UASC lists on OceanSchedules.com
  • North American Ship Recycling gets "Hoist"
  • ABX Air seeks more time to mull Astar merger
  • UAL proposing two new West Coast-to-China routes
  • Envirotainer to provide cold-chain containers for Continental Cargo
  • India facing plane pilot shortage
  • BA World Cargo renews Descartes contract
  • UAL names Mikells VP of investor relations
  • Drewry: China needs to fix logistics weak links
  • CSX gives New York, New Jersey access to security system
  • UP Distribution Services combines two business units into one
  • STB forms energy transport advisory committee
  • China bans imports from U.S. meat, poultry producers
  • Don't expect Chinese counterfeiting to end soon, says Hong Kong expert
  • USDA takes risk-based approach to fresh produce imports
  • SEKO offers three Chicago-Hong Kong flights for peak season
  • FMC reviews 10 OTI license applications
  • FTA welcomes changes to Felixstowe's Vehicle Booking System
  • Maher reinstates Saturday hours
  • ILWU SoCal office workers' contract talks postponed until Wednesday
  • DP World head seeks investment ties in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 18, 2007
  • US gasoline draw sends oil prices higher
    DOE report shows unexpected fall in gasoline inventories.
  • SBI and Nour Libya Marine Services sign marketing agreement
    Offshore bunker operation is serving growing Mediterranean market.
  • Fuel subsidies spark controversy
    Fishermen's association uses WWF study attacking fuel subsidies to support its own call for help with rising fuel costs.
  • Trader returns to Global Fuels
  • Report: Baltic fuel terminal for sale
    More signs that Russia wants to cut fuel oil exports via Estonia.
  • T&E calls on EU to take lead on emissions
    Slams IMO for failure to update 'obsolete' ship emission standards or provide framework for cutting greenhouse gases.
  • Fears of new oil spills as vessel is prised apart
    Salvage teams use explosives on containership wrecked off UK south coast.
  • Goldman Sachs says crude oil could hit $95
    More warnings that crude oil prices are set to rise.
  • Yangkou port targets 1.2 million m' oil storage facility
    China Holdings announces joint venture to develop an oil storage complex.

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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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