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February 20, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World's US port sale clears snag
    A tentative deal has been reached between the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey and a Dubai company that has briefly run some US port terminals, clearing the way for a sale that members of Congress demanded on national security grounds.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE oil spill in waters off Tanjung Piai near Kukup, Pontian, following the collision between container vessel MV SA Helderberg and tanker Ocean Sapphire three days ago is under control.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World's US port sale clears snag
    A tentative deal has been reached between the Port Authority of New York-New Jersey and a Dubai company that has briefly run some US port terminals, clearing the way for a sale that members of Congress demanded on national security grounds.
Port Shots
  • Port Shots
    THE oil spill in waters off Tanjung Piai near Kukup, Pontian, following the collision between container vessel MV SA Helderberg and tanker Ocean Sapphire three days ago is under control.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Direct sailings to West Africa by Asiatic Shipping
  • Global orders for dry bulk ships at 13-month peak
  • Shipping industry budgeting for a far better deal
  • Onion exports may cross 11 lakh tonnes despite hike in MEP
  • World Bank MD spells out commercial barriers in S. Asia
  • ABG Shipyard delivers second anchor handling tug to Egyptian co.
  • Vizag Port berths 1st Panamax vessel in inner harbour
  • Mundra Port & SEZ Ltd races past 11.03 m tonnes in April-Jan. 2006-07
  • Rlys draws up Rs 34,000-cr. plan for 2007-08
  • IIP growth rate dipped to 11.1 pc in December 2006
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 5.031 bn
  • Great leap by China: EEPC appoints consultant
  • Ficci survey establishes 13 pc growth in manufacturing sector

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Höegh sells elderly LNG carrier
  • Austal profits boost
  • Strike Club claims strong renewal
  • Diana Shipping sells capesize

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Jeffboat and Teamsters in new agreement
  • Rolls-Royce books more South American UT contracts
  • Austal wins two more ferry orders

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Four consortia in line for coastguard contract
    MCA fights claims of 'privatising' search and rescue operations.
  • AIG promise saves DP World's US deal
    A PROMISE from AIG Global to invest $50m at Newark container terminal breaks the deadlock in 'transfer fee' saga.
  • Deaths drive push for better deck safety measures
    GERMAN maritime casualty body advocates use of additional safety equipment to reduce chances of going overboard.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Spain aims to quench fertiliser fire
    LA CORUNA 19 February ' Spanish maritime safety agency Salvamento Maritimo (Sasemar) will attempt this afternoon to flood the burning cargo of fertiliser aboard the stricken Antigua and Barbuda-flagged cargo ship Ostedijk, in sheltered waters 5-6n-miles off Estaca de Bares, near Cape Viveiro, Galicia
  • Irish Sea freight ferry changes rumoured
    WITH a rumoured market movement away from passengers towards freight, a group of Welsh forwarders are said to have chartered a ro-ro vessel for a Wales-Ireland route
  • Moroccan ferry salvage under way
    DUTCH salvor Svitzer Wijsmuller is using two Spanish tugs to re-float the Comanav ferry Mistral Express, which ran aground near Beni-Enzar port, near Melilla, on 15 February
  • Barge crewman's body found after explosion
    THE body has been recovered of a crewman missing since an explosion on an oil-carrying barge near Venice, Louisiana, on Saturday
  • Mittal, Rio Tinto in lead for Sesa Goa stake
    ARCELOR Mittal, the world's top steelmaker, and Australia's Rio Tinto are the lead competitors for Mitsui and Co's 51 stake in Sesa Goa, India's largest iron ore exporter
  • Fertiliser cargo fire off Galicia
    SPANISH maritime safety agency Salvamento Maritimo is evacuating the eight crewmen left on the Dutch-operated cargo ship Ostedijk, whose cargo of fertiliser is on fire
  • Strong recovery for Seafrance
  • Destination Gotland wins court ruling
  • MarAd takes rap for toxic metals
  • AIG, DPW, Big Apple strike terminal deal
  • US prepares for post-Fidel exodus
  • Liberian president wants more cash from flag
  • Bush, Torrijos ponder biofuel trade

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • AIG IG "still on track" to complete DPW deal in Q1
    AIG Global Investment Group is "still on track" to complete the purchase of DP World's P&O Ports North America assets in Q1, following preliminary agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.
  • Shippers dismayed as CN strike continues
    As the Canadian National Railway strike enters its second week, economic effects are spreading, with below-normal freight services hurting port operations and prompting production cutbacks and lay-offs in certain industries.
  • SCTL secures Toll's intermodal package
  • Empties the enemy at ECT's gate
  • LA/LB see boost from loaded exports and shifting Chinese New Year
  • Umpire to decide Port Botany productivity conflict
  • Malacca Straits to be equipped with radar
  • Port of Seattle approves container terminal project

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Make ships crew friendly
    Readers of TradeWinds have some innovative ideas about ways to solve the crewing crisis by making a life at sea more attractive.
  • ESL bemoans higher costs
    Finnish bulker player calls 2006 earnings "unsatisfactory" in weaker Baltic market.
  • Grimaldi gains little
    Italian owner wins just 0.6% of Finnlines shares during mandatory offer period, bringing holding to 50.7%.
  • APL wants Philippines action
    New Mindanao feeder service to capture slice of growing export business.
  • CSC targets ferries
    Azeri national owner planning to boost capacity in Caspian Sea.
  • Austal steps it up
    Australian yard group in the money after building up US operations.
  • Severnaya secures funds
    Russian shipyard opens $55m credit line with domestic Rosbank.
  • PNSC HQ gutted by fire
    Eleventh floor of Pakistan owner's building destroyed in blaze possibly started by short circuit.
  • Gotland wins ferry pay-out
    Swedish owner will soon be banking nearly $43m after state loses dispute over fees for Baltic service.
  • CSG stays home for tankers
    China Shipping Group orders two handymax units from subsidiary China Shipping Industrial Corp.
  • Austal adds two
    Australian shipbuilder to supply two high-speed ferries to New World First Ferry Services in Hong Kong.
  • Hoegh offloads Galleon
    Norwegian owner sells veteran LNG carrier to US joint venture Maverick LNG Holdings Ltd.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Fire guts top floors of Pakistan National Shipping Corp's HQ
  • Coast Guard investigates barge explosion near Venice, La.
  • Simatech starts India/Middle East service
  • American Airlines shares up on takeover gossip
  • Lawmakers fire shot at STB's Oct. 30 rail rates rulemaking
  • CSX board authorizes $2 billion share repurchase
  • FTA: Exclude "essential" goods vehicles from London congestion charge
  • Canada launches ecoFreight program
  • Satamatics offers satellite-based reefer monitoring system
  • U.S., Japan to improve telecommunications equipment trade
  • U.S., Liberia enter trade and investment agreement
  • Trans Global Logistics reorganizes in North Asia
  • Red Toe Soda calls on Kenco Logistic Services
  • AIG infrastructure commitment breaks impasse over PNCT
  • Heavy-lift ship crane drops oil refinery equipment on L.A. pier
  • Port of Seattle OKs cruise terminal transfer
  • ICTSI makes Manila management changes

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • Gard will pay less for Rocknes clean-up
    When the self unloader Rocknes capsized in Vatlestraumen just south of Bergen on 19 January 2004 the subsequent cleanup cost ...
  • 20,000 ltr escaped from Server front section
    20,000 litres of fuel oil escaped from the front section of the Greek handysize bulk carrier Server last Saturday. The ...
  • Japanese whaler urged to allow Greenpeace to help
    New Zeeland's Conservation Minister Chris Carter urges Japan to accept help from Greenpeace to tug a stricken whaler from sensitive ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
  • European agency wants oil spill vessels
    EMSA to tender for additional response vessels to "top-up" anti-pollution capabilities.
  • Strategic changes at Statoil
    Fuel and Bunker organisation now centralised in Norway but move into Danish market considered in light of company's LSFO experience.
  • Bunker industry omitted from emissions workshop
    IBIA not invited to seminar seeking to identify coordinated EU position on proposals to amend Annex VI.
  • Sonsub getting ready for Solar I operation
    Uncertainty about how much oil remains on sunken tanker.
  • ARA market quite stable Monday morning

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
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
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
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
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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