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May 21, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Posco gets necessary clearances to build port in India's Orissa state
    POSCO, the world's fourth-biggest steelmaker, has received environmental clearance from India's government to build a port in the eastern state of Orissa, almost two years after it agreed to invest US$12 billion in the facility.
  • California rejects BHP LNG project
    CALIFORNIA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday rejected a liquefied natural gas port off the Southern California coast proposed by Anglo-Australian mining company BHP Billiton.

Sched Netweb site
  • Xiamen handles first CKYH Alliance ship on new Asia-US east coast run
  • WTSA to raise rates for hides across Asia-US trade
  • Port of Wenzhou sets TEU record in April with 40pc rise
  • Official sees privatisation wave for US container ports
  • Northport Malaysia to launch US$147m expansion in '07
  • South African minister announces new CT near Port Elizabeth
  • Hand stacking containers a false economy, argues conveyor maker
  • Savi QuickStart e-seal gains RFID patent licensing
  • Qantas chairwoman Margaret Jackson to resign
  • Cathay Pacific marks 10th anniversary of Handover with decal
  • Lufthansa-Jade team up on Shenzhen-Frankfurt cargo run

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Procedures followed in case of accidents, deaths or injury to Indian seafarers explained
  • Pak's enormous tea market brings cheer to exporters
  • Minister explains implications of SAFTA trade tariff concessions
  • Clarifications sought on subsidy eligibility for raw sugar export
  • MoEF clears decks for Posco's captive port
  • Report on fine-tuning port security by June-end likely
  • Pakistan developing huge deep seaport
  • Now, merchant airports on the horizon
  • Forex retainable for 6 months now
  • Nath informs Lok Sabha of Target Plus scheme's aims & achievements
  • Seatrade Middle East & Indian Subcontinent Awards

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • Cargo B Airlines appoints cargo director
  • MSC signs five-year agreement with port of Charleston
  • Lufthansa Cargo group launches Shenzhen-Frankfurt service
  • Turkey'Austria ro-mo link discussed again
  • SpedLogSwiss rejects ro-mo promotion

Maritime Global Netweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • UK to impose work permits for one port voyages
  • Lower Q1 for Knightsbridge
  • Seaarland sets up in Singapore
  • ABS & Vietnam Register in ne43w deal
  • Clarkson completes Cofimar takeover
  • First tender for Panama Canal expansion

Marine Logweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • Coast Guard seeks refund from Deepwater contractor
  • Fincantieri IPO in works?
  • Stretched Superferry back in service
  • Greece to sue Louis Hellenic
  • Wartsila to acquire U.K. bearing business
  • Jurong books more conversion orders
  • Leadership changes at PPL Shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • PMA, ILWU agree to begin contract talks early
  • New World Alliance, CMA CGM plan US East Coast to China run
  • Vern's Restaurant winner of Olympia Chowder Challenge
  • WTSA member carriers plan hide rate increase
  • Rail carload, intermodal totals on negative side during week

Fairplayweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • Louis Cruises to be hit with €1Bn claim
    PIRAEUS 18 May ' Greece is planning to claim up to €1Bn ($1.35Bn) in damages from Louis Cruises, owner of the cruise ship Sea Diamond which sank off the island of Santorini on 6 April
  • IMEC boosts fund for training
    INTERNATIONAL Maritime Employers Committee secretary general David Dearsley is to boost its training fund in the Philippines to enable rating to upgrade to officer level
  • Minister Ladyman raises awareness
    UK shipping minister Dr Stephen Ladyman assured members of Nautilus UK this week that he is seeking ways to raise awareness among school leavers
  • Korea takes first steps to reconciliation
    THE general cargo vessel Kangsung has launched the first regular service between ports in North and South Korea since the end of the Korean war in 1953
  • Wreck removal convention adopted
    IMO has announced the adoption of the Nairobi International Convention on Removal of Wrecks, and efforts now turn to bringing the Convention into force
  • Newcastle queue falls to 66
    THE QUEUE of coal ships off Newcastle, Australia, has started to decrease, as a result of a coal capacity balancing (quota) system reintroduced at the beginning of last month
  • Poor maintenance led to crew deaths

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • West Coast box volumes slow in April
    For the second month in a row, sluggish box volumes offset some gains seen in the first two months of the year.
  • Shanghai passes Hong Kong in container rankings
  • Canadian Pacific strike shuts Vancouver intermodal yard
  • CEVA extends EGL deadline
  • Vancouver boxes top region
  • Trans-Pac hide rates to rise
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders eight new container ships
  • Great Lakes volume off
  • British Airways to settle airfreight price-fixing charges
  • Kolkata to get box depot
  • UPS adds Asia ATW flight

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • Are ports the choke point in the supply chain?
    Could ports be the catalyst for a change in the supply chain as we know it today? At the most extreme could ports actually lead to a reversal in the globalisation process and lead to companies sourcing goods from nearer to home?
  • Unifeeder starts service from Gothenburg to Antwerp
  • More troubles in Genoa
  • Korean liners confident on profit
  • Pacer reports disappointing first quarter

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • SPT takes Champion
    First in a series of six aframaxes rolls off the stocks for Skaugen PetroTrans.
  • Broker appeal fails
    Dimitrios Yamvrias fails in legal battle over end of long term business relationship with George Kefalas.
  • Fincantieri invests more cash
    Italian group's Castellammare yard getting EUR 23m facelift as part of capacity increase drive.
  • Hurtigruten cuts losses
    Norwegian ferry group reduces first quarter deficit as revenues grow.
  • Greece to sue Louis
    Cypriot owner Louis Hellenic to be hit with EUR 1bn civil lawsuit over sinking of Sea Diamond in April.
  • Two held in Canada
    Borgestad-managed cargoship and MK Ship Management bulker fail April safety checks.
  • Ulstein trebles profit
    Norwegian yard and ship design group boosted by sale of holdings in three offshore ships in 2006.
  • EAT gobbles up tanker
    Malaysian owner EA Technique emerges as buyer of 39,700-dwt unit from Epic to fulfil oil major charter.
  • Fee income drops for DVB
    But loan activities enable bank to log another jump in earnings for the first quarter.
  • Zacchello heads east
    Italian tanker and bulker group confirms mini-capesize orders to be managed by new Singapore start-up.
  • Yards vie for SCI order
    Indian owner receives 13 offers in tender to build five supply ships.
  • Vinashin spending again
    Vietnamese shipbuilding group targets more investment for yards, ports and refineries.
  • Kyoei slides
    Japanese VLCC owner sees annual income fall and predicts another drop this year.
  • Good news at Sanoyas
    Another Japanese yard returns to annual profit after big loss in previous year.
  • Namura back with a bang
    Japanese shipbuilder turns around losses to post big profit in year to 31 March.
  • Sasebo stormer
    Japanese tanker builder turns its back on loss-making first half to post large annual gain as revenues grow.
  • Tamai tumbles
    Japanese bulker owner sees annual profit chopped as revenues dwindle but next year looks brighter.
  • PGS pulls NY listing
    Norwegian seismic survey vessel owner to save $5m a year by delisting in New York.
  • Disposals lift MBC
    Sale of two handysize vessels lifts first quarter profits at Kuok family-owned bulker outfit.
  • Braemar bosses up stakes
    Share acquisitions see Alan Marsh and Quentin Soanes lift their stakes in ship broking firm.
  • Pipe charge denied
    Fleet Management is denying charges of a magic pipe coverup and pledging to fight them vigorously in US court.
  • Profits up at Jutha
    Results improved at Thai multi-purpose owner by over 50% but largely due to the sale of a ship.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • Hapag-Lloyd orders 8 8,750 TEU ships Korean shipyard
  • CTSA announces peak season surcharge
  • Last container lifted from "MSC Napoli"
  • China to build fleet of supertankers to cope with oil demand
  • U.S. Shipping Chamber supports Law of Sea treaty
  • WTSA raises container rates on animal hides
  • ABS and Vietnam Register strengthen ties
  • Honolulu revisits plans to ship city trash to mainland dumps
  • Intermarine takes delivery of new ship
  • MOL signs sixth long-term bulker contract for Baoshan
  • Cooperative agreement for maritime training signed
  • Trailer Bridge adds 53-foot equipment
  • Eastern Caribbean companies plan merger
  • Canada, Kuwait sign first ever air transport agreement
  • Hope on the horizon for oil prices, analyst says
  • GAO: CBP's in-bond program suffers "lax oversight"
  • Immigration reform package gains momentum
  • Commerce says proposed "trusted customer" rule near
  • U.S. shipper fined $27,000 for antiboycott violation
  • USDA delays new fresh cut flower import rules to June 2
  • EGL continues to review sale offers
  • Echo Global acquires Mountain Logistics
  • cargo-partner to add 10 China subsidiaries
  • New larger facility for DHL in Salt Lake City
  • West Coast dock labor, shipping lines enter early contract talks
  • Deal may allow dredging of Delaware River to proceed
  • Second bidder on Punta Colonet named
  • Port of Long Beach's TEUs down 6.5% in April
  • Forecast: U.S. to see active storm season
  • California container fee bill marked as top "job killer"
  • Pasha opens processing facility in Baltimore

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 18, 2007
  • US prices end week firm
  • Shipowners go head-to-head over surcharges
    Three companies competing over bunker levies, seeing further cost pressures in the future.
  • Greece to sue Sea Diamond owners
    Meanwhile local authorities have threatened legal action against Merchant Marine Ministry and owners over lacking plans on fuel removal.
  • Japan wants stricter sulphur limit
    Ministry source says players are being consulted to see how low the limit should go.
  • Company to reduce 'risky' bunker trading
    Braemar Seascope is reviewing its strategic options.
  • Mixed picture for IMAREX fuel oil futures
    April figures show year-on-year growth but shrinking volumes compared to December 2006.
  • Bunker barge in collision with refinery jetty
    UK's largest bunker barge being checked for damage.
  • Istanbul market can survive decline in tanker traffic
    Crude oil pipelines could make Ceyhan the eastern Mediterranean's biggest oil hub.
  • S Korea bunker prices 'too high'
    Tight supplies pushing prices to near record-highs.
  • Singapore bunker differentials stay weak
    Bunker market becomes the main outlet for fuel oil cargoes as Chinese demand weakens.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Poseidon Principles takes stock of the decarbonisation of shipping, which still has a long way to go
Copenhagen
The association's latest annual report highlights the progress made
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
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› 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%
Federazione del Mare and Wista Italy sign a memorandum of understanding to promote gender equality
Genoa
The aim is also to promote the sustainability and development of the maritime sector.
Four new electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the port of Koper
Helsinki
They were ordered by Luka Koper from Konecranes
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