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February 23, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • WTSA to raise freight rates and bunker surcharges from April 1
    CONTAINER shipping lines, including Neptune Orient Lines, operating on the westbound transpacific from the US to Asia have announced price hikes and higher bunker surcharges as they point to rising operating costs.
  • Q4 net doubles at Daewoo Shipbuilding
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, had fourth-quarter profit that more than doubled from hedging the won's appreciation against the US dollar.
  • Teekay Shipping Q4 net drops 58% to US$60.3m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest oil-tanker owner, said fourth quarter net income dropped 58 per cent as lower shipping rates reduced revenue.
  • Fire on Indon ferry kills at least 16 people
Admiralty Casebook
  • Doctor's negligence: cruise ship cleared
    THE Supreme Court of Florida last week overruled a district court and held that that a cruise ship was not vicariously liable for the medical malpractice of the ship's doctor.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • WTSA to raise freight rates and bunker surcharges from April 1
    CONTAINER shipping lines, including Neptune Orient Lines, operating on the westbound transpacific from the US to Asia have announced price hikes and higher bunker surcharges as they point to rising operating costs.
  • Q4 net doubles at Daewoo Shipbuilding
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co, the world's third-largest shipyard, had fourth-quarter profit that more than doubled from hedging the won's appreciation against the US dollar.
  • Teekay Shipping Q4 net drops 58% to US$60.3m
    TEEKAY Shipping Corp, the world's largest oil-tanker owner, said fourth quarter net income dropped 58 per cent as lower shipping rates reduced revenue.
  • Fire on Indon ferry kills at least 16 people
Admiralty Casebook
  • Doctor's negligence: cruise ship cleared
    THE Supreme Court of Florida last week overruled a district court and held that that a cruise ship was not vicariously liable for the medical malpractice of the ship's doctor.

Sched Netweb site
  • WTSA to raise NOS and FAK cargo rates
  • Rotterdam restricts entry of empty boxes to beat backlog
  • New container security system installed in Portland
  • Globe Express opens 4 new offices in S India
  • Port of Seattle to build new facility to increase cargo handling capacity
  • Tacoma handles 4,000 TEU more in 2006
  • Cathay, Dragonair see cargo, passenger volumes decline in January
  • Qantas sets the record straight on executive share scheme
  • Saudi air cargo agents need certificate to pass security check

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Vessel glut, OPEC output cut may drag down Gulf oil freight rates
  • Hasten shipbuilding, exhorts Defence Minister
  • Visa Group to acquire dry bulk carriers
  • India-Europe trade growing, but still trails Far East's volumes-IPBCC heads
  • Ban on export of chana lifted
  • Wheat may be exported next year-Pawar
  • Meat exports allowed
  • Gold jewellery exports twinkle
  • DP World achieves record berth productivity of 142.17 mph
  • Record quantity of rice shipped via Kakinada port
  • MbPT wins billiards & snooker championships trophy
  • Railways' freight revenue up by 16 pc in April-January 2006-07
  • Assocham seeks ban on export of minerals

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • New Hannibal shuttle between Gioia Tauro and Lubjana/Zagreb
  • Rudolph & Hellmann in the Middle East
  • DHL has ambitious plans in Dubai
  • TNT wins new contract in UK

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Ro-ro dispute in Irish Sea carries on
  • Samskip boosts services again
  • UK detains three
  • UK Ship Register re-launched
  • Management changes at Swedish Club
  • New Orleans stevedoring JV

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Disney Cruise Line to add two new ships
  • SEACOR reports fourth quarter results
  • Carnival sells Windstar to Ambassadors International
  • New name for U.K.'s ship register
  • DNV and Vietnam Register sign cooperation agreement
  • Maine shipyard makes expansion move
  • Guilty plea in marine products bid-rigging case

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Standard and Poor's boosts Port of Seattle bond rating
  • Crowley adds larger vessel to Central America service
  • Maritime Administration taps firm to support SAVANNAH decommissioning
  • WTSA member carriers plan pair of rate increases
  • Corps announces schedule for Columbia/Snake lock closures

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Genmar pays out bumper dividend
    COMPANY declares bumper one-off dividend of $15 but rules out acquisition conquests right now.
  • Aegean calls in Georgiopoulos for revived flotation bid
  • Death toll rises after Indonesian ferry fire
    TRAGEDY strikes again in Indonesia as fire on passenger ferry Levina 1 leaves at least 16 dead.
  • Tui starts to sell-off shipping assets
    THE Hapag-Lloyd parent sold its majority in the Montreal Gateway Terminal and seven boxships, reducing debt by $814m.


Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Carnival divests niche brands
    MIAMI 22 February ' Carnival Corp has sold Windstar Cruises for $100M to Ambassadors International and definitively confirmed that UK brand Swan Hellenic will not be revived
  • Merchant Brilliant crew being paid
    ADG Shipmanagement is reported to have handed over £70,000 to one of the officers of the embattled ro-ro Merchant Brilliant, and he is at last making payments
  • Ostedijk emissions reducing
    EFFORTS to reduce gas emissions from burning fertiliser on the cargo vessel Ostedijk appear have been successful, but Spain's government has kept the ship out of port
  • UK remodels ship register
    THE UK has remodelled and renamed its shipping registry to make it more customer focused while retaining quality as its key objective
  • Finnlines' Lagerroos to step down
    ANTTI Lagerroos, president and CEO of Finnlines, has submitted his resignation despite being asked to stay on by Emanuele Grimaldi
  • Suez offers tempting discounts
    IN A bid to win greater share of the US-Asia trade, the Suez Canal Authority plans to offer transit fee discounts during March to Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference members
  • Brostrom, Offen in partnership
  • Attica slims as fuel costs bite
  • Adsteam boost ahead of takeover
  • Snapped towline caused tug death
  • Many die in Indonesian ferry fire
  • Korea seeks to fill seafarer shortfall
  • Teekay net falls sharply
  • P&O Cruises overhaul after Brimble
  • Sub master accused of negligence
  • GenMar to pay out huge dividend

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • FMC approves deal in port trucking case
    The ruling should help clarify the role the Federal Maritime Commission can play in harbor trucking disputes.
  • TUI sells 80% stake in Montreal terminal
  • C. Bradley Mulholland, former Matson chief, dies
  • CN strike starts to crumble
  • TACA boosts Panama Canal transit fee
  • Charleston terminals to get RFID tracking network
  • Deutsche Post earnings slide
  • CMA CGM launches Europe-Oceania service
  • ABX Air earnings soar
  • DHL restructures India, South Asia network
  • Suez Canal seeks to lure traffic from Panama

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Updated: Private equity steps in again, as TUI makes debt-reducing disposals
    Hapag-Lloyd parent TUI has confirmed details of the previously-announced sale of vessels and terminal assets ' acquired in the CP Ships takeover ' permitting them to pay off some €620m (US$814.66m) of debt.
  • 24-hour Smit harbour towage strike called
    Trade unions have announced a 24 hour strike a Smit harbour towage in Rotterdam from tomorrow morning 06:30 CET, after the company failed to enter an improved pay deal by last night.
  • India's Shipping Ministry establishes shipper grievances forum
  • More competition in the transalpine market
  • CMA CGM officially unveils NEMO service
  • Pan Ocean upgrades PST service
  • Jute mills strike hits Concor business
  • CN would back government intervention to end strike

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • TUI sells CP Ships assets
    Seven boxships and Montreal terminal go in two deals that will cut debt by EUR 620m.
  • Antti Lagerroos quits
    Finnlines chief bows out at age of 62, despite new owner Emanuele Grimaldi asking him to stay on.
  • L&B in oily waters
    Sums don't add up on Leonhardt & Blumberg boxship in another US oily-water separator case.
  • Daewoo in dreamland
    Korean shipbuilder's 2006 profit soared thanks partly to a foresighted bit of currency hedging.
  • Ro-ro families ripped off
    Russian criminals posing as journalists offer to "free" Merchant Brilliant crew for EUR 200, but crew now being paid.
  • Teekay troubled
    Aframax giant hit by rising costs and foreign exchange losses in 2006.
  • 16 dead in ferry fire
    Rescuers evacuate 275 people from burning Indonesian ship off Jakarta, but death toll could be higher.
  • Expenses dog Wilson
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner's earnings dragged down by higher voyage costs in 2006.
  • AK raids Russia
    Norway's Aker Kvaerner buys 50% holding in Zvezdochka shipyard to build Russian business.
  • Diana delights
    Investors rewarded with 15% dividend increase after Simeon Palios' firm says profits jump 40%.
  • Smit facing strike
    Dutch salvage giant hit by revolt over pay by towage unit workers.
  • One in, one out
    US-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum is selling a single hull aframax and buying a double-hull panamax.
  • Attica takes a step backwards
    Greek ferry group hurt by fuel costs and sale of Baltic operations in 2006.
  • 'Various and complex'
    Odfjell says Bow Favour's crankshaft suffered 'major damage' in incident earlier this month.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • WTSA lines to raise cargo NOS, FAK rates
  • U.K.-flag register relaunched
  • CMA CGM finds NEMO
  • SvitzerWijsmuller relaxes Adsteam takeover conditions
  • Crowley adding larger, faster ro/ro ship to Florida/Central America loop
  • TACA looking to bolster "unsustainable" rates
  • "Emma Maersk" sister delayed
  • Matson increases fuel surcharge
  • Samskip combines Swedish, Baltic services
  • British Airways picks Boeing 777 ahead of Airbus A330
  • State-owned Indian airlines may finally merge
  • Japan Airlines announces major management reshuffle
  • British Airways orders four A320s
  • Lufthansa Cargo expands service for special products
  • Continental Airlines Cargo joins Unisys' Cargo Portal Services
  • Japan Airlines announces new low-cost RFID system
  • FAST driver caught with large drug shipment
  • Earliest opening set for St. Lawrence Seaway
  • U.S. "trusted customer" program considered for certain Indian companies
  • BIFA calls on recruitment firm to find new leader
  • Globe Express Services opens four offices in India
  • Flynn: DHS set up to fail
  • China has shortage of logistic pros
  • Northrop Grumman receives Army logistics contract extension
  • Skinner named logistics company chairman
  • DSC Logistics wins Culligan business
  • Worldwide Project Consortium expands
  • FCL Carrier moves into U.S. market
  • Harbor commissioners to decide on PNCT lease swap
  • Morgan Stanley buys 80% of Montreal Gateway terminal
  • Suez Canal Authority set to offer discounts to undercut Panama
  • Rotterdam's ECT terminal refusing empty containers
  • Ontario Teachers form company to direct marine terminal investment
  • Port of Conakry reopened, heavily congested
  • Global Stevedoring, Pacorini start New Orleans joint venture
  • CN strike drops Port of Vancouver's cargo volume by 50%
  • Mayor urges state to cement L.A.-Long Beach port, logistics center link
  • Port of Seattle receives S&P bond rating upgrade
  • Nicaragua planning port improvements
  • Port of Boston planning for growth
  • Dublin terminal operator selects Tideworks software

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Transatlantic more than doubles result
    Swedish shipowner Rederi AB Transatlantic reports an operating result of SEK 216 million (EUR 23.2 million) for 2006, up from ...
  • Statoil procured for near NOK 70 billion i 2006
    Norwegian energy company Statoil procured goods and service for a total of NOK 67.7 billion last year, up 9.0 per ...
  • Coastal Express vessel in distress with engine failure
    Coastal Express vessel Nordstjernen was towed into Florø in Western Norway after a dramatic engine failure early late last night ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 22, 2007
  • Bunkers slow to respond to year's record crude
    Mixed picture from marine fuel markets as oil firming.
  • Ship survey queries low-sulphur fuel use
    California agency asking for engine and fuel details from visiting ships.
  • Chemoil announces Panama expansion
    Chemoil gains another bunker barge with new joint venture.
  • Rotterdam market continues firm run
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks at 11-week high
  • MPA lists top 20 Singapore suppliers by volume
    BP has retained its position as the biggest supplier by volume in the world's largest bunkering port.
  • Oil closes above $60
    Shutdown of refinery in Texas and Iran's defiance in the face of UN sanctions on nuclear issue have lifted oil prices.
  • KIC to build bunker terminal
    New terminal may allow Malaysia to offer bunker prices at competitive levels compared to Singapore.
  • Aegean buys double-hull for floating storage
    Aegean also expects delivery of eight newbuilds and aims to add two new service centers in 2007.

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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:
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- country
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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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