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May 25, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Admiralty Casebook
  • Charterer wins appeal against order to pay deadfreight
    A VOYAGE charterer won an appeal in an English court last week against a ruling to pay 'deadfreight' for cargo it did not load into a tanker because the vessel could not have departed the loading port safely if all the cargo had been loaded.

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to revise India/Pakistan/UAE to Africa services
  • Fifth 11,000-TEU mega-ship to join Maersk Line's fleet
  • GAC links up with SkillSoft and Catalyst to form online global academy
  • Northport aims to be at forefront of Malaysia's halal distribution
  • Kenya Ports contracts off-dock CFSs to decongest Mombasa port
  • West coast North American ports plan to restrict port pollution
  • Dubai International Airport cited for cargo efficiency
  • EADS, Jupiter Aviation in talks to convert jets to freighters
  • Rising market demand drives growth for air freighters

Exim Indiaweb site
  • m.v. KMTC Keelung makes maiden call at JNP as part of KMTC's KMS service
  • Colombo Dockyard holds the edge
  • ABG signs MoU for acquisition of Vipul Shipyard
  • PSTS Logistics to test coastal shipping waters
  • Baltic Exchange keen to enter forward freight contracts biz in India
  • Navigational feat by Nord Scan Line in rough seas
  • Tatas scouting sites for car plant near Mundra port
  • L&T now considering building integrated port-cum-shipyard
  • NBHC, Bank of India sign MoU on warehouse receipt funding
  • Fieo felicitates Filipino trade team

Marine Logweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Hanjin Philippines wins orders for 12,800 TEU box ships
  • Marad Advisory on Somali piracy
  • Suez LNG moves ahead on U.S. crew deal
  • India's ABG set to buy Vipul Shipyard
  • LNG carrier sold for scrap

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • China in line to take shipowning title
    CONSULTANT predicts Chinese shipping companies could unseat Greek owners within 10 years.
  • Order boom lifts Greek owners' bank borrowing beyond $46bn
  • Greece urged to speed up port privatisation
    HELLENIC Chamber of Shipping calls for urgent privatisation of container operations at country's top ports.
  • Erika master to seek damages from RINA
    CAPTAIN Karun Mathur springs surprise by announcing he intends to sue class society.
  • Breaking fresh ground in 'New Arctic Ocean'
    AS Artic ice melts it is revealing a host of opportunities for many sectors of the shipping industry.
  • Where coal is still king
    SUBSTANTIAL investment is being channelled towards developing China's expanding coastal coal trade.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Carnival confirms jv delays
    MIAMI 24 May ' Carnival Corp has conceded that its proposed joint ventures with Germany's TUI and Spain's Iberojet will not close in 1H07 as previously planned
  • Greens call for Lakes 'salty' ban
    Environmental groups have called for a stop-gap ban on ocean-going ships entering the Great Lakes until legislation addresses the invasive species issue
  • Slower growth for Schiffsbank
    HIGHER unscheduled repayments from cash-laden ship owners and the weaker US dollar checked Deutsche Schiffsbank's growth last year
  • Tanker orderbook hits new high
    he global tanker newbuildings orderbook has reached its highest-ever level, according to one shipping analyst, although the risk of oversupply has also risen
  • Seoul stops food for North Korea
    SOUTH Korea has postponed the shipment of 400,000 tonnes of rice to the communist North, making it conditional upon Pyongyang's dismantling of a nuclear reactor
  • SCI plans shipyard, dredger ventures
    SHIPPING Corp of India is looking to move into shipbuilding, and plans to join a consortium with a public sector builder and overseas yard in a west coast project
  • CCNI launches new GEX service
  • Senior Santos directors to be axed
  • Norway, Russia near border agreement
  • MUA signs LNG 'solidarity' agreement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Vancouver port containers moving despite Canadian Pacific rail strike
    Intermodal traffic at the Port of Vancouver is moving freely despite a strike by unionized track maintenance workers.
  • Truck e-filing mandated in two more states
  • CEVA wins EGL bidding
  • CCNI upgrades U.S.-LatAm
  • U.S.-China pact to boost airfreight competition
  • Bray leaving Virginia ports July 1
  • New coal carrier for "K" Line
  • APL plans India box trains
  • Loss for Air France-KLM cargo
  • TCI profit soars
  • Pierce: End in sight for discussion agreements

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • CMA CGM outlines strategy for CNC
  • Grand Alliance increases capacity on Asia / US East Coast service
  • CEVA Group buys EGL
  • Flexible box ships for Hapag-Lloyd
  • CIG Yangtze Ports invests in Wuhan

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Norway nods
    OMI acquisition by Teekay and Torm finds no trouble with Norwegian regulators.
  • Another two for Palmali
    Istanbul-based owner back at MNP's Krasnoye Sormovo for second and third tankers in series.
  • Belgian bulker play
    Bocimar confirms selling one vessel for about the same price it is paying for a second.
  • TUI converts
    Tourism-to-shipping group wins bond terms at the high end of expectations.
  • TBS cools
    The niche-market owner has been red hot, but it shares fell more than 6% today in New York.
  • L&T wants a port
    Indian group aiming to combine terminal with planned $454m domestic shipyard.
  • Charman loses appeal
    Millionaire underwriter loses legal battle over $95m divorce settlement.
  • Fincantieri short of cash?
    Unions claim Italian yard group facing shortfall of at least EUR 400m in working capital ahead of IPO.
  • Navios scores a perfect $10
    Equity offering prices close to historic high as bulk owner prepares to pick up $130m.
  • Unions in LNG pact
    American and Australian unions sign deal aimed at reviving Malibu LNG plan terminated by governor Arnie.
  • Nielsen jumps ship
    Long-term Aker group insider departs to join newly separate Aker Yards.
  • BW Gas breaks LNG mould
    Norwegian owner sends 34-year-old unit to Indian breakers in first LNG scrap deal in years.
  • PSTS pursues coastal shipping
    Indian logistics player looking for partner to launch own fleet.
  • TUI wheels out convertible
    German group banks on bond issue to provide cheaper finance as losses mount.
  • Aegean adds bunker tanker
    Greek owner buying double-hulled unit from Sirius of Sweden.
  • Seoul bound
    STX Pan Ocean has said it now intends to seek a dual listing on the Korea Stock Exchange.
  • Norden toasts record
    Danish tanker and bulker owner nets highest quarterly profit as dry-cargo rates soar.
  • ABG snaps up neighbour
    India's biggest private shipbuilder expanding with acquisition of Vipul Shipyard.
  • Colombo in pole
    Sri Lankan shipyard has lowest bid in SCI's five-ship AHTS tender.
  • Hanjin builds biggest boxships
    German owner NSC spending $1.27bn on eight massive 12,800-teu vessels in the Philippines.
  • Golar grabs record profit
    But Oslo-listed owner's weaker operating performance masked by sale of newbuilding.
  • Coal quotas get green light
    Demurrage bills set to fall by AUD1m a day after authorities approve Capacity Balancing System at Newcastle.
  • Mighty Servant 3 refloated
    Smit Salvage brings sunken Dockwise heavylift ship to the surface off Angolan coast.
  • Ezra spends again
    Singapore firm takes recent investments to over $100m with order for second pipe-laying barge.
  • Sugar coated
    Profits fall 85% at Ow Chio Kiat's Singapore Shipping, but investors are set for a bumper payout.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Seaspan receives last of 4,250-TEU box ships for Hapag-Lloyd
  • "K" Line launches another post-Panamax Corona coal carrier
  • OceanSchedules.com: Se habla Espanol
  • U.S., China sign major pacts on aviation services, IPR enforcement
  • Avion Aircraft firms A330-200F orders, adds two to list
  • Great Lakes conservationists want moratorium on oceangoing ships
  • CEVA group wins bidding war for EGL
  • U.S.-Indonesia trade talks focus on textiles, logging issues
  • TUI launching convertible bond
  • Descartes profits down
  • China-Vietnam looking at low tariff trans-border zone
  • Italian retailer outsources food warehousing to Kuehne + Nagel
  • Savi scores Swedish military deal
  • CBP discovers worrisome beetle in Miami
  • New Jersey firm working with German retailer on RFID tags
  • Experts: L.A. organized crime aids terrorists, city is top target
  • India shipping ministry tells planning commission to butt out
  • U.K. report suggests trust ports lag private sector
  • New York seeks more TWIC enrollment centers
  • Former NYK executive named Long Beach marketing manager
  • Port Canaveral names Curry director of operations

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Two crewmembers died in cargo hold
    Yet another tragic and fatal accident has occurred where sailors has entered an unventilated cargo hold. The general cargo ship ...
  • EU proposal on compulsory owner financed ship disposal fund
    The EU Commission proposes in a green paper on safe and environmentally sound ship disposal that a ship disposal fund ...
  • Above normal Atlantic hurricane season predicted
    Experts at the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are projecting that the Atlantic hurricane season will be above ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 24, 2007
  • Barge fuel spill in Great Lakes
    Coast guard responding to marine diesel oil spill following internal fuel transfer.
  • Russia faces fuel oil glut
    Refiners hope to export more product via St. Petersburg.
  • Bunker hedges save operator $5 million
    Norden reports highest ever quarterly interim profit.
  • Fruit importer hit by bunker price rises
    Fyffes forced to cut its 2007 earnings target.
  • Statoil manager to leave
    International bunkering manager prepares for June departure.
  • Fuel oil traders 'watching developments'
    Morgan Stanley 'close' to signing lease on floating storage unit in Asian fuel oil market.
  • Rotterdam market firms Thursday morning
  • Singapore: Residual fuel stocks fall
    Lower stocks attributed to smaller volume of arbitrage cargo arrivals.
  • Lanka IOC to supply bunkers this year
    Bunkering operations to start at Trincomalee before expanding to Colombo and Hambantota.
  • Aegean buys another double-hull vessel
    Aegean adding a 7,000 dwt bunker tanker to its fleet; Q1 bunker volumes up 41%.
  • Tightness persists in HK
  • Report urges OPEC to increase output
    Oil output must be raised to avoid crude prices surging to record levels, says energy research group.

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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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