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November 26, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DP World awards contract for container terminal in India
    Dubai Ports (DP) World, the world's third-largest port operator, has awarded a contract for building a container terminal worth US$150 million in India, local newspaper Gulf News reported on Saturday.
  • Sinotrans falls 13% on Hong Kong trading debut
    Sinotrans Shipping Ltd tumbled 13 per cent on its Hong Kong trading debut last Friday as a drop in iron ore and coal freight rates caused investors to sell bulk-shipping stocks.

Sched Netweb site
  • Rate slump pulls down Sinotrans' Hong Kong IPO 13pc
  • Port of Yantai container throughput up 8pc in first nine months
  • CIMC sets up Chongqing plant with 100,000 TEU annual output
  • Demand for storage facilities continues to grow in Shanghai
  • U-Freight's Shanghai logistics centre takes TAPA's top badge
  • TNT embroiled in missing UK tax computer disk fiasco
  • Ships must now comply with North Sea sulphur emission controls
  • East-west trade lifts Marseilles volume 3.7pc to 826,000 TEU
  • Sinotrans Air sells stake in freight forwarding joint venture in DHL
  • China Eastern launches three domestic services
  • DP rejects claims of overpaying ABX as 'speculative'

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Exim Bank extends line of credit to PTA Bank
  • Oman lifts poultry ban against India
  • MMTC may import wheat at $ 405-410 a tonne
  • DP World Cochin awards civil works contract for first phase of Vallarpadam ICTT
  • Table Tennis Championship from today at KPT's SVP Auditorium
  • MbPT help sought to develop Mumbai city
  • India Infrastructure to get 4th rake this week
  • Schenker India handles biggest charter shipment into India
  • Railways' freight earnings up by 18 pc in October
  • 6-laning of National Highways may give way to expressways
  • India stands for non-discriminatory trading system-Pranab
  • Assocham proposes AEZ similar to SEZ
  • Model guidelines on PPP projects

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Truxius named new Dachser CFO
  • More cargo in Luka Koper
  • AF-KLM cargo environment remains difficult, group profits up
  • Bridgepoint acquires Poland's CTL Logistics
  • Culina Logistics and Baylis Logistics to merge
  • EU to co-finance Fehmarnbelt bridge

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Cruiseship sinking off Antarctica
  • Ferry officer denies sinking yacht
  • Imarex tanker tool goes historical
  • AP Moller back in Intertanko
  • DP World hands out first Vallarpadam contract
  • Canada plans to streamline Marine Act

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Cruise ship reported sunk
  • Cruise ship evacuated after striking ice

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Vancouver, USA port board meeting will discuss 'Pay As We Grow Plan'
  • US rail freight delivers good numbers for week
  • Vessel Captain, crew earn honors for rescue of balloonists at sea
  • WPPA taps two members as 2007 Ports of the Year
  • Nominations being accepted for American Merchant Marine award

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Sinotrans shares tumble on trading debut
    SHARE price slips 13% on debut as fears of weak stock market outlook and falling dry bulk rates unsettle investors.
  • Wärtsilä propels Chinese operations
    FINNISH engine maker invests $30.9m in wholly owned thruster production plant in Jiangsu Province's Wuxi.
  • Concerns over Antartica charting
    THIS is not the first casualty in the South Shetlands region with outdated charts believed to have been responsible for past accidents.
  • Hot insurance market takes the chill off Russian winter
    DESPITE some problems the marine and energy market is making huge advances.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Explorer crew and passengers all safe
    All 100 passengers and 54 crew of the cruise ship Explorer are safe, says the ship's operator and technical manager Gap Shipping
  • Scandlines hives off domestic business
    BALTIC Sea ferry operator Scandlines has today signed a sale agreement for its domestic Danish ferry business with Copenhagen-based Clipper Group
  • Cochin LNG terminal in the balance
    KERALA MPs have sought the "immediate intervention" of petroleum and natural gas minister Murali Deora to clear the deadlock over Petronet's Cochin LNG terminal
  • Steel imports on the rise in India
    THE current financial year will see India become a net importer of steel for the first time
  • Color Line sells third ferry
    COLOR Line has sold its third ferry in a month. Its latest disposal is the 35,000gt Color Festival, which has been sold to Medinvest for NK400M ($75.5M)
  • No oil moderation, say Russians
    THE Russian Transport Ministry has denied a Reuters report that marine oil movement will be restricted following the Kerch Strait disaster
  • Ferry 'did not hit yachtsmen'
  • ITM wins six-ship management deal
  • Log-in logs two more
  • China Class denies involvement in spying
  • CVRD warns of iron shipment delay
  • Sinotrans IPO is whimper, not bang
  • Liberia starts Explorer probe
  • Princess Cruises expands into WA
  • Super typhoon to hit Philippines
  • Cruise ship sinking in Antarctica

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • IMO feeling the heat?
    As it conducts its 25th Assembly in London, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is under attack from environmentalists and shipping groups with diverse views on the timescale and necessity for stringent maritime regulations.
  • Med ports ripe for Europe's interior
  • Sao Sebastiao the 'new box overflow port for Santos'
  • Qingdao Port'the container terminal with the longest quay in the world?
  • GSF sets up website
  • Marseilles-Fos containers up 4%

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Tanker stocks rise
    US-listed tanker stocks take a decidedly upward turn, with Teekay in the lead.
  • Quotes of the week
    Flemming Sorensen dreams of extra limbs, while Jens Alers highlights the thankless task of managing ships.
  • Balearia to manage Comanav
    Spanish company to manage ferries of CMA-CGM-controlled Moroccan operator.
  • Explorer lost
    Elderly cruise vessel sinks after all passenger and crew saved in text book evacuation.
  • Log-In takes two
    Brazilian container logistics company expands coastal trading business with two boxships for $105m.
  • ITF-Viking case date set
    European Court of Justice to pass judgment next month in landmark flagging-out case.
  • Jinhui orders VLOCs
    Move into bigger bulkers will cost Hong Kong owner $245m from CSIC yards in China.
  • Scandlines sells Mols
    Clipper cargoship group pays $101m for Danish ferry ticket.
  • All GO for Lentoudis
    Shy shipowner appears at GO Carriers following $111m exit of Solstice International and Tildough Holding.
  • Passengers rescued from cruiseship
    Tourists and crew take to lifeboats after Explorer hits object in Antarctic Ocean.
  • Big Easy still home
    Tidewater informs employees that it will stay in New Orleans, for now, instead of moving to Houston.
  • NorthLink takes a hit
    Scottish owner's ferry damaged after trailer overturns in heavy seas off Shetlands.
  • Arpeni takes coal to Tanjung
    Indonesian bulker owner wins 15-year import deal for new domestic power plant.
  • V Ships bags Majestic deal
    Shipmanager to take over technical side of loss-making US cruise operation.
  • CSCL gets green light
    Shipowner free to bank $2.4bn after Chinese authority backs its return to the Shanghai A-list.
  • Imarex struggles in third
    Norwegian derivatives broker suffers from weak tanker markets in latest quarter.
  • Hubble takes the stand
    P&O ferry officer denies leaving three yachtsmen to die, while defence claims a Clipper tanker could be responsible.
  • Dry stocks rocked
    Sinotrans has turbulent debt as Asian stocks respond to seven day decline in Baltic Dry Index.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Fantaasia is detained
    The Swedish Maritime Administration detains Tallinks ferry Fantaasia, which is chartered by Kystlink. At an increased port state control on Wednesday, where Swedish Maritime Administration took part together with Bureau Veritas and EMSA (European Maritime Safety Agency) among others, it ...
  • Scandlines sells Danish operation to Clipper
    Scandlines Danmark A/S, a subsidiary in Scandlines AG, has sold their domestic ferries in Denmark to Danish Clipper Group for take over in January 2008. Clipper Group will take over a 30 per cent share in Mols-Linien and ...
  • Maritime Minister continues in new Danish government
    Denmark got a new government today after the general election on November 13. But in the maritime sector is business as usual as the minister for Business Affairs, Bendt Bendtsen, will remain on his position in the new government. This ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2007
  • Pollution fears in Antarctic cruise ship sinking
    Regional authorities investigating as vessel standing by with oil-spill equipment.
  • Ferries exempt from CO2 reduction target
    Operator looking to reduce fuel use and emissions but not to government levels.
  • Rotterdam fuel oil ends week on low
    Prices down by over $20 since Wednesday.
  • Falmouth reaps SECA benefit
    Record number of bunker calls at port on the SECA border in October.
  • Pakistan: Bunker partnership breaks down
    Orion Bunkers denies association with new trading company.
  • 'Universal' cylinder oil developed
    Total Lubmarine says its lubricant is suitable for use with all engines running on fuel oils, regardless of sulphur content.
  • Rotterdam market softens
  • Demand thin as Hong Kong holds firm
    Traders don't see market easing any time soon though supply should improve next week.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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