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September 27, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Japan carriers expected to see smaller tax bills
    Nippon Yusen KK, Japan's largest shipping line, and other sea carriers may reduce their tax bills under a government proposal designed to encourage domestic ship registration.
  • VLCC freight rates up, set for further rise
    Asia freight rates for Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) loading from the Middle East Gulf jumped yesterday as charterers rushed to lock in their tonnage requirements for October.
  • Vinashin to issue 3t dong in bonds
    State-run Vinashin, Vietnam's largest shipbuilder, is selling 3 trillion dong (S$279 million) in 10-year bonds on the domestic market to expand its cargo ship fleet, the company said yesterday.
  • Oakland Port turns idle after worker dies in accident
  • New probe into port lead contamination

Sched Netweb site
  • Insurers group demands training for handlers of dangerous cargo
  • MSC deploys larger ships on Jade service
  • China Railway Express acquires highest credit status from CFLP
  • Panama Canal Authority CEO travels world to raise awareness
  • Port and tax officials' quarrel worsens Mombasa box congestion
  • TNT Express Thailand appoints new country general manager
  • Air China to offer Beijing-Athens service November 28
  • China Eastern Airlines to offer Kunming-Kolkata service
  • US less-than-trailer load market drop bites into FedEx profits

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Essar orders 6 Supramax vessels worth $ 210 m. from ABG Shipyard
  • GE Shipping takes delivery of another Suezmax tanker
  • Seminar throws light on latest developments
  • 18 pc surge in cotton exports seen with bumper crop in 2007-08
  • Nafed contracts to import 40,000 t edible oil
  • Trailer operators resume normal box transportation to/from JNPCT
  • Posco to start construction of captive port early next year
  • Bengal govt, KoPT officials hold talks with DP World on Kulpi port
  • Monsoon fury hampers handling operations at 3 Major Ports on East Coast
  • Nath wants more rail lines under DMIC project
  • Rites records turnover of Rs 566 cr.
  • SEZs galore, but Customs personnel far inadequate
  • Rupee rise: Chidambaram stays non-committal on export sops
  • Incredible India campaign touches US corporates
  • Instt. of Corporate Affairs on govt's agenda

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • New port of Rotterdam office in China
  • Georgia's ports report 30% growth in teu for August
  • Jade Cargo waits for green light
  • 60 Bombardier Traxx engines for Angel Trains Cargo
  • RZD to sell 15% of TransContainer
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens second location in Canada
  • Italian antitrust authority to examine Trenitalia Cargo

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • Mitropoulos stresses environmental challenges
  • ClassNK passes 150m gt mark
  • Australia's first Annex 1 compliant bunker barge
  • Philadelphia port land row goes to court

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Rigdon takes delivery of second GPA 654
  • Erie Shipbuilding returns to new construction
  • Keppel Shipyard books conversion contracts
  • BIW to build first DDG 1000

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Port of Tacoma sees growth in export numbers
  • Panama Canal replaces locomotive tow tracks
  • For-Hire trucking index falls during month of August
  • Vancouver Port Commission Oks creation of wetland mitigation bank
  • Congress earns port support for passage of water resources act

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Tom Boardley quits NYK Line
    LINER heavyweight jumps ship to CMA CGM and is joined by former Maersk executive Lars Kastrup.
  • Saadé and Jacobs to join forces in ship finance vehicle
  • Indonesia detains pirates for tanker hijacking
    INDONESIAN authorities have detained 14 pirates who hijacked a product tanker over the weekend.
  • Dry bulk sector consolidation 'unlikely'
    EXPERTS say mergers, although needed, is unlikely to happen as segment is too fragmented.
  • Model of success stares failure in the face
    THE suspension of concessions at Talcahuano and Coquimbo has thrown the modernisation of Chile's ports into doubt.
  • The technical knowledge gap
    A REAL problem emerging in the shore-side infrastructure is a shortage of technical experience on many fronts.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Asians rule out dry bulk mergers
    ASIAN dry bulk owners have ruled out consolidation because the sector's ownership structure is too fragmented
  • Court action to halt Hutchison bid
    SRI LANKA'S Aitken Spence conglomerate is seeking to block a rival bid by Hutchison Port Holdings to build a new container terminal in Colombo
  • Iran slashes gasoline imports
    IRAN is cutting petrol purchases to 15M litres / 94,000 barrels a day, reports Fars News Agency, in an attempt to save $3bn
  • Shipping share offerings rise
    OVER $1.1Bn is being raised by a combination of secondary and initial public offerings on New York exchanges and there appears to be a healthy appetite for shipping equity
  • Sakhalin-2 delay confirmed
  • Monopoly probe against Italian rail
  • 'Vague' EU asylum policy draws fire
  • Chief calls for US transport policy
  • Migrant Watch: US/Caribbean
  • Maritime fund facility extended
  • Settlement opens way for oil rush

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Trucking crisis looms for LA-Long Beach
    Warning that new security, smog rules could send harbor trucking into crisis mode in 2008 at largest U.S. box gateway.
  • Asia slowdown blunting Maersk container growth
  • Oakland port faces backlog
  • Steel imports up 29%
  • Canadian National to buy Chicago rail line
  • Gain for Tacoma breakbulk
  • U.S. approves new China flights
  • China Shipping in Japanese logistics joint venture
  • Astar pilots weigh strike
  • UK's Salvesen said to be logistics takeover target
  • Bay Area exports up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • JadeWeserPort delays continue amid building contract dispute
  • Dongnama renamed C& Line
  • Port of Felixstowe breaks rail volume records
  • Brazil strike finally over
  • CMA RAIL to manage global rail operations

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Hess fixes drillship
    US oil and gas company sets up five-year, $950m agreement for a newbuilding Stena drillship.
  • Island shopping
    Trinidad and Tobago port authority is holding a tender for a cargo-carrying ferry to travel between the islands.
  • Fatality delays port
    After a fatal accident stops work at California's Port of Oakland, the busy port expects a 5- to 7-day delay.
  • Rothwell rejected
    Irish Continental shareholders have turned down $864m management take-over bid.
  • No Top reverse split
    Top Tankers' efforts for a reverse stock split flounders after shareholder vote is shy of a majority.
  • A "buy" for Paragon
    In analysts' first rating since Paragon's August IPO, Greek shipping company gets a "buy" rating.
  • Cyprus sees red over ferry
    Government wants meetings with Syria over link from island's Turkish north.
  • Lion roars to top
    Singapore claims World Bank title of best place in the world to do business.
  • Field narrows for Navibulgar
    Only three bidders left standing in race to buy Bulgarian national owner's big mixed fleet.
  • Bottling it up
    New LNG plant planned for Huelva to counter Spanish government plans to raise gas prices.
  • Randy adds two
    Singapore-listed Samudera heads to China to build on its boxship strength.
  • Keppel converts
    Singapore yard wins repeat orders for conversion work on two old tankers.
  • Tisco to supply steel
    Chinese mill strikes deal on ship plates with HHI of Korea.
  • Pomerania sale delayed
    Polish shipyard's saviour Makrum not yet granted government permission to complete takeover.
  • Indonesian yard to expand
    Shipbuilder Daya Radar Utama plans new facility for 50,000-dwt vessels.
  • Sarkozy in Somalia pledge
    French president uses UN address to canvas support for naval aid for humanitarian shipments.
  • Pirates under fire
    Indonesian Navy shoots down pirate attack on product tanker in the Malacca Strait.
  • Box death shuts Port of Oakland
    Workers at Californian terminal down tools as colleague killed by falling container.
  • Damen wins Svitzer business
    Dutch shipbuilder to build two ASD 2411 tugs for AP Moller-Maersk salvage company.
  • Handy heaven
    Japanese shipyards are piling on new export orders on the back of the red hot bulker market.
  • Wartsila stays close to home
    Engine builder opens new domestic facility proving it is not shifting all its expertise abroad.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Horizon, Trailer Bridge outline ambitions
  • ZIM continues industry-wide mega-ship binge
  • ClassNK becomes first ship register to pass 150 million gross tons
  • Emirates, CSAV list on OceanSchedules.com
  • Miami International cargo up 8.2% in August
  • UP safety citations through September surpass 2006 totals
  • MOI gets USTDA support to move forward on global customs initiative
  • House extends TAA 3 months
  • Container transshipments boost Colombo's throughput
  • Gantry cranes arrive for new Le Havre terminal
  • Tacoma sees 4.5% growth in breakbulk exports

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Coastal Norway supports the shipowners
    Next week mayors and other politicians from Norway's coastal towns and local boroughs will go to Oslo to lobby ministers ...
  • Fast supply vessel from Hvide Sande
    Today Hvide Sande Skibs- & Bådebyggeri delivered its hull no. 113 to Rederi A/S Odin, a company part of the ...
  • Wärtsilä increases production capacity
    Wärtsilä has invested EUR 30 million in a new assembly hall and logistics centre at its factory in Vaasa, Finland ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
  • Oil drops on DOE report
    'Nothing bullish' in latest US oil inventory data, showing unexpected builds.
  • ARACON 2007 to tackle hot issues
    Amsterdam's first ever bunker conference offers a wide range of current industry issues and unparalleled networking.
  • UAE player pays record fuel oil price
    Tight regional market causing concern though Fujairah bunker premiums easing this week.
  • Reduced capacity to continue at Santos
  • Rotterdam barge market quiet this morning
  • Suppliers' credit risk up on rising bunker prices
    Suppliers 'don't have a handle on their credit exposure', warns Ocean Intelligence MD.
  • Fuel oil flow to Asia improving
    October fuel oil cargo influx from the West at five-month high.
  • Singapore's elder statesman sends environmental message
    High sulphur content bunker oil remains a major pollutant, he says.
  • MPA signs pact to strengthen oil spill response
    Singapore details payments to be made to parties that help in oil spill clean-up operations.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
PORTS
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.
PORTS
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
SHIPPING
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
CRUISES
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
PORTS
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
COMPETITION
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
ENVIRONMENT
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
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
PORTS
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.
COMPETITION
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
PORTS
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
SHIPYARDS
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.
ENVIRONMENT
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
LOGISTICS
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%
SHIPPING
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%
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
PORTS
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.
EDUCATION
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
MEETINGS
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"
MOURNING
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
NEWS
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
NEWS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
PORTS
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:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
PORTS
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.
LOGISTICS
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.
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
COMPANIES
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
COMPANIES
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
PORTS
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
PORTS
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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