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January 29, 2007
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk Line's market share declines in 2006
    DESPITE its industry-shaking takeover of Royal P&O Nedlloyd, the world's largest container shipping carrier, Maersk Line, saw its share of global container market shrink during 2006, reflecting the difficulty it faced in integrating the two substantial operations.

Sched Netweb site
  • Coscon and CMA CGM to launch joint west Asia-Med service
  • Guangdong to upgrade highways, waterways in 2007
  • Shenzhen to open customs stations at 3 new locations
  • Washington governor announces Tacoma Container Ports Initiative
  • Maersk to invest US$226 million to boost Indian port of Pipavav
  • ICTSI buys new crane to boost quayside handling in Madagascar
  • SITC Logistics unit named one of China's top 100 customs brokers
  • Tax proposed on containers passing through Washington ports
  • Cathay boosts airfreight with 11 extra weekly flights to Europe
  • China Southern aims to set up cargo JV with foreign airline partners
  • GECAS marked as mystery buyer of 39 Boeing aircraft

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping keeps its flag flying high
  • New horizon opens up for India Steamship Co.
  • SCI makes waves with trade through effective services
  • Yen for comprehensive trade pact
  • Seafood exports swim to higher figure
  • Import duty waived on maize to rein inflation
  • Posco's Jatadhari port may get final 'green' signal in March
  • GPL may raise Rs 200 cr. by offloading 10 pc equity
  • Transindia Freight Services acquires Voltas' 1,000th forklift
  • Rlys getting connected to all Gujarat ports
  • Widened highways by 2012-Baalu
  • GSEC's Indore air cargo complex takes off
  • Uniform guidelines for core sector PPP projects on anvil
  • SEZ Act in for overhaul
  • Industrial production growth rate at decade's peak
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Niels Harnack joins China Shipping
  • CMA CGM launches a new service between South America and Arabian Gulf
  • Qantas improves service to USA
  • Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern expand intermodal service
  • Aramex expands and opens new Canadian facility

Maritime Global Netweb site
  • EC calls for action on maritime safety
  • MIS boss tells USCG: "use existing AIS"
  • Half of MSC Napoli's bunkers removed
  • CKYH rejigs East Med routes
  • "K" Line sets up Vietnamese company
  • MOL upgrades CSW service

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Jail term in "magic pipe" case
  • House panel schedules Deepwater hearing

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Port of Everett warns mariners to be aware of Snohomish Channel dredging
  • Northland hires Horizon Services Group to provide equipment management system
  • Coast Guard eyeing space for vessel identification systems
  • Truckers crossing Washington border must now file electronic manifests
  • Weekly freight traffic numbers continue to tumble for US railroads

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Class 'audit body' proposal baffles Euro MP's
    MPs have not grasped the justification behind the proposed 'assessment body' for classification societies.
  • Propeller problem puts Provalys out of action
    GAZ de France has lost the use of its newly built LNG carrier, Provalys, after a propeller drive shaft bearing problem.
  • Ministers slammed for neglecting box ship pollution
    GREEN group calls for convention to compensate for damage relating to carriage and clean up of cargoes from box ships.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Volkswagen hit by Napoli loss
    PORT ELIZABETH/LYME BAY 26 January ' Volkswagen South Africa is to stop production at its plant near Port Elizabeth every Friday for at least the next four weeks after vehicle parts needed for four car models were lost on the stricken MSC Napoli
  • MOL, 'K' Line revise services
    MAJOR Japanese operators Mitsui OSK Lines and 'K' Line have upgraded liner services on three major routes
  • Newbuildings lifts German H&M market
    GERMANY'S hull & machinery underwriters increased the number of vessels on their books by 20% last year, driven by newbuilding investments by domestic owners
  • Charleston welcomes new service
    A new weekly shipping service between Charleston and Northern Europe began last night with the arrival at the South Carolina port of the Zim-operated Marseille Star
  • Exmar raises funds, reveals weakness
    EXMAR raises $65M as 4Q06 preliminary results show a sharp decrease in freight rate for Very Large Gas Carriers
  • Crewing boost in Luneta Park
    CREWING agents and ship managers in the Philippines have set up a seafarers' centre in Manila's Luneta Park, where hundreds of Filipino seafarers wait to be hired
  • Washington state box tax hits opposition
  • Foss Maritime acquires ACT
  • Finnlines rejects Grimaldi offer

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • DHL launches China domestic service
    The air express unit of Germany's Deutsche Post World Net to develop airfreight and warehouse network serving 17 Chinese cities.
  • STB rules against railroads in fuel surcharge case
  • Suez boxes up 15%
  • Airlines ease fuel surcharges
  • "K" Line opens Vietnam branch
  • 'Magic pipe' nets vessel operator $1M pollution fine
  • India conference ocean lines set eastbound rate hikes
  • Seaboard completes ship buy
  • SCI fails in independence bid

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Stakeholders co-operate to reduce Deltaport box backlog
    Various stakeholders, including competing railways, have beefed up their efforts to reduce a backlog of some 7,000 boxes at Deltaport caused by recent violent winds and storms.
  • Port authority wins fourth case in Rottergate bank guarantee scandal
    A local court refused a claim from Commerzbank which hoped to retrieve €20m (US$25.8m) that it lent to local enterprise RDM in 2004 giving rise to the bank guarantee scandal.
  • Four nation carrier partnership will "kill off" ECSA/N. Europe rate recovery
  • Napoli cargo discharge will start tomorrow
  • Congested Durban prompts MOL's Asia-Africa-S.America service reshuffle
  • Obfuscation still clouds the issue of Yangshan Phase III shareholdings
  • COSCON, CMA CGM to launch Asia-West Mediterranean loop
  • OOCL's Q4 revenue boosted by strong volume growth

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Sales keep ISC in black
    International Shipholding is in the black for the year and quarter after the sale of Belden Shipholding and a Lash vessel.
  • Thoresen offloads oldie
    Thai bulker owner sells thirty-year-old general cargo vessel in bid to improve fleet age profile.
  • Iron ore galore
    China Shipping and NYK have long-term tie-ups with Baosteel and Shougang that may entail the building of VLOCs.
  • Lightning strikes twice
    Fires extinguished on two tankers in Novorossiisk after bolt hits during storm.
  • Bulker blaze in Canada
    Forty-year-old Algoma unit goes up in smoke during engine-replacing work in Great Lakes.
  • Wuchang making more
    Output and profit up for CSIC-controlled Chinese yard in 2006.
  • CKYH unveils Med run
    Coscon, K Line and Yang Ming to run seven 3,000-teu boxships from Asia to Israel and Greece.
  • Deep Sea charters newbuilding
    Fredriksen-backed owner wins deal from Acergy for Jaya-built anchor-handler.
  • Russian mega-merger a goer
    Final federal government agency set to give thumbs up shortly to Sovcomflot, Novoship tie-up.
  • Opec failing to cut back
    Good news for tanker owners ' oil exporting cartel not delivering on promised output cuts.
  • Tallink bows out
    Estonian owner will not bid for ferry contract to Sweden's Gotland, citing "restrictive" tender terms.
  • CMB misses spot
    Sixteen percent slip in capesize spot rates contributes to drop in annual earnings at Bocimar parent.
  • Japanese yards wooed
    Subic Bay authorities want help from Asian neighbours as Philippines yard development gathers pace.
  • Mixed bag for OOCL
    Latest figures for Hong Kong line show more liftings don't necessarily mean more money.
  • SCI misses out
    Indian owner will not be granted "navratna" status, which would have meant more independence from the state.
  • Too low
    Finnlines board rejects Grimaldi takeover offer as profit rises for 2006.
  • Sasebo storms to profit
    Much stronger nine-month result for Japanese tanker builder, as it raises annual forecast by 75%.
  • No cold comfort for Exmar
    "Unseasonably warm weather" dents fourth-quarter VLGC earnings and annual result at Belgian gas-carrier owner.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • At Panama Canal, container lines come first
  • International Shipholding earnings boosted by asset sales
  • Maersk drops Halifax call
  • Pacific-Gulf Marine fined $1.5 million for Maryland dumping
  • CKYH Alliance to expand Asia/East Med presence
  • COSCO, CMA CGM partner for new Asia/West Med service
  • MOL starting Singapore/South Africa shuttle
  • NYK to carry Shougang's iron ore to China
  • "Maersk Kwangyang" delivered
  • "K" Line establishing joint venture Vietnam agency
  • HMM updating reefer containers for transpacific
  • American to lower fuel surcharge
  • Union Pacific profit soars 64% in 4th quarter
  • Norfolk Southern posts $385 million profit in 4th quarter
  • Management Dynamics expands to Asia Pacific region
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen appoints Mexico manager
  • Marseilles-Fos cargo up 3.6% in 2006
  • Port of Busan to use Savi Network service

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • No Gotland traffic for Tallink
    AS Tallink Grupp will not participate in the tender for the ferry services between Gotland and mainland Sweden. The terms ...
  • Trondheim investors want to buy Hurtigruten
    Two leading Trondheim investors, Odd Reitan and Ole T. Bjørnevik, both involved with Det Nordenfjeldske Dampskipsselskap, want to buy Hurtigruten ...
  • Costly oil jetty damage in Rotterdam
    During the latest storm on the Continent, the container vessel CMA CGM broke free from its moorings and hit an ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 26, 2007
  • Port emissions on Houston agenda
    Conference bringing together experts and port regulators to cover environmental and other issues.
  • Japanese prices stay sky-high
    No sure end in sight to fuel oil shortages in Japan's bunker market
  • Rotterdam market firm
  • Another global player moves into Shanghai
    New office will focus on building relationships with Chinese owners.
  • Lawyer says ship arrests on the rise
    Bunkers arrested and released in Belgium, re-arrested in Dutch waters.
  • Titan to move new double-hulls to Singapore
    Ten new double-hulled bunker tankers to be deployed in Singapore and the East Asian region.

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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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