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September 2, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Indian shipbuilders gaining from spillover global orders
    THE Indian shipbuilding industry is upbeat due to the flow of new orders, with observers estimating a three- fold rise in orders in the past year-and-a-half.
  • Daewoo shares hit hardest as Korean yards skid
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's third-largest shipyard, slipped the most in more than a year in Seoul trading yesterday on concern a weaker won would increase hedging losses.
  • Billionaires' yacht rivalry spills into court
    Poised to skate across the waves off Anacortes, Washington, is a 90-foot, three-hulled wonder-yacht designed to crush its competitors in the next America's Cup. With a price tag of more than US$10 million, it was built for the racing team of Lawrence J Ellison, the billionaire who runs the Oracle Corp.
  • KL working to secure release of crews of hijacked tankers
  • Somali pirates a growing threat to shipping
  • China plans to beat own fastest train service record

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen Marine sees profits take a 35pc dive in Q2
  • Asian shipping giants take a slice of Euromax terminal
  • Da Chan Bay Terminal One holds business seminar
  • DP World doubles profits despite downturn, sees growth ahead
  • Grand Alliance adds Valencia call to EUM service
  • ICTSI's Argentine Tecplata CT to rival Uruguayan terminal
  • Record container handling productivity in Australia
  • DB Schenker Dubai joins with BAX Global
  • Oxygen system cylinder failure forced impromptu landing of Qantas jet
  • Air traffic in 'crisis', AAPA traffic falls in July
  • Hong Kong Airlines launches scheduled service to Harbin
  • China Express Airlines launches Chongqing-Xichang service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Grand Alliance upgrades Med service (EUM) to add Valencia port
  • MSC to launch revamped North & Central Asia-Australia service
  • "K" Line to launch new feeder service between USEC & Amazon region in Brazil
  • CSCL launches service to Thailand & Vietnam
  • Zim's ZCS service adding Genoa call
  • Yang Ming Line launches new DUX2 service
  • Evergreen's NUE pendulum to drop Thamesport & LA on eastbound calls
  • Maersk Group's H1 profit swells by 40 pc to $ 2.4 billion
  • ..reduces calls at NZ's Port Chalmers
  • Maersk Group to buy Brostrom to augment tanker fleet by 100
  • New York's APM Terminals receives 4 ZPMC cranes
  • DP World forms JV to build box terminal in Vietnam
  • TSA's bunker surcharge to scale new peak this month
  • Fierce competition for shipping insurance pulls down premia rates
  • Tuscan Ventures takes strategic stake in Singapore-based RSI
  • Trans Asian Shipping deploys own vessel in IGX service
  • DP World more than doubles net in H1
  • Ennore Port plans dedicated car terminal
  • Railways bans loading of billets in containers
  • A record 9.22 million cellphone users added during July 2018
  • Software giants hope for continued US outsourcing support
  • Nath dubs Asean FTA cynics as 'ignorant'
  • Robust economic revival seen in 2009-10
  • Move to impose 51 pc EO on SEZ units dropped
  • Sugar exporters decry move to scrap interest rate subvention

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Reinecke & Associates augments team of logistics consultants
  • Azerbaijan to develop port facilities
  • Great Wall doubling US frequencies
  • USA: CN to purchase EJ&E railway
  • Wärtsilä chooses Ceva Logistics
  • 2008 Fiata World Congress, Vancouver (Canada), 23-26 September

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Another MISC ship hijacked
  • Exmar "cautious"
  • AET orders in Russia
  • Lindø to sell Loksa Shipyard

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Brian Chang's take from YSRL share sale slashed
  • Lindø to sell Estonian yard
  • Gulf Shipyards suspend operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Guangzhou sets out three-way expansion plans
    GUANGZHOU Shipyard to expand in the markets of ro-ro, passenger and semi-submersible vessels.
  • Guanzhou Shipyard profit up 15%
  • Brokers reject newbuilding gloom report
    REPORT warning that $20bn worth of newbuilding contracts face cancellation seen as overly-bleak and ill-informed.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Markets react to Gustav threat
    ENERGY companies are surveying damage as the remnants of Hurricane Gustav move from Louisiana into Texas
  • Arab overseas farm investment urged
    ARID ARAB countries ought to transport food from African nations, reckons the GRC, a Dubai think tank
  • Iran to privatise ship register
    REGISTRATION of ships within Iran is to be privatised, the government's maritime agency has revealed
  • China to invest $3Bn in Iraq oil deal
    CNPC OF China has agreed to invest $3Bn in Iraqi oilfield production
  • Orders are on despite bankruptcy
    BANKRUPT Flekkefjord Slipp & Maskinfabrikk still intends to deliver two ordered newbuildings, clients Solstad Offshore and Simon M'kster have confirmed
  • Urgency rises in Mexico energy talks
    STEADILY dropping output from Mexico's largest oilfield has pushed its Congress to step up talks to repair an ailing Pemex ' but most still want to avoid any outside investment to spur exploration and production

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • New Orleans braced for Gustav
  • APM T adds cranes at New Jersey
  • Zumax to develop Albania box terminal
  • Forth ports H1: ports up 38% but land value slump hits profits
  • US-ANZ trade under FMC scrutiny

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Greek bulker safe
    Tugs soon to reach handymax Nena J which was reportedly in danger of grounding in storm off South Africa.
  • Chang's prize cut
    Yantai Raffles' founder loses out on $184m after terms of CIMC deal are redrawn.
  • Ferry crash
    P&O's European Endeavour has been taken out of Dover-Calais service after berth-bashing incident.
  • Solo Schiffahrt
    German shipowner ends OSM joint venture to go it alone in the offshore business with Willem Dekker at the helm.
  • UK death probe
    Inquiry into fatal accident on tanker at Exxon's Fawley refinery after hose-lifting beam collapses.
  • Yard on block
    AP Moller will sell its Loksa Shipyard in Estonia in a bid to cut costs.
  • 'More to fail'
    Flekkefjord Slip will not be the only shipyard casualty as costs and delays stack up.
  • Orders safe
    Bankruptcy of Flekkefjord Slip will not hurt two remaining newbuildings, owners say.
  • Triple jump
    Better day rates and larger fleet lead to three-fold profit increase for Hellenic Carriers in first half.
  • Yards tumble
    DSME heads the slide as falling won hits market value of South Korean shipbuilders.
  • Boxship re-floated
    Seaspan Container Lines vessel New Delhi Express freed shortly after grounding outside Karachi port.
  • MISC hit again
    Second tanker belonging to Malaysian owner hijacked as 'security corridor' appears less that secure.
  • KLC joins race
    Shipowner throws its hat into the ring as battle for control of DSME heats up.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • Seafarer killed in pirate attack
    A Filipino seafarer was killed when the chemical tanker Bunga Melati Dua was hijacked by armed pirates off the coast of Somalia recently. The vessel was carrying 32.000 tonnes of palm oil when it was attacked in the Gulf ...
  • Nordic Tankers reports loss and new strategy
    Nordic Tankers A/S reported a loss of USD 0.2 million for the first half of 2008 after a decline in the market for product tankers. However the all years result is expected to be of USD 22.4 ...
  • Maersk signs up for four VLCC's in Korea
    Maersk Tankers took a quick decision when the Korean shipyard STX shipyard offered a slot with six Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCC) for delivery in 2011 and 2012. The Danish giant signed up for four ships with option for another ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 1, 2008
  • European fuel oil values slipping with crude
    Rotterdam market falls fast after steady to firm opening.
  • Marine transport 'set to grow'
    Report says technical innovations will boost the maritime sector.
  • Global bunker market report
  • Minoan blames bunker costs for H1 loss
    Company highlights 'enormous and continuous increase' in its fuel costs.
  • ARA - barges tight with some suppliers
  • Singapore prices holding above Hong Kong
    Regional rivals continue to undercut Singapore bunker market for 380 cst material.
  • New trader at O.W. Bunker South Africa
  • New employees at USTC companies
    Controller appointment for Bunker Holding in Denmark.
  • Titan ratings downgraded
    Weak performance in the first half leads to lower corporate and bond ratings by Moody's.
  • Indian refiner offers early-October cargo
    Saudi Aramco, meanwhile, offers a feedstock cargo for mid-September loading.
  • Ferry operator reports 'challenging' H1
    High fuel costs and restructuring programme see operational expenses rise in the first half.
  • Allegro wins recognition for software solutions
    Bunker management software among its range of software solutions.
  • Small profit rise for Sri Lanka's John Keells
    Earnings this year could be affected by a court ruling to reverse its purchase of a bunkering facility.

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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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