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October 6, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MPA working to boost S'pore maritime event
    THE Maritime Port Authority(MPA)-driven Singapore Maritime Week expects a jump of more than 30 per cent in participant numbers this year.
  • Freight costs hit by credit crisis, low prices
    A deepening financial crisis, together with sinking commodity prices, has hammered sea freight costs; and now the usual fourth-quarter seasonal upturn in demand for shipping looks doubtful, giving still more evidence of global slowdown.

Sched Netweb site
  • CTSA reduces bunker surcharge 10pc from November 1
  • Horizon, Sea Star execs to receive jail time for price fixing
  • New Alphaliner study, THC hikes may play surcharge role
  • Shandong builds first road-rail logistics base in Jinan
  • Panda launches Qingdao-to-Budapest consolidation service
  • GGL Line starts Singapore-Upper Gulf consol service
  • DB Schenker aims to take over Romtrans in Romania
  • US container housing construction finished in half a day
  • UAL ups liquidity with aircraft financing deal, asset sale
  • Aloha Air Cargo introduces same-day express and pet service
  • India may buy Russia's SuperJet-100s, coastal patrol planes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ADAG plans to acquire 6 Capesize ships by 2011
  • Shallow water rigs idling
  • Wan Hai, PIL & "K" Line's new joint China-Gulf service from Nov. has Mundra call
  • MOL to use heat-shielding paint to reduce CO2 emissions, save fuel
  • JNPT honoured with 'Major Port of Year' award
  • Talk about 20 hub ports, not just 2 or 3, stresses ESL CEO
  • MPs' panel to look into Haldia Dock draught problem
  • GPPL files draft red herring prospectus for IPO
  • CCT organises trade meet at Guntur
  • With abundant exportable goods, GPA investing in new facilities
  • Baalu wants more investments in warehouses marketing infrastructure
  • With over decade of successful operations, Anchor Freight now name to reckon with
  • Onion MEP sliced by $ 20

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • TNT Express ' new managers for three locations
  • Hamburg Consortia offers EUR 4 billion for Hapag-Lloyd
  • Royal Jordanian returning to Brussels
  • New inland port in Germany
  • TDG and ABX Logistics acquisitions finalised

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Seafarers' champion detained
  • Stronger quarter for Stolt-Nielsen
  • Keppel lands 2 conversion jobs
  • EC to spend euros8.5m on waterways "platform"

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2008
  • Navy releases photos of Faina crew
  • Thad Allen discusses Sentinel class acquisition
  • New report on impact of ship emissions

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Corps to temporarily close John Day navigation lock
  • Rail freight traffic count affected by Hurricane Ike
  • Washington governor names two to Oil Spill Advisory Council
  • Teamster picketing Oak Harbor struck by replacement driver
  • Matson continues string of Quest for Quality awards

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Maersk vows to defend container market share
    LINE determined to maintain its share of the Asia-Europe trades in the face of a battle for cargo.
  • Bosses batten down hatches for Asia-Europe trade storm
  • ABN Amro's shipping business up for sale
    MOVE comes as Fortis is forced to sell off its stake in the Dutch bank's Business Unit Netherlands.
  • Tanker owners urged to embrace FFA market
    OWNERS told to ditch "sheep like" mentality to chartering vessels and be committed to derivatives trading.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Poland yard workers split loyalties
    Neelie KroesPOLISH unions were divided today, with 150 workers from Gdansk arriving in Brussels to thank EC competition chief Neelie Kroes for opposing Poland's restructuring ' but workers from Szczecin and Gdynia campaigning to change her mind
  • Mombasa tax evasion racket busted
    A MAJOR tax evasion racket in the port of Mombasa may have lost the Kenyan Revenue Authority as much as Sh2Bn ($28.7M), according to a report in The Nation newspaper
  • Companies indicted in dumping case
    THE SPANISH owner and Cypriot operator of the tanker Nautilus have been indicted on US charges related to oil dumping, even as a chief engineer had more charges heaped upon him
  • Argentine farmers to strike again
    SOYBEAN prices are rising in Argentina in reaction to a new strike threat by farmers
  • Official charged over Faina comment
    AN EAST African Seafaring official has been charged by Kenya with issuing alarming statements regarding the hijacked Ukrainian cargo ship Faina and possession of cannabis
  • Gazprom passes threshold
    GAZPROM CEO Alexei Miller has revealed that the price for the gas that the company exports to Europe now exceeds $500 per 1,000m' in its October delivery contracts
  • Study specifies pirate risks
    RISK FACTORS for falling victim to pirates have been specified in a new report, with vessel speed at time of attack and darkness emerging as the most significant

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • ILA's Hughes optimistic on new contract
    Longshore union chief optimistic that new or extended contract can be agreed to with employers before current one expires.
  • Customs wants industry to help test ACE system
  • Wan Hai, PIL, 'K' Line in China-Middle East VSA
  • Customs Update: Ports truck battle
  • Marad wants one MSP ship
  • AADA cuts bunker charges
  • Panama Canal solicits bids for next phase of expansion
  • STB slows NE rail venture
  • Ryder System acquires Canadian logistics firms
  • Rail traffic slammed
  • Nagoya boxes up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • The Box under pressure
    The UK's BBC, working in collaboration with Japanese ocean carrier NYK and industry association Container Shipping Information Service (CSIS), launched a year-long project in early September, to tell the story of global containerisation by following an adopted 40ft container around the world.
  • Evergreen opens maritime museum
  • Asia/northernEurope trade in trouble
  • Rotterdam and Amsterdam merge port community systems
  • Votorantim Group picks GT Nexus portal for its transport management system

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Course reversed
    Wall Street gets its bailout. Then it takes recovering shipping shares back downward.
  • Excel sells oldie
    Stamatis Molaris-led bulker owner reportedly sells a handymax for $16.2m four months after it was first offered for sale.
  • Owner IDs buy
    Denmark's ID Shipping has reportedly paid nearly $124m for a pair of Asian-controlled bulkers.
  • Collision clash
    Sovcomflot and Costamare trade accusations as LPG carrier and boxship collide in Strait of Hormuz.
  • US stocks gain
    Dry-bulk leads shipping stocks in an upward charge in early afternoon trading as bailout optimism lifts US markets.
  • Peru bunker spill
    Multipurpose ship Lydia Oldendorff spills an estimated 45 tonnes of bunkers.
  • Worldscale soars
    Tanker rate-setting association to build 69% fuel rise into 2009's flat assessments.
  • New piracy draft?
    UN reportedly drafting new resolution urging mass deployment of naval ships and aircraft off Somalia.
  • Ex-CEO sells
    Transocean director and former boss Michael Talbert sells off $5.6m in company stock, keeping only a sliver.
  • It's quotes time
    Banks and bulkers are in crisis but at least Somali waters are safe thanks to the Central Region Coast Guard.
  • Shipyard phoenix?
    Officials say a builder is mulling redeveloping a Baltimore shipyard into a modern building site, but AES wants to build an LNG terminal next door.
  • Two for Batamec
    Norwegian newcomer and Singaporean owner sign up for subsea construction vessels in Indonesia.
  • Chennai debut
    China Shipping's Shanghai Puhai begins boxship run between Thailand and India.
  • Polish protests
    Over 200 Gdansk workers march on European Commission in effort to save shipyard jobs as Poland sweats on EC ruling.
  • Kiribatis dropped
    Hamburg Sud pulls the plug on Pacific island crews after another drug bust sees boxship blacklisted in US.
  • Paniguian in
    Former BP Shipping chief brings wealth of experience as new TEN director ' for free.
  • Heart-warming
    Hyundai-Vinashin helps towards cost of heart surgery for two workers' children.
  • Expect less
    Stolt's cautionary note leads top analyst to cut profit forecast and target price.
  • Still minted
    Veteran shipowner Maersk McKinney Moller shows making money is child's play.
  • Wilson takes two
    Norwegian owner pays out $6.51m for two small bulkers from Caiano.
  • Ferry warning
    North Carolina wants second master on its ships after captain died at wheel with no replacement on board.
  • Chouest passes
    Former shrimper Edison Chouest, the founder of US shipping and shipyard group Chouest Offshore, dies aged 91.
  • AET: no deal
    MISC's tanker arm denies taking over contracts for three small ships being built at Okskaya Shipyard in Russia.
  • FOE ink rig gig
    Fred Olsen Energy subsidiary looks to have tied up three years of work for semi-submersible drilling rig.
  • Dock block
    Poland probes right of Gdansk Shipyard owner Donbas to acquire docks at neighbouring Gdynia yard.
  • Job done
    Salvors finally remove 100 containers of toxic endosulfan from Princess of the Stars.
  • Pain ahead
    Evergreen chief Chang has gloomy prediction for global economy, but forecasts recovery from 2012.
  • Chinese merger
    Wan Hai, PIL and K Line amalgamating existing China-Middle East services to boost coverage.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Perilous time for Far East/Europe trade
  • Stolt-Nielsen reports improved results
  • Wan Hai, PIL and "K" Line merge two China/Middle East services
  • CTSA lowers bunker surcharge 10%
  • OceanSchedules.com now lists schedules for 26 carriers
  • BA executive heads to jail for price fixing
  • Kerschbaumer joins DHL Express board
  • Seaway workers near strike deadline
  • Genesee & Wyoming acquires more short line railroads
  • CARB, BNSF promise cuts in San Bernardino pollution
  • COOL implementation heats up
  • C-TPAT opens for logistics providers
  • Costa Rica granted extension to join CAFTA-DR
  • N.Y.-N.J. Port Authority approves lease with BMW in New Jersey
  • Australian maritime ID cards under the scanner
  • Russian port sees 19% TEU increase through three quarters
  • Port of Houston awards contracts for container terminal study
  • Longview, Wash. port approves grain terminal rail line

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Hurtigruten leaves service
    Hurtigruten AS has operated the service between Troms' and Harstad over the past 30 years, when the new bidding round was launched, three shipping companies have declared interest ' but not Hurtigruten. ' We does not have the financial capacity to submit ...
  • Redundancies avoided
    The redundancies that Copenhagen Malmö Port (CMP) had announced for dock workers are now being withdrawn. CMP has entered into an agreement which will make it unnecessary to abolish 15 jobs. The agreement will mean a new work organisation and ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 3, 2008
  • Fuel management company appoints Eastern Canada agent
    Increased interest as a result of bullish fuel prices causing company's rapid growth.
  • Market confusion as week ends
    Softening bunkers in the Americas, oil prices take a pause.
  • October arbitrage 'lower than expected'
    Singapore traders say cargoes being diverted to Fujairah.
  • Moller-Maersk repeats need for fuel efficiency
    A 5% reduction in bunker consumption would cut Maersk Lines costs 'by $227 million a year'.
  • Rotterdam barge market quiet Friday
  • Asian bunkers slide on falling crude price
    Singapore's 380 cst end the week $50 lower since the start of the week.
  • Container ship in bunker spill
    Spanish-flag ship leaves bonds to cover clean up costs and potential fine.
  • Volatile bunker prices hit cost calculations
    Rapid price changes make cost recovery difficult, says feeder operator.
  • MEPC to discuss ECA criteria next week
    Oil industry wants IMO criteria to consider low sulphur fuel availability when designating new emission control areas.
  • Indian refiners sell October fuel cargoes
    The 80,000 mt of 380 cst cargoes were sold at an undisclosed rate.
  • RINA launches voluntary 'green' certification
    The Class Green Plus notation recognises environmental performance above the minimum required by existing legislation.
  • Tight avails plague Hong Kong market
    Approaching typhoon delaying replenishment cargoes.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%)
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.
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
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
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
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
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.
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
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%
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%
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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.
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
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"
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
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
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
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
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
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
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%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
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.
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.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
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
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
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
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
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
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
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
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
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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