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BRIEFS
July 7, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index declines to lowest in 2 months
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, declined to its lowest in more than two months as vessel queues eased at Chinese ports.

Sched Netweb site
  • Yang Ming to deploy 8,200-TEU newbuilding on Asia-Europe trade
  • Safmarine enters Asia-West Africa break bulk, project cargo trade
  • More containers lost overboard because of top-heavy deck stacking
  • Northport lands BrandLaureate Award in port, logistics sector
  • MOL tests 'green' antifouling treatment on large vessels
  • India demands an end to rate-fixing shipping conferences
  • IATA says May cargo demand down to 1.3pc from 4.3pc in 2007
  • Dragonair flies daily from Hong Kong to Bangalore
  • Top 50 world cargo airports, HK hovers in second place behind Memphis

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Steel giant diversifying into shipping, wagon production & other core areas
  • Forum formed to build brighter image of shipping
  • Chinese & Mexicans also acquiring taste for Basmati rice
  • NMPT keen to pick up stake in Mangalore SEZ
  • Port projects on Gammon Infrastructure's agenda
  • Terminal expansion must keep pace with size of ships, stresses APM Terminals
  • Cabinet clears decks for setting up Land Ports Authority
  • Jawahar Customs aiming to make things a lot easier for ex-im trade
  • Emirates SkyCargo scores a double at global awards function
  • CONCOR hikes tariff rates w.e.f. Aug. 1
  • Inflation zooms to 11.63 pc
  • Amendments to Industrial Park Scheme notified
  • Net forex earner norm for EOUs may be relaxed
  • IMC to hold meeting on 'Logistics Hub at Nagpur'

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • New management for HHLA Container Terminals
  • Naming of "Safmarine Andisa"
  • New aviation giant in the making?
  • Emirates rearranges schedule
  • Rhenus Road offers Nordic Chain services to Scandinavia
  • Airbus signs six-year contract with Kuehne + Nagel
  • 2008 Fiata World Congress, Vancouver (Canada), 23-26 September

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 6, 2008
  • Golar completes Frost sale
  • Maersk to grow Asia-South America route
  • Three orders for Skysails

Marine Logweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Maersk Daewoo order worth $2.3 billion

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Non-German buyers told to back off Hapag-Lloyd
    COALITION of local politicians and company staff say foreign suitors 'are not wanted'.
  • Hapag-Lloyd deadline looms
  • Skuld's Hebei Spirit pact sets 'valuable precedent'
    AGREEMENT removes fear of making large payment into court.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Hellenic ordered to repay state aid
    THE European Commission is ordering Hellenic Shipyards, Greece's largest shipbuilding and repair facility, to repay €230M ($360M) in state aid it has deemed unlawfully received between 1996 and 2002
  • BHPB, Baosteel agree ore hike
    BHP BILLITON and Baosteel have agreed an iron ore price increase equal to that of Rio Tinto and the Chinese last month
  • Slack safety behind Bangla blast
    POOR safety controls were to blame for the explosion that killed a ship demolition worker this week, says an official at Bangladesh's Department of Shipping
  • Tanker strikes berthed bulker
    A BULK carrier has collided with a chemical tanker at the Brazilian port of Santos, but there are no reports of injuries
  • Evergreen-tied bribery trial starts
    A BRIBERY scandal involving Evergreen of Taiwan has gone to trial in Los Angeles

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Will ocean carriers need to lay up box ships in 2009?
    Halfway through 2008 and the dark clouds have, menacingly, appeared overhead. The 'perfect storm' of a credit crunch and a global oil crisis-induced economic slowdown, is forcing ocean carriers to nervously revisit their budgets for the remainder of the year and into 2009.
  • Timaru counts cost of withdrawals
  • Trucker protests spread to NZ and Aus
  • Chinese ports hit 50 million TEU
  • India's truck drivers call off strike
  • Reefer logistics in the cold

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Tug trouble
    Maersk's Svitzer unit is keeping mum on grounding of brand-new LNG escort tug in Milford Haven.
  • Trada to trade
    Indonesian tanker and FPSO company plots domestic IPO to buy new ships.
  • DFDS defensive
    Danish owner's chief Niels Smedegaard says there's "nothing new" in reports on leaked financials.
  • Sailing again
    South African court orders reinstatment of Independent Liner Services chief, Ian Wicks.
  • Rupert to grow
    Canadian port lines up $15bn investment to rival Long Beach and Los Angeles.
  • Precious inks loan
    Thai bulker owner secures 80% of financing for 15 ships on order in India.
  • It's quotes time
    All's fair in Hormuz and war and is the Acropolis about to go under the hammer?
  • Bay hand-out
    Canadian ferry operator bags more government cash to continue service to US.
  • Osama at Aker?
    Norwegian yard cleared by bomb threat allegedly signed by Al-Qaeda terrorist chief.
  • RMT denies buys
    Rickmers Maritime Trust says "It wasn't us" as two 1,800-teu ships sold by parent Rickmers Group.
  • A $15m gamble
    International Casinos snaps up gaming cruiseship from bankrupt US owner ITG Vegas.
  • Ferry "unstable"
    Two empty ballast tanks could have contributed to tragic Princess of the Stars sinking, Philippines inquiry hears.
  • Stolt fights on
    Oslo-listed tanker owner survives bunker bill pain to edge up first half profit.
  • Aker hounded
    US institutional investor Hound Partners takes holding in Norwegian yard group to near 6%.
  • CSG rejigs feeders
    China Shipping Container Lines buys feeder ships from Hong Kong-listed CSDC.
  • CMES soars
    Chinese tanker and bulker player is forecasting a profit rise of more than 80% in first half, as rates boom.
  • Alam fixes pair
    Malaysian offshore supply firm secures three years employment for anchor handlers.
  • ANL in Asia link
    CMA CGM's Aussie subsidiary plans new shuttle service between Fremantle and Asia.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Summer time for our news coverage
    Due to general holiday our news site will be sporadically updated until the beginning of August. Summer greetings from all of us at SSG ...
  • DFDS Seaways struggle to survive
    DFDS Seaways is struggling to survive at the market. According to a confidential report, which came in the hands of the Danish Ekstra Bladet, the deficit in the first four months goes as high as DKK 135 million. In the ...
  • Mærsk signs up for super-reefers
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk has signed up for another batch of container vessels from a Korean shipyard. This time the Danish giant has signed up with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co for 16 ships for delivery between 2010 and 2012 ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 4, 2008
  • Drive by tanker company to save fuel and reduce emissions
    Installation of new analysis system hopes to reduce consumption and emissions.
  • Caribbean prices up but demand firm
    Buyers feeling the pinch but little choice but to fuel up.
  • Global bunker market report
  • Rotterdam breaks $700 ceiling
    Differential to St. Petersburg widens to almost $220 but could narrow soon.
  • Office move for Romanian supplier
  • Smaller bunker players 'in strong position'
    Market insider challenges claim that small players are particularly vulnerable to credit risks.
  • Asian bunker prices extend gains
    Buyers sidelined by bullish bunkers.
  • New IACS chairman wants end to IMO's 'eurocentricity'
    Pledges to address Asia's lack of influence at the UN organisation.
  • Durban market kept guessing
    Suppliers offering no firm advise on spot market availability, traders say.
  • Singapore 380 cst prices up 30% in first half
    Year-on-year, prices surged 65%.
  • Ballasting 'ridiculous' for bulk carriers
    Bunker costs pressing owners to do 'things that they wouldn't normally do just to get something fixed'.
  • Software for bunker management enhanced
    Latest Allegro 8.0 version upgrades its bunker management software.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTI
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%
PORTI
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
PORTI
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
MARITTIMI
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
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
CROCIERE
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
LEGISLAZIONE
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLAZIONE
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
PORTI
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
CANTIERI NAVALI
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
PORTI
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
PORTI
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
ACCIDENTS
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
PORTS
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
PORTS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
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
PORTS
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
LOGISTICS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
SHIPPING
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
PORTS
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
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
SAFETY & SECURITY
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
RIVER TRANSPORT
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
LEGISLATION
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
PORTS
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
AZIENDE
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
OFFSHORE
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
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
ASSOCIAZIONI
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
FINANZIAMENTI
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
PORTI
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%
PORTI
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%
CRONACA
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
PORTI
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
PORTI
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
CRONACA
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
TRASPORTO INTERMODALE
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
PORTI
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
PORTI
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%)
OFFSHORE
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
LEGISLAZIONE
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
TRASPORTO FERROVIARIO
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTI
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%)
LOGISTICS
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
OFFSHORE
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
ACCIDENTS
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
FINANCING
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
PORTS
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
ASSOCIATIONS
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
LAW
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
CRUISES
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%
SHIPPING
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
INDUSTRY
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
ASSOCIATIONS
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
PORTS
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PORTI
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
MEETINGS
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
TRADE
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
PORTS
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
MARITIME SERVICES
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
AVIATION
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
ENVIRONMENT
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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