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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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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