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July 8, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL faces fall in European rates, says UBS
    Neptune Orient Lines, South-east Asia's largest sea-cargo carrier, may report lower Asia-Europe freight rates in the second half of the year as volume growth on the trade lane slows, UBS said.
  • Daewoo wins 2.44t won Maersk orders
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, the world's third-largest shipyard, received a contract for 16 container vessels from AP Moeller-Maersk A/S for a record 2.44 trillion won (S$3.2 billion).
  • High prices, new capacity to hit tanker earnings
    Oil prices that generated record shipping fees for Frontline Ltd and the rest of the tanker industry may now reduce their earnings, as demand growth slows and a new armada enters the market.
  • Pacific Shipping to buy vessels for US$200m

Sched Netweb site
  • Yantian box volumes fall due to US slowdown, higher costs
  • Shanghai's trade value increases 26.6pc in first five months
  • Fredriksen ups stake to 15pc of TUI, ahead of Hapag-Lloyd sale
  • Cosco Pacific, Australian bank in box sale-leaseback scheme
  • Governments should block quasi-conference surcharges: Asian shippers
  • West Coast dock talks took break for July 4 weekend
  • GreenCarrier acquires Oy FCS Logistics in Finland
  • California perishables have ticket to ride to China on empty cargo planes
  • DHL to retire 23 ABX Air cargo planes within 18 months
  • Five air cargo firms fail as slowing US economy and high fuel takes toll

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Rising fuel costs prompt Maersk Line to cut Asia-Europe capacity
  • Safmarine enters Asia-West Africa breakbulk & project cargo trade
  • CMA CGM buys two 12,800-TEU ships from Germany's Lloyd Fonds
  • OOCL announces south China-US inland fuel surcharge from Aug.
  • EU executive adopts competition rules for shipping
  • FEFC increases BAF & cuts CAF for Aug.
  • Maersk Line places order for 16 more boxships, this time with Daewoo
  • Germanischer Lloyd signs new contract with Austal
  • Panama Canal, New Orleans Port to promote all-water-route
  • K Line to reinstate calls at Portland
  • Lianyungang-Busan service now five times a week
  • Geodis Wilson acquires UK's Oughtred & Harrison Shipping
  • IADA to commence charging CAF
  • National tonnage sinks
  • Pact with Cuba for oil, gas exploration soon
  • BCHAA & MANSA rain accolades on Rani Jadhav for 'success in a man's world'
  • Massive port expansion under way in Middle East
  • Deccan Aviation launches country's 1st copter service from new Bengaluru airport
  • Indian economy loses trillion dollar status
  • Steel giants agree to cut prices & exports

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • New management line up at Hamburg port authority
  • Swissport appoints Batten to head global cargo
  • Port of Trieste with more containers in May
  • Agility named project logistics contractor for Australian power station

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Cruise ship grounds off Alaska
  • NOL ceo resigns
  • $33 billion ports boom in Middle East
  • Forum tackles 'image crisis'

Marine Logweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Small cruise ship grounds ... again
  • Port of Montreal receives shipment of Iraqi uranium
  • Bollinger delivery brings Bouchard nearer goal
  • Widdows takes helm at NOL
  • China Oilfield to buy Awilco Offshore
  • BW Offshore wins LOI for Australia FPSO
  • Donjon crane hoists out bridge span
  • Scorpion Offshore orders semi at Keppel FELS

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • RoadLink announces purchase of Vancouver trucking company
  • Schnitzer sees records fall during third fiscal quarter
  • Evergreen Marine adding Central America/Caribbean agents
  • Vancouver, USA port board eyeing action items at meeting
  • NYK does away with outside advisory board

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • NOL stock slides on Held's resignation
    SPECULATION continues swirl around whether NOL will proceed with bid for Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Held shocks NOL with sudden resignation
  • China Cosco Holdings forecasts profit surge
    THE company expects net profit to jump more than 90% in the first half of this year on strong shipping markets.
  • BNP Paribas appeals ruling in Jurong dispute
    BANK is seeking to overturn ruling that blocks its attempt to wind up Jurong Shipyard over $50.7m in hedging losses.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Widdows replacing Held at NOL
    SINGAPORE'S Neptune Orient Line has announced that its president and CEO Thomas Held is out and will be replaced by Ron Widdows, who heads the company's APL liner division.
  • Oil spill booms surround Princess
    THE COAST Guard has put in place booms around the capsized ferry Princess of the Stars in the Philippines to prevent the spread of leaked fuel if its bunkers flow from the wreck
  • Compensation calls for Bangla workers
    BANGLADESHI officials have called for compensation packages for the families of the six workers who were killed in separate workplace incidents over 32 days at different shipbreaking yards
  • Inmarsat shares rise on suitor talks
    SHARES in Inmarsat jumped today on news that the satellite communications company might have a US suitor
  • Bunker price jump hits Asia
    ROCKETING bunker prices have forced more than a dozen Chittagong-Singapore/Malaysia container feeder vessels to suspend services over the past few months, according to feeder operators
  • Seoul arrests smuggling suspects
    SOUTH Korean police have arrested five Afghans and Pakistanis suspected of shipping 12 tonnes of drug components from Korea to the Taliban in Afghanistan

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Widdows named CEO of NOL
    President and chief executive of APL replaces Thomas Held at helm of Singapore parent Neptune Orient Lines.
  • Port labor talks resume
  • Five ports join TWIC rolls
  • EU, India agree to include services in Doha talks
  • Fredriksen raises stake in Hapag-Lloyd parent
  • New report cites Japan-U.S. regulatory reforms
  • Reports say CSCL likely buyer of parent's port unit
  • Shippers protest Asia charges
  • OOCL starts Taiwan-Vietnam feeder
  • CMA CGM (America) appoints account executives
  • Surcharge hike by NWA

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Held ousted by Widdows at NOL
  • CMA CGM boxing in Brazil
  • NZ's Korean beef exports at risk
  • OOCL boosts trade between Vietnam and Taiwan with new feeder
  • New cranes boost mega vessel capacity at Felixstowe port

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Brazilian tender
    Brazil's Transpetro launches 23-ship tender for its fleet expansion program.
  • Supe retires
    Superintendent steps down at the US Merchant Marine Academy after nearly 10 years.
  • Grounded again
    All uninjured off Alaska as small Cruise West vessel is involved in its second grounding in eight months.
  • All change again
    Neptune Orient Lines parts company with Thomas Held (left) as it hands the helm to Ron Widdows.
  • 'Excellent results'
    Nordic American Tanker chief executive tells shareholders to expect a more than 27% dividend increase from a strong second quarter.
  • Kerry on board
    Former US presidential candidate introduces bill attempting to make cruiseships safer for passengers.
  • BHP boosts bulk
    Bulker fixture activity should pick up now that BHP Billiton and Baosteel have set iron ore prices, analyst says.
  • COSL makes move
    Chinese rig player offering $2.49bn for Oslo-listed rival Awilco Offshore.
  • Tanked
    Sawdust self-ignited after mopping up spill of hydrogen peroxide on feedership Maike D last month.
  • Tuzla crush
    Cramped conditions at Istanbul yard complex criticised, as workers live in barns and depots.
  • Sold at last
    Long-mooted sale of Gourdomichalis supramax newbuilding sealed with Qatar Nav making dry debut.
  • Expensive eight?
    UAE's Al Jaber Group said to have paid $63m for each of supramax octet in China.
  • Baltic blues
    Russia to stop shipping oil from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 2015 as domestic terminal capacity rises.
  • ITF in Hebei plea
    Seafarers' federation joins chorus of voices asking for release of Hebei Spirit master and officer.
  • MCA braced
    UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency faces 48-hour search-and-rescue strike as pay dispute escalates.
  • CSG sells ports
    Chinese group's boxship unit CSCL tipped to buy parent's terminal management arm.
  • Scorpion inks rig
    John Fredriksen target has ordered a deepwater semi-submersible at Keppel.
  • Canadian mutiny
    Passengers block ramp of BC Ferries ship after being told there was no more room on board.
  • Gunned down
    Ever Lines' manager killed in car in the Philppines, with police examining business rivalry as motive.
  • CSC to buy
    Azerbaijan state owner in talks for 12,000-dwt tanker at Russia's Zelenodolsk shipyard.
  • Big drill order
    Korean yard bags order worth $709m from mystery South American owner for single drillship.
  • No dice
    Norwegian owner PGS says $70m claim from CGGVeritas over newbuilding charter is "unfounded."
  • Bulk order for STX
    Mystery European owner signs for bulker pair at Korean yard, but are they the same size?
  • Zim eyes Ennore
    Israeli container line part of group bidding to build new 1.5m-teu Indian terminal.
  • Scrubbing up
    Fuel-cleansing company Krystallon, backed by BP, aims for slice of estimated $7bn shipping emissions technology market.
  • Haiphong bound
    Hong Kong's OOCL to launch service linking northern Vietnam with Taiwan.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Held resigns from NOL, Widdows takes charge
  • EWL to return to Felixstowe
  • OOCL starts Kaohsiung/Haiphong feeder
  • Japan's ClassNK opens another Korea office
  • ABX Air fire under investigation
  • U.S. cargo jet crashes in Mexico
  • BA World Cargo to raise fuel surcharge
  • Lautenberg seeks to eliminate harbor maintenance tax on Great Lakes
  • Indian truck strike over fuel, toll costs ends Friday
  • Salmonella inquiry to target Mexican veggies
  • In U.K. tax decision, chips fall in favor of Pringles
  • Luckern named ITC's chief administrative law judge
  • CargoGulf begins services from UK to Middle East

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 7, 2008
  • Danish firm opening two new offices
    Surging oil prices spurring demand for hedging services.
  • Global bunker market report
  • End in sight for Baltic export routes
    Ministers say Russian ports could be ready to take over from Baltic states by 2015.
  • Margins 'too low compared to risks'
    CEO of Wrist Group says sector is facing takeovers and consolidation.
  • Soft start to week for Singapore bunkers
    Bunker prices in Singapore drop for the first time in seven sessions.
  • Rotterdam market quiet
  • HKMEx chief confident of fuel oil contract's success
    Barry Cheung believes China will provide demand for contract.
  • Krystallon seeks to partner engine maker
    Partnership will speed up its entry into the market, says company executive.
  • Oil spill boom put up around capsized ferry
    To prevent possible spread of bunker oil inside vessel.
  • Bunker costs yet to hurt tanker earnings
    Robust spot rates keeping effects of record prices at bay.
  • Fear of bunker spill from ferry
    Philippine officials mapping out response plan in event of oil spill.

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