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March 10, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Planned French port strike called off
    France's port and dock union, part of the CGT federation, said on Saturday that it had suspended plans for a two-day strike to protest planned reforms of French state-owned ports.
  • Italy politicians bemoan plans to sell ailing Alitalia
    Italy's nearly bankrupt national airline is becoming an emotional election issue ahead of April's vote, with politicians sparring over and bemoaning plans to sell it to the French.
  • B787 may be further delayed: Goldman Sachs
    Boeing Co, which has already twice delayed its new 787 Dreamliner, may further postpone delivery of the aircraft by several months to the second half of 2009, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc analyst Richard Safran.

Sched Netweb site
  • Container traffic growth slows through major US ports
  • China ports throughput to surpass 5.6 billion tonnes by 2010
  • China Railway Construction plans March 14 US$5.4 billion IPO
  • Dar es Salaam congestion prompts Maersk, MSC to cut calls
  • Newly merged Schenker China opens for business
  • Famous Pacific Shipping appoints first group executive director
  • Etihad Airways to launch Beijing-Abu Dabi service
  • Dubai joins e-freight initiative to save paper, cut costs
  • Alaska bush pilot war ends with buyout of Arctic Circle Air assets

Exim Indiaweb site
  • T. S. Korea makes maiden call at Mundra as part of new Hyper Galex II service
  • APL Logistics kicks off new FCL service
  • Mercator Singapore to acquire more ships
  • Schenker's Chairman to retire; pursue new goals
  • Europe, China dismantle maritime boundaries
  • Hong Kong maritime fair from March 12
  • US trade rep seeks 'commercially significant' market access for services
  • Nath sees untapped trade potential & scope for growth with Romania
  • Oilmeals export up by 28 pc
  • EPL issuing RFQ papers to develop box terminal
  • ABGKCT completes satisfactory year
  • Ahoy! Cruiser Deutscholand comes a-calling at NM Port
  • Just 10 pc of 53 billionaires' wealth can wipe off country's debt!
  • Trade gap may continue widening, calculate leading financial analysts
  • SC sets aside CVD, SAD on scrap imports
  • Powerloom cluster projects welcomed
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends-By M. Sreedharan
  • Rangnekar appointed member of Planners' coal panel

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Leuters and Marczuk new M&M executives
  • Vogel new Wincanton director road Europe
  • MSC Transpac port rotations
  • Polish enterprise CTL Logistics recently put two Siemens
  • EU to improve traffic with western Balkan

Maritime Global Netweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Ferry revival
  • Webster goes to Brazil
  • Havyard forces Aker board vote

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 9, 2008
  • Broker lists Seacoaster demonstrator as for sale
  • India reacts to Signal H2B worker allegations

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Port of Seattle ends new project moratorium
  • Trade between NAFTA partners up during month of December
  • Portland Shipping Club presents annual Pizza Night
  • Traffic at container ports predicted to see slowdown
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains for week

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Losses soar past $1bn on Pacific box routes
    LINES race against time to stop financial haemorrhaging on transpacific trades as collective loses soar.
  • Buoyant box lines say that 2007 gains will continue
  • Aries explores future options
    TANKER owner will look at takeover or merger after announcing a "strategic review" of its options.
  • Way paved for Levene's third term at Lloyd's
    LEGAL and market reforms set to open way for chairman Lord Levene to sit for an unprecedented third term.
  • More than just a party
    POSIDONIA has become almost legendary, particularly among those who have not had the chance to attend.
  • Birthday wishes from Brussels
    IS it coincidence that the EC is throwing its weight around as the IMO enters its 60th year in existence?

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Industry faces up to down cycle
    Shipping industry leaders at this week's Marine Money conference in Dubai were remarkably pessimistic about the near-term future of the shipping markets
  • MidEast dragged down by dollar
    SHIPPING operators and businesses in the UAE are suffering from the current weakness of the dollar, delegates at this week's Marine Money conference in Dubai learned
  • Death ferry broke safety rules
    GROSS breaches in basic safety measures have been uncovered by the Bangladeshi inquiry into the Shourav-1 passenger ferry accident in which 49 passengers were killed after a collision
  • Havyard calls for egm in Aker Yards
    AKER Yards has received a request from Havyard Invest to schedule an extraordinary shareholders' meeting, to enable the shareholders to elect a new board of directors
  • US box slide worsens
    US container imports are dropping even more sharply than predicted, while America's economic outlook has taken yet another negative turn
  • Aries up for sale?
    ARIES Maritime Transport is possibly up for sale. It may suspend a quarterly dividend payment and its Chief Financial Officer has resigned
  • China steel output to decline
  • Pakistan panics over Panamax problem
  • PSA India takes stake in ABG
  • Salvors rush to save grounded ship
  • Essar needs $1bn for expansion
  • Russian railway challenges Fesco
  • Pakistan bans Taiwanese vessels
  • High ringgit hits Malaysian exports
  • LNG: Woodside wooing Singapore
  • Seafarers get wireless broadband

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Study recommends LA clean-truck plan
    Consultant hired by Los Angeles port finds hub's employee-driver model best option for sustainable harbor drayage.
  • U.S. puts Syria on port security watch list
  • CG finds one-third of ports have security gaps
  • Aries Maritime Transport suspends dividend, considers sale
  • Define surface goals: GAO
  • Manufacturers blame U.S. trade policy for job losses
  • French dockworkers call for 48-hour strike
  • Venezuela blocks Colombia imports amid rising tensions
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds freighter flights this summer
  • German ports face rail strike
  • Port of Seattle creates capital development division

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Can we live with oil at USD120 per barrel?
    In trading today, the price of a barrel of crude oil was hovering at around USD106, with, many analysts predicting it will breach the USD110 barrier and even USD120 level by late summer.
  • German court rules JadeWeserPort construction can go ahead
  • Nova Scotia leader outlines Atlantic Gateway projects
  • CEVA earnings up 56% in 2007
  • Carroll stashes war chest ahead of ICG results
  • Automatic stowage planner system to be rolled out by TSB

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Nordcapital pays $190m
    Owner has emerged as having placed an order for four panamax bulkers at Hyundai Mipo.
  • DryShips preps capital grab
    George Economou's US-listed owner prepares to offer up to 6 million shares.
  • Rizhao adds more capes
    Chinese steelmaker buys a pair of 1999-built bulkers as the mill's efforts to haul its own iron ore grows.
  • Cowen sues OceanFreight
    Making good on his threat to fight, ousted chief executive Robert Cowen files claim for a breach of his employment agreement.
  • Matson hikes surcharge
    Alexander & Baldwin shipping arm lifts its fuel surcharge to 33.8% as bunker costs continue to rise.
  • Grounding off Spain
    Authorities responds after a general cargoship Maro runs aground near Hondarribia, but all seven crewmembers are safe.
  • Italian biggies sold
    Vinashin reportedly pays a whopping sum for Grandi Navi Veloci's giant twin cruise ferries.
  • Norden bags bulker sale cash
    Danish owner mum on details of supramax newbuilding sale which CEO Carsten Mortensen says was "too good to refuse."
  • Still a buy
    Even as shares drop, Jefferies analyst says the sale of Aries Maritime Transport could have "significant upside" for investors.
  • Flex fills out FPSOs
    Offshore LNG producer almost doubling capacity of production newbuildings at Samsung in Korea.
  • Greeks cold on newbuildings
    Orders sink to near two year low but owners will soon start to splash the cash again and not just on bulkers.
  • SMBC strikes joint venture deal
    Japanese ship financier teaming up with China's ICBC to aid expansion.
  • Aries for sale?
    Mons Bolin's Nasdaq-listed company considering strategic options following the departure of CFO Richard Coxall.
  • HHI books eight capes
    Korean yard signs $800m deal with European owner, while subsidiary Mipo to build four smaller bulkers.
  • TKMS splits yard operations
    German group reorganises into separate companies for merchant and naval shipbuilding.
  • Rotterdam to widen
    Dutch government to make port access channel bigger to handle larger boxships.
  • Havyard flexes its muscles
    Fresh from upping stake in Aker Yards, Norwegian owner Per Saevik now wants new board elected.
  • STX adds gas trio
    Korean shipbuilder to deliver small LPG vessels to Greek owner by 2011.
  • That's all, folks
    Estonian ferry owner Tallink says no more ship orders this decade after yard prices rise.
  • Sasco revamps liner runs
    Russian owner beefing up far eastern general cargoship services with more calls.
  • Ex-SCI man fights to regain job
    Schizophrenic former crewman going to Indian court to win back equivalent onshore role.
  • Reefer drifts at Klaipeda
    Norfos ship drags anchor and suffers engine failure in Lithuania, but trouble averted by crew.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Bahrain bank, Cyprus's Lemissoler in joint venture agreement
  • Maersk dropping Tanjung Pelepas from Emma Maersk service
  • Aker Yards shareholder wants new board of directors
  • Carriers to swap space between Florida, Central America, Caribbean
  • Strauss joins Delta Cargo from Northwest
  • SC Johnson awarded $147 million in damages
  • Train spill imperils millions of dollars in Calif. desert crops
  • Shippers seek to combine suits against railroads
  • Man pleads guilty in massive textile transshipment case
  • Happy Birthday, DHS
  • cargo-partner to expand India presence
  • Herald: Caribbean trade harmed by U.S. woes
  • DSC Logistics appoints Copeland
  • SEKO opens Mexico operations
  • Port Tracker: U.S. imports down for seventh month in a row
  • CPSC, CBP kick off import testing program at Long Beach port
  • ICTSI appointments

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Holy House caught with magic pipe
    Holy House's reefer the Snow Flower has been detained by the US Coast Guard (USCG) for having a magic pipe, an arrangement for dischargeing oily water over board. 'It is terrible, and it is going to be very costly. We ...
  • DMA worried over the number of Danish vessels hold by PSC
    Danish Maritime Authorities (DMA) is worried over the large number of Danish vessels already held in a Port State Control in 2008. In January and February seven Danish flagged vessels were held by Port State Control while only three vessels ...
  • Fast ferry service starts already next week in the Gulf of Finland
    Nordic Jet Line will start its fast ferry service between Helsinki and Tallinn in the Gulf of Finland already next week on March 14, due to the ice-free winter. Superseacat has planned its fast ferry service start to 3 ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 7, 2008
  • Another environmental award for Long Beach
    Port gaining further recognition for clean air efforts.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • 1.51% sulphur fuel 'will fail' SECA standard
    'Unified interpretation' could usher in two-decimal place IMO sulphur standard and strict verification procedure.
  • Sumitomo strengthens Singapore foothold
    Japanese oil trading arm set to merge with Singapore player after buying remaining stake.
  • Dutch barge JV to take over partners' activities
    Interstream Barging to integrate Vopak Barging Europe and Van der Sluijs Tankrederij.
  • Total hoping for 'good science' in IMO decision
    Oil major says bunker market is of strategic importance for refining industry.
  • Rotterdam market quiet
  • New trader at Dan-Bunkering's Kaliningrad office
  • Vopak profits up 40% in 2007
    Company predicts more growth in 2008 with strong demand for storage from all market sectors.
  • Single hull ban in the Philippines postponed
    Operators want time to negotiate better rates for double hulls.
  • August launch for Adani's second barge
    Indian supplier hopes its first owned-barge will be operational within a week.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
SHIPPING
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
PORTS
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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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