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April 14, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • France warns pirates from Somalia
    France's defence minister warned on Saturday that Paris would not tolerate extortion attempts, after French military secured the release of 30 hostages from a luxury boat off Somalia and seized half a dozen pirates.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco takes delivery of first made-in-China 10,000-TEU ship
  • Hyundai Heavy Technology cuts yard's shipbuilding time
  • YRDICT installs gate for container freight stations
  • Dalian-Moscow container train service via Manzhouli launched
  • Maersk Line offers SMEs online cargo booking service
  • China and New Zealand sign free trade pact
  • India's box traffic rises 19pc at major ports in fiscal 2008
  • Hong Kong Airport 2007 cargo volume world's second largest
  • Pilot dispute disrupts troubled Aloha Airline's cargo operations
  • Avianca buying Tampa Cargo to form alliance with Martinair

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Crowley buys Jensen Maritime Consultants
  • Six Le Ponant pirates captured
  • NY Governor blocks Broadwater LNG
  • Le Ponant crew freed
  • Global Industries to build second $250 million derrick/pipelay ship

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Noble appointed development adviser to salvage union
  • Pacer's Prokop named to NITL and HTC boards
  • Grand Alliance starts new European service
  • Munich airport strengthening hub role
  • Crossrail Italia issued with railway licence
  • UPS lowers profit expectations
  • Tiaca annual executive conference and AGM, 12-14 May

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • More dock strikes "likely"
  • ISU calls for LOF re-write
  • CMA CGM to run giant Marseilles drydock
  • ABS, RS to work on Arctic LNG ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Crowley Maritime buying Jensen Maritime Consultants
  • Grand Alliance lines add new European service
  • AAPA supporting Colombia free trade deal
  • Vancouver USA port board approves list of action items
  • US rail freight traffic sees down month of March

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Crew quality hits marine claims
    NORWEGIAN Hull Club figures show that human error is behind alarming rise in accidents.
  • Strintzis quits as Hellenic Seaways boss
    GERASSIMOS Strintzis resigns just days ahead of a crucial meeting of Hellenic Seaways' shareholders.
  • Primary focus on the attractions of a seafaring life
    US MARITIME and education interests are working to encourage inner-city children to join the shipping industry.
  • Standard measures
    Fonasba has worked hard to produce an industry standard for agents and brokers to protect shipowners and managers.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Le Ponant hostages free
    SOMALI pirates have freed the crew of the CMA CGM-owned French 'boutique cruise ship' Le Ponant, it emerged today
  • VLCC, fishing vessel collide
    THREE Chinese fishermen died and a further 13 are missing after their vessel was hit by a VLCC in the Pacific south of Japan
  • Hamburg's training capacity exhausted
    HAMBURG shipowners and operators are increasingly forced to hire fresh blood from other training and college sectors than the 'shipping clerk' apprenticeship schemes that form the backbone of industry recruitment in Germany
  • Seaspan goes back for more
    CONTAINERSHIP leasing giant Seaspan Corp is poised to conclude yet another secondary share offering
  • Insurers face up to Solvency threat
    THE International Underwriting Association has warned that the shipping industry needs to be vigilant of Solvency 2, which will update the EU's regulations for insurance firms
  • 14 evacuated after roro fire
    FOURTEEN seafarers were evacuated yesterday evening from the K-Line operated roro ship Sea Venus after a serious engine room fire disabled the ship some 1,200 n-miles east of Cape Cod

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Equity firm invests in Intermarine
    Intermarine CEO Grikitis eyes growth for project-cargo carrier after substantial investment by New Mountain Capital.
  • China trade surplus up
  • TACA fuel fee unchanged
  • Trio for TWIC sign-up
  • California approves $3 billion for freight infrastructure
  • Food prices to remain high, says World Bank
  • India ends liner conferences
  • Wan Hai profit doubles
  • Fuel fee bump by AADA
  • Crowley buys architect
  • Asia-Europe network investment planned by TNT

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • 'Motorways of the Sea' at the crossroads?
    As Coastlink's delegates decamp this afternoon after a two day conference in the European port of Zeebrugge, many of the short sea container shipping executives will be mulling over the increasing challenges that they face in their endeavours to perform a vital supply chain link.
  • CMA CGM Capri inches Australian benchmark up
  • ELAA to change terms of reference
  • Yokohama to build deep draught box terminal
  • Port of Montreal forecasts 10% box growth
  • Wan Hai wonder

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Tailwind selling duo
    Aframax tankers Fidelity and Fantasy appear on the selling block as charterbacks come to an end.
  • Intrepid sells three
    Richard du Moulin's Stamford-based bulker owner sells off 1982-built ships en bloc for $91m, brokers say.
  • Crowley buys engineering firm
    US owner and logistics company buys up a Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering house.
  • Grimaldi offloads ropax
    Brokerage sources say the former Attica ferry, the Eurostar Roma, goes to Unity Line for $108m.
  • Intermarine lands capital
    A New York private equity firm invests in the US breakbulk and heavy-lift player.
  • Seaspan downgraded
    Containership owner on equity analyst rollercoaster as it rolls out a 7-million-share offering.
  • Gas linked to death in Bilbao
    Ship inspector dead after encountering gas in the cargo hold of Greek-owned bulk carrier.
  • Grindrod buys Cockett
    South African shipping and transport group acquires full control of top bunker trader and broker.
  • Captain walks free
    Australian ferry master cleared of dangerous navigation charges following accident which killed fishing pensioner.
  • Tolani buys handymax
    Jinhui books a $40m profit as it sells three year old ship to Indian owner for $74m.
  • Seaspan targets $200m
    US-listed boxship owner prices its public offering at $27.25 per share.
  • Star Bulk fixes supramax
    US-listed bulker owner puts the Star Omicron on a three-year time-charter.
  • Swedish pay boost
    Owners and unions poised to reach agreement as officers' pay rockets.
  • Ponant released
    French government announces crew of CMA CGM cruise yacht free but extent of military action unclear.
  • More money for Fulford
    After a better year for Clarksons in 2007 the pay of the world's best known shipbroker rose 21%.
  • Maersk munches McDonalds
    Danish giant devours corporate giants and maritime rivals with a shock too for NYK and South Korea's shipbuilders.
  • Fire strikes K Line PCTC
    Japanese car carrier reported to have suffered an engine room fire in mid-Atlantic and is now adrift.
  • Ferretti to refloat
    Venture capital owner seeks Milan stock exchange berth for luxury yacht builder.
  • Wan Hai profits sky high
    Asian boxship owner sees net income double during 2007.
  • Global books another
    US offshore contractor has ordered a second combination derrick/pipelay vessel worth $250m.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Seaspan sets price of common share offering
  • Private equity firm buys stake in Intermarine
  • Intertanko opens Brussels office, welcomes IMO's MARPOL changes
  • Fire extinguished on ro/ro ship in North Atlantic
  • Grounded ro/ro to be dismantled on English beach
  • Boeing starts final assembly on 777F, delays 787 again
  • AirBridgeCargo receives third 747-400 extended range freighter
  • GAC Logistics (UK) opens East Midlands Airport 3PL facility
  • Great Wall Airlines appoints operations chief
  • Roadway launches expedited ocean service from China
  • House changes rules to delay Colombia FTA vote
  • U.S. trade deficit widens despite export gains
  • Weber hires former DHL executive to lead transportation division
  • Globe Express Services opens Beijing office, rebrands in Canada
  • French port union calls for weekly strikes
  • Montreal plans to increase capacity

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Every fifth bulker ordered at non-existing yard
    22 per cent of all dry bulk carriers in the current world orderbook have been ordered at shipyards that up til last year never had delivered a ship. The analyst company Worldyards estimates that the total dry bulk orderbook stands ...
  • Danes developes Green Ship of the future
    Green ships of the future is the goal for a new Danish development project, where a number of actors on the Danish Maritime scene have joined forces in order to improve the energy consumption of ships in the future. The ...
  • A. P. Møller-Mærsk sells of another AHTS
    A. P. Møller-Mærsk has sold its last AHTS supply vessel of the L-type to the Dutch operator ITC, Ijmuiden. The ship is M'rsk Launcher, which will be taken over at the end of April and renamed Bluster. The ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 11, 2008
  • Houston flirts with $500 bunkers
    Crude at all-time high this week but marine fuel now falling below record levels.
  • S&P warning on outlook for shipping
    Escalating bunker costs and recession fears among factors putting European transport sector under pressure.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Black Sea service comes back
    Black Diamond Bunkering ready to resume offshore deliveries 'at any location' in the Black Sea.
  • Bunker alert over Panama stems
    Ships report fuel pumps seizing and problems with injection systems.
  • Cruise passengers hit as bunker prices rise
    Travel agents say fuel charges are beginning to curb business in wake of latest hike from Carnival.
  • Rotterdam market little changed
  • 'Bunker tank' legislation reaches US Senate
    Ships carrying 'large volumes of fuel oil' as bunker fuel need double-hulls, says US senator.
  • Kandla bunkering project moving forward
    Tender will be open to local and foreign developers.
  • High bunker prices hit Indian operator
    But Shipping Corp of India confident that US economic downturn will not hurt shipping industry.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
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
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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
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
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
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
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
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
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
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
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
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
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
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%
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