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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
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%)
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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