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September 15, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KepFels delivers jackup rig ahead of time
    Amid the current oil boom and consequent rush to get drilling rigs to market, Keppel Offshore and Marine unit Keppel Fels has proven its capability yet again with the on-time and incident-free delivery of another KFels B Class jackup rig on Saturday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Ports in Beibu Gulf suffers distribution block
  • MOL's PSX service calls at Da Chan Bay Terminal One
  • NYK makes DJSI Index for sixth consecutive year
  • Karachi Port cools to awarding dredging to China bidder
  • US pork exports to China up more than 3 fold, 4 fold in value
  • Expert recommends SAFE framework to avoid US blanket screening disaster
  • Cathay, Dragonair August tonnage drops 3.1pc year on year
  • Kenya Airways launches service to China
  • Shenzhen Airlines adds services departing from Chengdu

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI playing role of trade facilitator in big way
  • APL connects to world of art!
  • Suraj Forwarders takes aboard Global Marine Agencies in voyage to rosier horizons
  • Project cargo industry seen sailing to rewarding prospects
  • US Consul for cementing trade ties, more JVs & tech transfers
  • KoPT's August feat betters own throughput record
  • Maharashtra Maritime Board asked to formulate new port development policy
  • Pune CHAA elects S. Y. Ranade & Vinod Sharma to the helm
  • Now, countdown to "Logistics - Indore"
  • Commerce Ministry to insist on retaining enhanced DEPB sop till March 2009
  • WTO proposals for sectoral tariff to be discussed tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Panalpina appoints Sven Hoemmken as head of supply chain management
  • Maersk moving from Gdynia to Gdansk
  • Some Alitalia unions want deal to save airline
  • Deutsche Bahn set to take over Romtrans
  • La Poste wants to buy Seur in Spain

Maritime Global Netweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • BBC Trinidad sails free
  • EU states "should improve certification checks"
  • Canada to spend US$673m on icebreaker
  • Golden Ocean hands over bulker newbuild

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
  • Ike causes minimal damage at Port of Houston
  • Drifting bulker survives Ike
  • Two Keppel yards deliver jack-ups early

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Bradwood Landing LNG facility reports on projects affect on seals
  • NYK returns to index of socially responsible firms
  • Empty APL containers become work of art
  • US rail freight traffic down during month of August
  • Thomas B. Crowley Jr. to receive Mystic Seaport honor

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
  • Ike shuts down US refineries
    EARLY indications reveal no significant damage to oil installations, but shortages feared as production hit by power cuts.
  • Energy insurers braced for $800m hurricane bill

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Greek shipping minister resigns
    GREEK shipping minister Giorgos Voulgarakis resigned today after weeks of accusations that he and his lawyer wife had been involved in profitable extra-political real estate dealings
  • Kroes frowns on Malta's yard write-off
    THE EC'S Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes has said Malta's write-off of €100M ($141M) in debts before selling Malta Shipyards violates EU rules
  • Poland submits yards scheme to EC
    POLAND today submitted its restructuring plan for its bankruptcy-threatened yards at Szczecin and Gdynia to the EC
  • PM's adviser held in Mauritian scandal
    THE SENIOR Mauritian ports adviser was arrested today in a continuing scandal over bribery allegations in an island dredging contract
  • Stymied bulker must ride out Ike
    THE US Coast Guard told the crew of a stymied bulker today that they will have to weather the hurricane bearing down on them off Texas, where refineries are shutting down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • FMC move will likely delay clean-trucks plan implementation at LA-LB ports
    Federal Maritime Commission has requested more information from ports about working agreement behind drayage plan.
  • CKYH drops Asia-U.S. loop
  • House clears highway bill
  • Analysis: A fundamental gap in C-TPAT
  • Storms hamper rail freight
  • California sues port truckers
  • ISC forms takeover panel
  • Freighter crew safe after riding out Ike
  • Deutsche Post sells bank unit to focus on logistics
  • Panalpina tabs SCM chief
  • Seko opens in S. Africa

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Has the slowdown finally arrived?
    It is just over a year since the defaults and problems in the US sub-prime mortgage market became a world phenomenon and all of a sudden everyone was talking of an international banking crisis and a global credit crunch. While many economic and trading indices have been of a negative tone since and world trade has definitely slowed, the container shipping industry has continued to expand.
  • Channel Tunnel fire disrupts European freight traffic
  • July proves a mixed bag for the Far East/Europe trade
  • DFDS Tor Line upgrades ElbeBridge service
  • Irish traffic stutters
  • MD signs up AFL Telecommunications

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Rescue aborted
    An effort to help the crew of a disabled bulker in the path of an oncoming hurricane has been aborted.
  • In harm's way
    Teo Shipping's handysize Antalina loses propulsion directly in the path of Hurricane Ike.
  • Ten ships still held
    The BBC Trinidad has been released but piracy remains a way of life in Eyl.
  • Magdalene sold
    German bulker owner Reederi Johann Blumenthal fetches $74m for an elderly capesize bulker.
  • Lorentzen sells
    Chilean interests said to be paying nearly $28m for a chemical tankery delivered to Nicolai Lorentzen's Lorentzen Skibs.
  • Cosco ups stake
    China Ocean Shipping plans to increase its stake in spin-off China Cosco Holdings by 2%.
  • Dividend rammed
    "Strategic review" leads to suspension of dividend payments at Greek owner Aries Maritime.
  • 'Meaningful stake'
    Connecticut private equity firm could end up with 15% of a Caspian Sea offshore vessel owner.
  • Two week window
    Helge Mogster's Dof will resolve joint takeover of Dof Subsea within two weeks after taking over shares today.
  • Sveaas buys again
    Norwegian investor shells out another $3.69m for Trico Marine Services stock.
  • Buyback grows
    Charles Fabrikant-led Seacor Holdings raises earmark for buying shares and debentures by $118m.
  • Kjaerulff quits
    Long-standing Torm chief steps down to make way for the incoming Jacob Meldgaard.
  • Saturn strikes
    Owners running rings around charterers with Havila AHST the main winner.
  • IRISL strikes back
    Nuclear accusations branded as sheer lies by Iran's flagship carrier, with sanctions set to fail.
  • Off the spot
    Njal Saevik's Havila bags $11.5m term charter for anchor handler in Libya.
  • Yard scrap
    Daewoo employee union ready to fight if rival Hyundai Heavy doesn't scrap stake purchase plan.
  • Shy, not retiring
    Klaus Kjaerulff is not ready to turn his back on the boardroom just yet but he is keeping his future plans under wraps.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Hong Kong ship owners blast lack of piracy protection in Gulf of Aden
  • Kidnapping insurer sees upsurge in interest by shipping companies
  • U.S. Treasury taps IRISL, affiliates for advancing Iran proliferation
  • International Shipholding appoints committee to weigh Liberty offer
  • New CEO for TORM
  • Summit partners with Kaitong to offer Yangtze River service
  • House plugs gap in highway trust fund
  • Fire closes Channel Tunnel
  • U.S.-flag Great Lakes cargo rises 6% in August
  • House bill seeks to terminate cross-border trucking program
  • PD Ports urges immediate rail action from U.K. government
  • DPWN sells Postbank stake to focus on logistics
  • ITC: Chinese clothes hanger imports hang U.S. makers out to dry
  • U.S.-Puerto Rico exports exempt from advance filing timeframes
  • DB Schenker bundles activities in southern Norway
  • Panalpina hires Hoemmken as head of supply chain management
  • ATA files appeal over denial of injunction against SoCal truck plan
  • Ports prepare for Hurricane Ike
  • U.S. grants help fund LNG terminal studies in Lithuania, Romania
  • SoCal short-haul rail line completes fleet modernization

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • Norden executive takes top job in Torm
    Today it was announced that Klaus Kj'rulff (56), has decided to leave Torm after 33 years with the company, the last eight years as CEO. He will be replaced by Jacob Meldgaard (40), Executive Vice President of D/S Norden ...
  • Aker Yards wins contract for ferry conversion
    G.A.P. Adventures and Aker Yards Lifecycle Services have signed a contract about rebuilding the former Viking Line- ferry 'landsf'rjan into the expedition cruise vessel Expedition at Aker Yards' Rauma shipyard. The conversion work is scheduled to be completed in April ...
  • Public meeting at Fredericia Skibsværft
    Fredericia Skibsværft A/S has called for a public meeting on Monday at the shipyard in Fredericia. The shipyard's management headed by the owner, Thomas Andersen, has called for the meeting in order to give the public the yard's version ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008
  • 'Ike's fury' grinds Houston bunkering to a halt
    Hurricane approaches the Gulf Coast as a category 3, bunkering postponed until further notice.
  • Cargo vessel sinks off the Phillipine Coast
    Divers are checking the ship for a possible bunker fuel spill.
  • Global bunker market report
  • High viscosity fuels 'the least adulterated'
    But the heaviest fuels also tend to have a higher sulphur content says DNVPS consultant.
  • Shares in shipping gain ground as bunker prices fall
    South Korean and Japanese shipping companies see share prices climb as bunker prices hit four-month lows.
  • Asian bunker markets still falling
    But crude oil markets climbing as worries about Hurricane Ike grow.
  • Maersk extends its BAF
    Bunker Adjustment factor to be applied on more routes.
  • Rotterdam barges tight till next week
  • US 'disagrees' with OPEC oil cut
    The US government wants to build output from energy resources in its own country.
  • Approaching typhoon halts bunkering operations
    Bunker operations in Taiwan's eastern ports suspended.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
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%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› 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
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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