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October 16, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL, PSA bag Lloyd's List Asia awards
    The Lloyd's List Asia awards last night saw APL picking up the Asian Container Shipping Line of the Year award, while PSA International once again picked up the Container Terminal Operator of the Year award.
  • New national standard to boost bunker practices
    The Port of Singapore has notched up another world first with the launch yesterday of Singapore Standard SS 600: 2008 - Code of Practice for Bunkering.
  • Cargo rates dip on tight credit
    Pacific Basin Shipping Ltd, Hong Kong's biggest dry-bulk carrier and Precious Shipping Pcl said that demand for moving coal, iron ore and other commodities will fall because banks are guaranteeing fewer loads.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM east Mediterranean service calls at Ningbo Daxie
  • Yang Ming starts Far East-Israel (ADX) service
  • APL credits backhaul for 6pc volume increase
  • Banned IRISL offers 600-TEU ship service to Venezuela
  • US Navy: Pirates will seek new hostages as old ones freed
  • Rotterdam and Amsterdam ports to merge July 1, 2009
  • Ghana Ports Authority imposes box handling monopoly
  • Rio Grande CT expansion four years ahead of schedule
  • FPS Sri Lanka provides services for Oluvil Port Project
  • BIFA to hold free workshops for UK freight forwarders
  • 'Chilling' anti-railway buyout bill denied fast track
  • Zhengzhou Airport tries on low-cost operation mode
  • Lufthansa, Air France suffer September cargo slump
  • Hong Kong's AAT's truck control system wins two RFID awards

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global meltdown impact on shipping projected to be 'severe'
  • Baalu christens 2 of SCI's boxships
  • Probe begins into dumping of linen fabrics from China & Hong Kong
  • 20 mt coal to be imported
  • Crude import cost doubles in 5 months
  • Brand Italy to vibe with Indian business
  • Gems & jewellery exports fetch 18 pc more in H1
  • MPSEZ bags 'Private Port of Year' award
  • Fairdeal Group's ICD-Indore launched
  • First-ever bulk grains rake flagged off from Adani Agri Logistics depot in Haryana for Navi Mumbai
  • Rlys' freight earnings up by 20 pc in H1
  • RBI to release Rs 20,000 cr. more to meet needs of mutual funds
  • Assocham offers formula to end liquidity crisis

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • St Lawrence labour deal done
  • Puntland troops free freighter
  • IBM's US$7.5m deal with Moller-Maersk
  • IRI "expecting 150 new ships"
  • "Shipping should be in Kyoto Protocol":NITC

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Somali pirates seize bulker
  • Financing hitch hits Aker Philadelphia shuttle tankers
  • Signal International to repair two Hercules Offshore rigs
  • Two year contract for Rowan Gorilla II

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Port of Bellingham releases new waterfront project information
  • Corps breaking up pair of dam projects
  • Container education group expanding resources for students
  • Container & Intermodal Institute names Connie Award winners
  • Mediated talks break down between Boeing, machinists union

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Bulker rates fall amid trade credit fears
    RATES slide further on fears that 'frozen' credit lines are restricting shipments of dry bulk commodities.
  • 'Horrible week' adds to Pacific panamax woes
  • NOL's Widdows explains pullout from Hapag race
    TAKEOVER of Hapag Lloyd would put NOL at risk, says Ron Widdows in a letter to customers.
  • Box lines call for shipper support on consortia rules
    LINER industry asks shippers to join them to persuade Brussels to drop controversial proposal.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Crew crunch is even more worrying
    SHORTAGE of officers could prove to be of greater significance to shipping than the credit crunch, Jan Morten Eskilt, chairman of OSM Group, told the Marine Money conference in Singapore today
  • Attica brings Superfast in-house
    ATTICA Holdings is to absorb its subsidiaries Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Maritime through an exchange of shares and issue of new ones
  • Three arrested after Fedra loss
    GIBRALTAR police have arrested the captain and two crew members of the bulk carrier Fedra, which split in two during severe weather on 10 October
  • Energy shipping will secure funding
    SMART money is likely to shift across to offshore shipping and tanker trades, delegates at the Marine Money conference in Singapore concluded today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Trans-Pacific lines see 2009 rebound
    Lines anticipate rebound in eastbound Pacific in second half of 2009; look to recover more bunker and inland diesel costs.
  • Transportation interests warned on gov't. intervention
  • NYK, OOCL to share chassis
  • Puerto Rico ports close as Hurricane Omar approaches
  • NATO warships on way to fight piracy off Somalia
  • Maersk hikes Asia-Aus. rates
  • CMA CGM expands Europe-Indian Ocean service
  • Economic crisis could help re-start Doha trade talks
  • International Shipholding expects Q3 profit gain
  • ProLogis in Japan leases
  • CSX net gains 40%

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • 'Russian Day' in Seoul
  • US Importers ill-prepared for new security regulation
  • Panama Canal bucks the credit crunch
  • Bunker prices return to 2007 levels
  • Lonrho takes the wind out of SAILS

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Ofers idle capes
    Israeli shipowner's Zodiac Maritime Agencies is said to be idling 20 capesize bulkers.
  • Pain resumes
    A round of bad news push bulker owners lead plummeting stocks on Wall Street.
  • Outlook 'difficult'
    Dahlman Rose analyst downgrades two tanker owners and says bulker owners face "significant net asset value corrections."
  • Supramax seized
    New Philippines-managed, Panama-flagged bulker with 21 crew members latest to be snatched by Somali pirates.
  • Ballots set to kill
    Blank-cheque company Energy Infrastructure Acquisition asks shareholders to push the self-destruct button.
  • No Cosco woe
    Possible collapse of MPF order will not hit bottom line, says Cosco Singapore as shares tumble.
  • Bust in the Baltic
    Finnish ferry operator SuperSeaCat suspends sailings and heads for liquidation as financial problems hit.
  • Svitzer arrives
    Salvors begin removing bunkers from a grounded Argentine bulk carrier off Spain.
  • OSG takes stock
    New York tanker owner Overseas Shipholding Group buys up $2.8m in shares of spin-off OSG America.
  • One for all
    East and southern African nations closer to agreeing shipping line to handle regional business.
  • ACS swaps
    US owner rejigging sequence of Aker Philadelphia newbuildings due to lack of finance for two shuttle tankers.
  • Damen's design
    Dubai picks Dutch yard's blueprint for its new ferries, with a Chinese yard lined up to actually build them.
  • Yard drama
    Cammell Laird workers jailed in 1984 after industrial action have written a play about their experiences.
  • NITC VLCCs hit
    NITC boss Mohammad Souri says two of his VLCCs were recently targeted in Gulf of Aden.
  • Hapag to float?
    MM Warburg's Christian Olearius says container line's new owners should consider IPO as well as acquisitions.
  • Car carrier blaze
    Confusion as to whereabouts of chief engineer as fire breaks out onboard ship off Japan.
  • Trio for Samsung
    Korean yard bags single aframax order from unidentified Italian and confirms Geden Lines duo.
  • Canal cash
    Panama defies credit crisis to fix up loans worth $2.3bn for widening of vital canal.
  • TB at GB
    Bahamas hospital confirms positive tuberculosis test on worker at Grand Bahama Shipyard.
  • SMC adds three
    Shipping arm of Philippines brewer San Miguel wins state tax breaks for two Chinese newbuilds, buys Japanese barge.
  • Calais closed
    French port officers begin 24-hour strike, forcing P&O to suspend ferry loading at Dover.
  • Outbounds decline
    US westbound container volumes sharply down on previous months on strong US dollar.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Drewry: Reefer shipping is still robust
  • Coast Guard's Bone joins American Bureau of Shipping
  • Langh introduces new containers for steel shipment
  • Feldman named VP international operations for Pilot
  • CSX records profit increase from continuing operations
  • Chertoff stands ground on 100% scanning
  • Congress proposes relaxed phase-in of Lacey Act
  • USDA to allow guava fruit imports from Mexico
  • CEVA to operate distribution center for BMW in Poland
  • Tilden, Bloom to receive "Connie" awards
  • Vancouver USA port to slash capital spending in 2009

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • ITF inspected 251 vessels in Baltic Sea
    251 vessels were inspected by joint seafarer/docker/ITF teams in coordinated operations across the ten countries in the Baltic Sea (including Norway) between October 6-10. Five vessel agreements have been signed, four notices of agreement received, and USD 8,276 ...
  • Rem Offshore sells PSV
    Rem Offshore sells the PSV (Platform Supply Vessel) Rem Server to an undisclosed foreign buyer. The price tag is NOK 243,5 million and gives Rem Offshore a booked profit of NOK 80 million. Rem Server, built in 2007 and of ...
  • New Norwegian recycling settlement
    The Norwegian government and the Norwegian Shipowners' Association have agreed on measures to improve safety at recycling plants. ' This is a major step in the work of making the industry environmentally friendly and safe, says Erik Solheim, Minister of the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2008
  • Hess launch carbon neutral program
    C-Neutral to meet energy solutions demands as industry faces growing pressures.
  • Shipping has 'urgent need' to reduce CO2 emissions
    CEO of Shell Marine Products says shipping could 'halve' its energy consumption.
  • Global bunker market report
  • Gas-to-liquids bunker fuel reduces harmful emissions
    CEO of Shell Marine Products says tests confirm the benefits of gas-to-liquids gasoil.
  • Ship manager says ECAs 'create more emissions'
    'Erratic availability' of low-sulphur fuel leads to wasteful burning of high-sulphur fuel.
  • K-Line sees big savings from slowing down
    Bunker fuel's share of operational costs has increased sharply in the past year.
  • Bunker industry should prepare for 'painful cycle'
    'Na've' to think industry will escape impact of the 'financial meltdown', says Chemoil chief.
  • Rotterdam barge market firm
  • Bunker prices resume downward slide
    Asian bunker markets weakening as crude oil price falls.
  • 'Irrefutable' bunker measurement tool launched
    Technology said to guarantee fuel oil quantity delivered.
  • Bunker industry faces credit challenges
    Keynote speakers at SIBCON 2008 address the challenge faced by the industry in the current economic environment.
  • Singapore reveals new national bunker standard
    First standard in the world for bunker suppliers and surveyors.

›››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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