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January 21, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker conversions may stall after rates plunge
    Shipowners may scrap plans to convert supertankers into dry-bulk carriers after a record plunge in the returns from transporting commodities such as iron ore and coal, investment bank Fearnley Fonds ASA said.
  • Shanghai port traffic rises 20% in 2007
    Shanghai's ports handled 26 million twenty-foot container equivalent units (TEUs) in 2007, a rise of more than 20 per cent that helped the city surpass Hong Kong to rank second globally, Xinhua said on Friday, citing Shanghai port and shipping officials.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC's Asia-Black Sea service adds Qingdao to rotation
  • CMA CGM to invest in South Korea's Busan 2-3 container terminal
  • Port of Qingdao container volume exceeds 9.4 million TEU
  • Yiwu starts work on new logistics facility for foreign trade
  • CMA CGM adds Dalian call to Asia-Black Sea service
  • OOCL stops using pre-1990 trucks at Long Beach ahead of port ban
  • JICT to spend US$150 million on Jakarta terminal expansion
  • Geodis Wilson boosts southern coverage with Rohde & Liesenfeld takeover
  • Needy children to benefit from CWT Globelink's 20th anniversary in Lion City
  • Donghai Airlines launches three chartered cargo services from Shenzhen
  • Shandong Airlines launches five services from Xiamen
  • Shanghai air cargo throughput up 15pc in 2007
  • Yantai Airport cargo volume up surpasses 23,000 tons in 2007
  • QantasLink strengthens W Australia network with extra capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ESL, TS Lines & OOCL to start new China-Straits-MidEast service
  • CSL delivers 5th PSV to Norwegian co.
  • Console Shipping appointed FPS Hong Kong's agent in India
  • Japanese ginger market under Spices Board lens
  • EEPC to hold 8 buyer-seller meets in metros
  • KoPT going ahead with modernisation of 5 berths at Haldia Dock Complex
  • Vizag Port sets new manganese ore daily discharge record
  • MoS arranges with Syndicate bank for e-payment to road contractors
  • Cathay Pacific to increase services to India
  • Hind Terminals CFS develops IMDG handling zone
  • Economic powerhouse India beckons investors
  • RBI report sees decelerated corporate sales, profit in H1
  • Foreign Trade Policy Analysis: Current Trends - By M. Sreedharan

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • New Genoa port authority president
  • Lecosse elected chair of first French professional RFID federation
  • NYK and Hyundai start Asia/Africa/South America service
  • American Airlines to launch new El Salvador service
  • FedEx improves services in Asia-Pacific region
  • Air Cargo India 2008, Mumbai, 23-25 January, ITJ stand C-25
  • World Air Cargo Event, Bahrain, 12-14 February

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Rina to appeal Erika judgement
  • FFA market soars
  • Suicide attempt at oil spill protest
  • Deep Sea PSV "to pay back in three years"

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Signal international to move headquarters
  • Newport News will build LHA-6 forebody
  • S&P lowers OSG credit ratings

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Owners, masters in Korean oil spill charged
    HEBEI Ocean, Samsung Heavy, captains of Hebei Spirit and two tugs, have all been charged with breaking maritime pollution prevention laws.
  • Costume drama Hebei Spirit spill protest
  • Ship recyclers to be given set standards
    THE proposed ISO standards will be presented this week.
  • Port congestion takes its toll on Pakistan: WTO
    COUNTRY needs to invest in infrastructure, as bottlenecks hamper cost competitiveness.
  • It's all to do with Money
    AS THE bean counters have gained the upper hand in shipping, money matters more than practically anything else.
  • Verdict on Erika verdict
    A CONTENTIOUS verdict in a French court may not turn the maritime world upside down, but it will encourage those who would do so.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Sadanand owner denies wrongdoing
    MERCATOR Lines has vigorously denied claims that its Aframax tanker Sadanand attempted to illegally discharge waste materials in Chittagong
  • Mombasa crippled by congestion
    DESPITE reports of improvement, Mombasa is suffering extreme cargo congestion and ships are starting to leave without unloading, a local source tells Fairplay
  • Break bulk boost for Rostock
    GERMAN ferry port Rostock is establishing itself as a break bulk cargo hub on the Baltic Sea following major industrial investments close to the terminals
  • Box port dream for Niger Delta
    A CONSORTIUM led by the African Finance Corporation has signed an MOU to develop a huge megaport at Olokola, Nigeria, about 400km west of Port Harcourt
  • Hawaii Superferry hits rough waters
    HAWAII Superferry's re-start has been battered by rough seas and very low occupancy, spurring an emergency appeal on passenger fares
  • CCNI starts PNW-Carib service
  • China wins Saudi Gulf port contract
  • Two licences for single yards
  • Hebei Spirit payouts over $300M
  • Korea Line thinking big for 2008
  • Arroyo intervenes after yard deaths
  • Promotion standards under pressure

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach readies final version of clean-truck program
    Ports to clear up uncertainty over anti-pollution measures with release of final version of truck plan in mid-February.
  • Organize to expand world trade, entrepreneurs urged
  • Bear Stearns sees rail and truck freight rebounding
  • Strike hits Italian ports
  • Wind-propelled freighter readies first cargo voyage
  • Transportation plan gets bipartisan House support
  • Lines set Asia-Mideast-India services
  • Intermodal carloads flat
  • Exports offset slide in West Coast import boxes
  • Channel shipping warned after bulker sinks
  • Capesize for Star Bulk

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • A better deal for the small volume shipper?
    This week saw the launch of Maersk Line's 'Youship' (www.youship.com) web booking system. It is targeted at smaller volume shippers and has the aspiration of making the murky process of booking cargo on container ships as easy as booking airline tickets, cruises, car rentals and theatre tickets online.
  • NYK Logistics buys US forwarder Bruni International
  • RCL invests for the future
  • ESL, OOCL and TS Lines join up for new FE/Mid-East service
  • Mombasa secures JBIC loan
  • Marseilles-Fos joins the millionaire box ports league

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Shipyard chief resigns
    The president of Argentina's Astillero Rio Santiago resigns over political changes.
  • Fortune for a Pearl
    Unnamed buyer puts Centurian Maritime's handymax bulker Fortune Pearl in its crown for $58m.
  • Line dives into shortsea
    Newest Canadian shipowner plans European-style shortsea services for the St Lawrence-Great Lakes corridor.
  • Meriom twins sold
    Two 38,400-dwt Overseas Maritime Carriers chemical tankers sell for $45.5m a piece with an attached bareboat charter.
  • PDVSA inks tanker brace
    Venezuelan oil giant slates a two ship order at Argentina's Astillero Rio Santiago shipyard.
  • DHT against the tide
    Analyst upgrades Double Hull Tankers to "buy", leading the US-listed owner's stock to rise.
  • Dredger damaged in clash
    Danish vessel holed in accident involving Russian cargoship off Bornholm island.
  • Governor slams Broadwater
    Connecticut's governor has issued a letter to her counterpart in New York asking him to "do what Ferc would not" with a proposed floating LNG terminal.
  • Fredriksen cuts ties
    Seadrill dumps its 25% stake in Aker Drilling ending its hopes of completing a take-over of the semi-submersible rig owner
  • Bulkers bear teeth again
    Stocks rebound in Oslo and New York on Friday as capesizes start recovery, but London lags behind.
  • Owner denies Kerch grounding
    Turkish operator say product carrier Marmara Mariner just stalled in Kerch Strait but never grounded.
  • Fesco comes together
    Expanded Russian group combines shipping, rail and logistics under one management operation.
  • Italian trio call for strikes
    Unions push for an immediate walk-out at ports nationwide after the death of three workers at Porto Marghera.
  • Borgestad extends FPSO deal
    Norwegian shipmanager signs up for five-year term with Reliance worth $100m.
  • Tanker 'grounds' in Kerch Strait
    Bunkering vessel to take some cargo from stricken Turkish product carrier aground off Ukraine.
  • Guangzhou hit by dry run
    Hong Kong-listed shipbuilder hits eight-month low during morning trading as fears of a slowdown in newbuilding orders persist.
  • ABG in at Olongapo
    Subic Bay authorities offer Indian yard 25-year deal to run domestic Philippines shipbuilder.
  • Pipavav IPO to net $200m
    Indian shipbuilder has filed IPO papers in a move which could value the Mumbai-based player at $2bn.
  • Fiery protest over spill
    Korean fishmonger sets himself alight in row over Hebei Spirit compensation.
  • Two dead in yard blast
    Filipinos killed in explosion at Hanjin's new Subic Bay facility, with three others injured.
  • Equity up at Lloyd Fonds
    Open-end ship funds fill coffers at German limited partnership house but private equity keeps its distance.
  • UK bidder wins Bijela race
    Montenegro ranks Channel Islands consortium first in auction to own shiprepair yard.
  • Boxes lift Baltic port
    Increase in container traffic boosts throughput at the Port of St Petersburg by 10%.
  • Essar mulling merger?
    Indian tanker owner could swallow offshore drilling sister company to boost market value.
  • Evergreen set to grow again
    Chairman Arnold Wang says boxship group will survive US downturn and rising oil prices this year.
  • Ice Prince set for survey
    UK authorities call up Irish Lights vessel Graunuaile to determine if wreck is hazard to navigation.
  • Adelson plays winning hand
    Casino mogul comes up trumps at Macau court and is free to resume his ferry service.
  • FFA business booming
    First full-year Baltic Exchange figures for bulkers show 34% increase, with tanker trades up 14%.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Carriers starting Asia/Middle East/India service
  • Riot halts production at Maersk container factory in China
  • Container shipping with a twist
  • Bernuth Lines plans bunker charge increases
  • China COSCO board baffled by shares slump
  • Former COSCO America chairman joins communications consultancy group
  • Supply chain problems set back launch of first B787
  • Warehouses planned around N.Y.-N.J.'s Stewart Airport
  • Ace Expeditors, Express Courier Systems to merge
  • SAS Cargo entering Vietnam market
  • Berkshire Hathaway buys more BNSF stock
  • Jeffboat wins $100 million contract
  • Panel offers gas tax hike, fees to pay for transport infrastructure
  • Agility buying Kenya's Starfreight Logistics
  • CEVA gains Tesco contract in Malaysia
  • GAO finds U.S. goal for Iranian sanctions "unclear"
  • U.S. concerned with Canada's Community Development Trust
  • U.A.E.-U.S. trade skyrocketing, says report
  • U.S., Ghana continue trade cooperation
  • ITC report outlines effects of duty-free entry for goods under GSP
  • CEVA Logistics names Dew as CIO
  • Transportation software developers start adding "10+2"
  • SoCal ports complex record first volume declines in two decades
  • Port of Rotterdam to cooperate with Deutsche Bahn
  • Containership runs aground in Savannah
  • GAO finds Coast Guard resources inadequate for port security
  • Panama Canal ready to implement new reservation system
  • Seattle port delays construction projects in wake of critical audit
  • Hutchison unit to help develop new Irish port
  • Greek ports look to privatize container terminals

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Stena buys product-trio
    Stena Bulk has purchased three product tankers, the Stena Conqueror, the Stena Conquest and the Stena Italica, from Italian Gestioni Armatoriali Spa in Ravenna. The price tag is approximately SEK 1 billion and delivery is set for February 2008. The ...
  • DFDS buys Italian ro-pax newbuilding
    DFDS has signed up with Italian Grimaldi Holdings S.A. for the purchase of a newbuilt ro-pax ferry for delivery in May 2009. The ship is the fifth in a series of eight identical vessels ordered by Grimaldi at the ...
  • Dredger and coaster collided off Bornholm
    In the early morning hours of Friday a collision occurred off R'nne on Bornholm. The local suction dredger Ahlsell collided with the St Vincent registered coaster Rybun sailed by a Russian crew. The dredger had some serious damages to the ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2008
  • Where to now for oil prices?
    President Bush calling for more oil, OPEC cautious, prices trending down.
  • Panama prices drop $20
    Lower bunker numbers and closing the gap with Houston.
  • Maersk Line 'cannot absorb' bunker costs
    CEO says Bunker Adjustment Factor will be included in all US contracts.
  • SkySails system faces next major test
    Towing kite deployed as ship makes ready for Atlantic crossing.
  • Rotterdam market very quiet
  • Concern over panel's role in bunker debate
    Sources say discussions by IMO's 'Panel of Experts' were 'slanted'.
  • Markets end week on soft note
    380 cst prices continue to slide in Singapore and other Asian hubs.
  • No breakthrough in Sri Lanka prices
    Colombo bunker prices remain high as suppliers fail to find key to sourcing cheaper product.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the third quarter of 2024 the traffic of goods in the port of Tanger Med increased by 11%
Anjra
In the first nine months of the year, growth was 12% percent.
Project of the ovadese Vezzani to set up a terminal for the automotive in Porto Marghera
Venice
Filed for the release of a demanial concession for the quay ex Sirma
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
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.
Last month the Port of Long Beach established its own new historical record of monthly container traffic, while ...
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
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
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
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.
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
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%
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%
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
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
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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.
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
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"
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
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
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
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
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
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
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%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
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.
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.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
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
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
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
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
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
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