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July 21, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Beijing airport rail link wins accolades
    A high-speed Beijing airport rail link built in time for the Olympics won kudos from its first batch of passengers who were whisked from the city's gleaming new terminal to downtown in under 20 minutes.
  • Baltic Dry Index falls on Argentine protests
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of shipping costs for commodities, fell last week as a four-month Argentine farmers' protest curbed Atlantic cargoes.
  • China, Taiwan eye bigger share of yacht market
    Fast-moving Asia is vying for a bigger share of the multi-billion-dollar luxury ship market serving the rich and famous.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shippers charge US Customs of playing politics with Chinese quotas
  • Hamburg Sud joins Chile's CCNI on Lazaro Cardenas end run service
  • CMA CGM's pitch adventure travellers for containership tours
  • Container Corporation of India first quarter profit up 7.8pc
  • Canadian National halves capacity to Halifax as container traffic falls
  • Falcon sets coffee container loading record for Kerala CFS
  • Air China, China Eastern's cargo, passenger volumes fall in June
  • Farnborough deal-making results in mega-orders from Arab kingdoms
  • Boeing sells Malaysia Airlines 35 Next-Generation 737s

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping orders 2 newbuilding Suezmax tankers
  • Size matters in container shipping trade-Widdows
  • MoS taking sharp look at order banning aged ships
  • Maersk official sees slower container shipping growth this year
  • Fuel-saving steps, rethink on ship designs seen vital to counter rising costs
  • Charter rates for LNG tankers nosedived in 2007
  • Cochin Shipyard catches glimmer of 'miniratna'
  • NSCSA & Orient Ship Agency impress with logistics skills again
  • Meeting on maritime trade at IMC on Wed.
  • BHEL bags second UAE contract
  • 1.86 lakh tonnes of rice for Bangladesh
  • Pakistan bringing longer shopping list to India
  • Exports of flat steel products face ban
  • Sonia inaugurates Krishnapatnam port
  • Continue to lead by example, Baalu exhorts Rajbhasha Shield winners
  • Gangavaram port slated for commissioning next
  • Jet Airways to land in Saudi Arabia daily
  • Meeting with Ecuador Minister at IMC today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More capacity in Caspian Sea
  • Lufthansa Cargo's volume marginally down
  • Salton signs contract with Weber Distribution

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Coral Sea master jailed
  • Panama flag takes drastic technical measures
  • Clipper Pacific sails
  • EC proposes law to follow ILO
  • IMO deploys expert to assist Princess of the Stars salvage

Marine Logweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Offshore work keeps Detyens busy
  • IHC Merwede launches DSV
  • Hawaii gets eco-friendly interisland barge

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • PMA reports slowdowns at Southern California ports
  • OOCL recertified as C-TPAT member
  • Port of Tacoma promotes Adamson to IT director
  • Rail carload/intermodal numbers on positive side during week
  • Colby Communications nets Ports America Group contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Former South Korean marine minister faces arrest
    KANG Moo-hyun faces charges related to accepting $90,000 in bribes from local shipping companies.
  • HMM fined after accounting scandal
  • SembCorp Marine wins $220m rig contract
    THE company's PPL Shipyard unit will build the jack-up rig for Egyptian Drilling Co for delivery in mid-2010.
  • Sinotrans books $15m gain from VLCC sale
    The 1990-built, 285,690 dwt Grand King was sold to Panama registered company, Lotus for $36.8m.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Captain, 59, takes rap for drugs
    A 59-YEAR-OLD Croatian master has been sentenced to 14 years in prison in Greece over a contentious verdict of drug smuggling.
  • Incheon New Port bidding opens
    INCHEON'S port authority announced today that it has opened the bidding process for constructing six container terminals in the first phase of building Incheon New Port
  • Tallink issues warning on profits
    SOARING fuel costs and weak traffic volumes have led to a profit warning from Tallink, the Estonian cruise ferry company
  • Auditors warn about TMM's viability
    LOSSES of millions of dollar over the past three years have prompted auditors for the Mexican shipping and logistics giant Grupo TMM to warn that the company's future is in serious jeopardy
  • Subic starts second building phase
    HANJIN HI's Subic Bay yard has begun its second construction phase, which will double the number of ships the Philippines facility can build per year
  • Panama responds to Paris MOU
    PANAMA has responded with a string of new technical requirements to the move by the Paris MOU to return the world's largest register to its black list
  • The bill for ballast bugs is $200M
    INVASIVE aquatic species that get into the Great Lakes in ballast cost the US $200M a year, according to a study of the growing problem

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • UPDATE: Machinist union threatens action over ILWU contract proposal
    Longstanding jurisdictional dispute between ILWU and machinists is complicating negotiations for longshore pact.
  • Suspect in Crowley Jaxport office shooting found dead
  • Congress calls for better trade enforcement
  • Maine loses last box service
  • WTO hits China auto taxes
  • CN, CP to upgrade Deltaport intermodal operations
  • COAC meets Aug. 7
  • EU rejects farm concessions ahead of Doha discussions
  • Hamburg Sud upgrades office network in China
  • Profit gain for largest India intermodal provider
  • Volga-Dnepr revenue up

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Green taxes: are they a rip-off?
    'In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.' (Benjamin Franklin, 1789) ' but in today's world we could add 'green taxes' and even 'infrastructure charges' as equal certainties.
  • Europe West Indies Lines goes bust
  • Indonesian ports propose a 14% CHC increase
  • Green tax to hit California box ports
  • China in Olympic ban on dangerous imports
  • UK forwarders renew call for fuel rebate

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Bulker hulls sold
    Shipping Land newbuildings at STX go to undisclosed South Korean interests.
  • Another sold
    Gourdomichalis Maritime is said to have received $66m for a panamax bulker resale.
  • Wicks walks again
    Sails chief exec out on his ear for a second time less than a month after he was originally dismissed.
  • TMM reassures
    As shares plunge, Mexican tanker owner highlights efforts to allay "substantial doubt" over the company's future.
  • Greek shocker
    Shock and horror have greeted Greece's 14-year prison sentence on a Croatian master for drug-smuggling.
  • Go speed mower!
    Coast Guard officer spends his free time as a lawn mower racer.
  • Aries extends
    Nasdaq-listed owner renews bareboat charter of two product tankers with Stena Group.
  • Tiny bulker sold
    Undisclosed buyer reportedly pay $9m for the 8,880-dwt Boe Fjord.
  • It's quotes time
    Some crew are caught, well, black handed while a Greek is looking for gullible star-gazers.
  • ER scoops loan
    German owner secures $750m in financing for eight capesizes at Hyundai in Korea.
  • Single-skin sale
    Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans offloads last elderly tanker for profit of $15.6m.
  • Two for Fiori
    Italian shipowner D'Amico boosts orderbook with $50.5m order at Hyundai Mipo.
  • Fire puzzle
    Pakistan government rejects reports on causes of two serious fires at national owner PNSC's head office.
  • Cyber siege
    Hooks and winches are giving way to hookers and wenches on a website devoted to lifeboat safety.
  • Torm crackling
    Danish owner is ready to bring home the bacon in 2008 after selling product tanker.
  • Fantastic four
    Karl Johan Bakken-led Farstad Shipping will rake in over $80m after fixing AHTS quartet long-term.
  • EWL killed off
    Spiralling fuel costs and bullish euro send Rotterdam-based owner out of business.
  • Ocean offloads
    Two Ocean Tankers' VLCCs catch the eye as a series of newbuildings change hands.
  • Bergen bother
    Norwegian shipyard group denies underpaying Ukrainian workers in "social dumping" row.
  • STX goes low
    Bid for Aker Yards underway at NOK 63 per share, below both its current trading price and analysts expectations.
  • Forex flop
    Indian owner's strong first quarter profit performance eroded by foreign exchange losses.
  • Peene quartet
    German boxship specialist branches out into coastguard units for Sweden.
  • Sale lifts Bonheur
    Sale of stake in Comarit bolsters quarterly profit but tankers miss spot and cruise division suffers.
  • At the double
    India's Great Eastern orders two suezmaxes from Hyundai in Korea for delivery in 2011.
  • All change
    BigLift says goodbye to Chinese heavylifters and hello to Furtrans newbuildings.
  • Gydnia sells
    Polish shipyard sells stake in domestic chemicals company as part of debt repayment.
  • Another nibble
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill continues to inch closer to a 20% stake in Malaysia's SapuraCrest.
  • STM wins DSV
    Singapore's ST Marine to build and outfit diving support vessel for unnamed owner.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • STX swoops in to buy Aker Yards
  • Europe West Indies Lines files for bankruptcy
  • Genco receives Supramax bulker
  • Germanischer Lloyd adds Fuzhou office, names China technical manager
  • LNG focus bringing name change for NYK Bulkship (Europe)
  • BA World Cargo to raise fuel surcharge
  • Landstar System reports record revenue, profit
  • Hurdles ahead as Chinese textile/apparel quotas end, ST&R warns
  • SoCal port terminals reporting ILWU slowdown

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 18, 2008
  • Houston demand up, prices soften
    Buyers predicting prices could fall further.
  • Oil spill in Germany
    Two vessels collide on busy waterway, oil containment underway.
  • Global bunker market report
  • IMO sends salvage expert to the Philippines
    Government accepts IMO's offer of assistance following Princess of the Stars tragedy.
  • Court fines owner for bunker spill
    Company pleads guilty to pollution charges after fuel is leaked into UK harbour.
  • Bunker costs blamed for bankruptcy
    Europe West Indies Line says rise in fuel costs 'made it impossible to continue'.
  • Abandoned mystery ship fouls Bali waters
    Surfers have complained of fuel fumes from stranded vessel, captain and crew reported missing.
  • Rotterdam market increasing in line with crude
  • Singapore bunkers end week with further losses
    Demand up as buyers take advantage of drop in prices.
  • Melbourne to stop 180 cst offers
    Port Kembla is next closest port that supplies the product.
  • High bunker costs sink container service
    Gold Star Line to withdraw trans-Tasman service next week.
  • Singapore buyers urged to avoid OPL bunkering
    Tanker owners association highlights risks of taking bunkers outside port limits.

›››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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