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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
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
CRUISES
In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.
Los Angeles
Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises
PORTS
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
COMPETITION
Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast
Rome
According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
ENVIRONMENT
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
Brussels
Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
COMPANIES
DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November
PORTS
Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter
Hamburg
Stable container traffic
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INDUSTRY
Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton
Helsinki
Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%
Lubiana
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.
COMPETITION
Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company
Kiev
The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa
PORTS
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
SHIPYARDS
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
ENVIRONMENT
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention
LOGISTICS
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
SHIPPING
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
PORTS
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
SHIPPING
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
SHIPPING
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
PORTS
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
PORTS
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
EDUCATION
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
MEETINGS
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
MOURNING
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
NEWS
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
NEWS
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
SHIPPING
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
SHIPPING
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
PORTS
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
PORTS
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
PORTS
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
PORTS
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
LOGISTICS
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
COMPANIES
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
COMPANIES
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
PORTS
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
PORTS
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
PORTS
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
COMPANIES
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
PORTS
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
SHIPYARDS
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
SHIPPING
Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018
Athens
The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment
COMPANIES
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
PORTS
A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone
Joy Tauro
He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues
PORTS
Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste
Trieste
Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state
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