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October 23, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Financial crisis puts squeeze on Asian shipping market
    The ports and shipping lanes of Asia, the arteries of world trade through which goods and commodities surged in boom times, are starting to seize up as the financial crisis strangles demand.
  • M'sia calls for limit on Malacca Straits traffic
    Malaysia on Tuesday called for putting a limit on vessel traffic volume in the busy Malacca Straits, saying the capacity of the straits was finite.
  • Branson tries for sailing record from New York
    British billionaire Richard Branson's latest adventure is a family affair.
  • Financial crisis taking its toll on Asian shipping
  • Shanghai's port cuts 2008 container traffic target by 5%

Sched Netweb site
  • APL cuts capacity 25pc, New World trims 20pc from Asia-Europe
  • Ningbo-Zhoushan port channel takes first 283,000-tonne ship
  • Busan Port seeks greater cooperation with Tianjin logistics firms
  • Port of Shanghai introduces dangerous goods 'paperless declaration'
  • ICTSI to install energy-saving equipment for 12 RTG cranes
  • Emirates Shipping Line assumes Singapore, Malay agency role
  • Redevelopment of Gulfport Mississippi faces local protests
  • TT Club calls for high wind crane emergency plan review
  • UN secretary general backs anti-piracy naval mandate extension
  • Qantas flies first A380 flight from Melbourne to Los Angeles
  • HK aviation faces headwinds as September volume slides
  • Continental posts Q3 loss of US$236 million

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DCI offers to deploy trailer suction dredger near Haldia asap
  • LoC finally gets down to business after 60 years!
  • 9 lakh tonnes of pulses imported from April till now
  • India leads list of nations with most anti-dumping duties
  • GPA holds up Port of Savannah as ideal gateway for ex-im trade with Indian Subcontinent
  • Port federations decide to boycott BWNC proceedings
  • GTI unveils state-of-art Talent Development Centre
  • Kerala HC upholds ban on palmolein imports in state
  • Liquidity crunch should not snowball into crisis of confidence in global monetary system, warns PM
  • UN makes move for more stable global economic order
  • Economy in position to weather global storm, assures Minister
  • CWC's CFS-Gandhidham proves adept at handling Eurotainers

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • DB Schenker: Anderson appointed IT director UK
  • BAWC adds Dubai flights to winter schedule
  • Ökombi offers extra Spacva-Wels ro-mo
  • Kuehne + Nagel reports slower Q3 growth
  • Port Management and Logistics, 27-29 October in Portoroz (Slovenia)
  • European Inland Terminals Conference opens today

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • EC opens 1 month consortia consultation
  • Shipping professionals "still in demand"
  • Widdows warns of large scale capacity reductions
  • ClassNK relaunches fuel guide

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • EC to Poland: Shipbuilding plan unacceptable
  • Kings Point has new Superintendent
  • U.S. West Coast port domination set to end

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • Widdows warns worst is yet to come for box trades
    NOL boss says liner sector in for a relatively unpleasant 18 months to two years.
  • Box carriers to merge struggling services
  • CMA CGM sticks to its orderbook
    FRENCH group has no plans to cancel 77-vessel order as the bulk of its ships have already been financed.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • Talent needed in shaky liner trades
    ALREADY challenging times for liner trades will become much worse without an infusion of fresh talent, NOL's Ron Widdows told Erasmus maritime graduates today in Rotterdam
  • Technology priority sparks debate
    DEBATE over the value that the IMO places on technology emerged at a lunch organised by the IMIF today
  • Suardiaz and Grimaldi sign jv
    THE SPANISH Flota Suard'az and the Italian Grimaldi Lines will merge a part of their business into a new joint venture company
  • Romania PM backs port rail link
    PLANS to link the cities of Constanza, Vienna and Budapest by high speed rail are going ahead, according to the Romanian prime minister Calin Popescu-Tariceanu
  • Sunken barge 'had no master'
    THE HELMSMAN who steered the tug Mel Oliver and its oil-laden barge into the path of a tanker on 23 July told a hearing that he routinely operated the vessel without a master aboard ' and his employers knew it

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • NIT League sides with ATA in truck suit
    National Industrial Transportation League sides with truckers seeking injunction against LA-Long Beach concession requirements.
  • Don't block clean-trucks program, ports tell FMC
  • Net up sharply for China Shipping Development
  • C.H. Robinson net climbs
  • Maersk changes Scan-Med
  • Export ABCs: Notes from National DEC Conference
  • Pricing powers NS profit
  • Moffatt & Nichol stays as Jasper Port project manager
  • CMA CGM, Maruba link up
  • Construction underway on FedEx Cologne hub
  • Nehru eyes tariff hikes

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • World stocks down again as oil price falls below USD70
  • CMA CGM/Maruba launch new Europe/ECSA link
  • Chinese toymaker for Mattel goes broke
  • New container concept for steel coils
  • Hapag-Lloyd secures ship buy-back loan

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • 'Strong results'
    With bulkers tied up on time-charter, Frangou-led Navios Maritime Partners posts profits within expectations.
  • Dry leads dive
    Offshore and dry-bulk stocks post biggest gains as earnings reports send Wall Street south.
  • Tanker view dims
    Jefferies analyst cuts third-quarter earnings estimates on US-listed tanker owners.
  • London falling
    Globus Maritime hit hardest as UK-listed bulker owners see stocks rocked.
  • Yard bankrupt
    Havyard Solstrand shipyard in takeover talks after filing for bankruptcy.
  • Ferry frozen
    Shipping parts from Europe has kept a Mexican ferry out of service for nearly a month.
  • Back to the future
    Cambiaso Risso president Marco Risso (right) and managing director Mauro Iguera (left) are buying the company back a decade after its takeover by Aon.
  • Ship stalls off UK
    Engine fault and strengthening winds force Russian ship to seek shelter off Scotland under tow.
  • Hit again
    Hurtigruten reports a small loss after selling off its share of UK freight forwarder to boost liquidity.
  • BHP bullish
    World's largest mining company believes dry-bulk market will recover as Chinese demand returns.
  • Mitsubishi booms
    Japanese shipbuilder puts dire first quarter behind it to record much improved sales and profit.
  • French connection
    CMA CGM adds new weekly service between South America and Europe after NOL scales back.
  • Tigers strike
    Ship damaged by exploding Tamil Tigers boat as rebels target aid shipments to northern Sri Lanka.
  • Fire burns two
    Two crewmembers aboard a K Line capesize bulker flown ashore after explosion off Australia.
  • Doubled up
    French offshore operator Technip secures $100m charter with Petrobras, their second tie-up this year.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • Orders for 9-vessel batches signal slow steaming here to stay
  • Malaysian minister: Cap traffic in Malacca Strait
  • Hamburg Süd chairman to step down
  • U.S.-Vietnam open skies agreement on the cards
  • BA Cargo adds third service to Dubai
  • CN records record profit increase
  • Norfolk Southern reports record earnings
  • Greatwide Logistics to be sold through bankruptcy process
  • ASEAN, China leaders stress importance of free trade
  • CEVA expands contracts in Australia, Spain
  • Mitsubishi leases ProLogis DC in Shanghai
  • FreightScan partners with Indian company
  • Exel names promotes three executives
  • ATA arm asks FMC to reject SoCal ports waiver for truck program
  • DOT, DOJ ask to join appeal against ports' truck program
  • Replacing Bayonne Bridge top N.Y.-N.J. port priority
  • Nansha volumes down, a sign of South China slowing
  • ILWU blasts $11.7 million settlement
  • Los Angeles port to consider bounty on new container services
  • Shekou receives first call on Manila-South China service
  • Frozen bond market vexes Seattle port authority project

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • Russian tanker acts testbed in Arctic research
    The classification society ABS will in co-operation with the energy company ConocoPhillips, the ship owner Sovcomflot and the shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries during two years conduct a study measuring the effect of ice loads on tanker performance in the ...
  • Steen Bryde fights back
    The new management of Nordic Tankers A/S has launched a campaign to the shareholders before the extra general assembly at the end of the month. The chairman of the board, Steen Bryde, has sent a letter stating that the ...
  • A further two Hurtigruten vessels can be laid up
    The debt-burdened Hurtigruten has still not reached an agreement with the Norwegian Ministry of Communication for refund of domestic duties on fuel and NOX emission. The shipping company announces that a further two vessels will be laid up if ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2008
  • Abrasive fuel samples reported in US port
    Three samples show high levels of aluminium and silicon.
  • Suppliers 'must improve blending skills'
    Industry consultants warn against using poor quality blending stock to meet new sulphur caps.
  • 'Apprentice' at wheel in Mississippi barge collision
    Hearing reveals towboat's radar 'malfunctioned' after loading.
  • Rotterdam market quiet
  • Singapore bunker prices at 16-month low
    Some traders reluctant to offer as prices continue to weaken.
  • Salvors begin work on Liberian duo
    Tawe and Fedra run aground and spilt bunkers into the Straits of Gibraltar two weeks ago.
  • ICI collapse leaves unpaid bunker bills
    Suppliers see increase in late payments, wary of bulk segment as operator files for bankruptcy.
  • SPC net profit plunges 99.5%
    Slowing demand for refined products hits profits.
  • New lubes firm eyes China market
    Company aims to extend service outreach to about 700 ports globally by early 2009.

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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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