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BRIEFS
March 25, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oman earmarks US$4b for fleet expansion
    Oman's state shipping firm will spend up to US$4 billion in the next three to four years to expand its fleet size, a senior company official said, part of the sultanate's efforts to upgrade its oil industry.
  • Peacekeepers make Mogadishu thrive
    African Union peacekeepers have turned Somalia's biggest port into a thriving business centre providing a vital lifeline to war-weary residents.
  • Asian aframax rates expected to rise
    Asian afra- max charter rates may rise for a second week as shipowners seek higher fees because of increases in rates for supertankers and aframaxes in routes outside the region.
  • Hopes fade for 18 crew 'trapped' in sunken ship

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line slot charters to CMA CGM, restructures services
  • Fesco China service adds Qingdao to port rotation
  • Qingdao Port Group plans for IPO this year
  • MSC to hike BAF boxes from Italy, Spain, France, Portugal from April 15
  • CEVA Logistics to house, distribute Pirelli tyres
  • APM comes to Singapore to display latest in maritime technology
  • Cathay plan for new air cargo terminal meets Hactl resistance
  • Air France-KLM to buy Alitalia for US$215 million, scrap cargo unit
  • Australian forwarders demand new wording on IATA contract

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo beefing up LIFTING MIGHT
  • Vini Container Lines enters fifth year of successful operations
  • GE Shipping contracts to sell single hull vessel
  • Maersk Line rolling out new BAF formula
  • SCI plunging into 'offshore' sector waters soon
  • Hapag-Lloyd options under examination
  • Corporate sector lining up own fleet!
  • Hamburg Süd & Maersk Line to cooperate in Oceania-N. America trade
  • TUI's Hapag-Lloyd seeking Hamburg Süd tie-up?
  • MSC to start Yantian- LA weekly Condor Express with Maersk Line's slot charter
  • Asia-Europe container rates highest since '93
  • Evergreen upgrades Far East/Adriatic service with bigger ships
  • CMA CGM profit up by 58 pc to $ 966 m. on 40 pc revenue increase in 2007
  • Hamburg Süd christens its largest-ever boxship
  • Cosco launches Quanzhou-Manila service
  • Hanjin Shipping turns to for new terminal tractors
  • Traffic growth slows through major US ports
  • APM Terminals profits up by 30 pc to $ 111 m
  • Le Havre handles 80 m tonnes in 2007, posts 25 pc growth in boxes
  • Peel Ports Group appoints new Chief Executive
  • Gold jewellery exports retain shine
  • $ 12 billion trade target set with South Africa
  • Exim Bank inks a LoC deal with Afreximbank
  • Committee being set up to study MbPT's expansion issues
  • Iron ore terminal project at Ennore Port attains financial closure
  • Open Chittagong port to economic prosperity, Indian HC exhorts Dhaka
  • Consultant wants Cochin Port to become cruisers' home
  • Rlys hauls 23 pc more revenue in Feb.
  • Core sector growth slumps to 4.2 pc in January 2008
  • 3-man panel set up to review drawback rates
  • Customs duties cut on edible oils, waived on rice
  • BoA clears 5 SEZs, sixth in principle
  • Scheme for integrated textile parks retained in XI Plan
  • PM assures strategies to promote textile sector
  • Pradeep Bhargava elected Chairman of CII Maharashtra Council

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • LA and Long Beach to subsidize ships that switch to cleaner fuel
  • Bisso Marine beefs up fleet
  • Dry Docks World names CEO for SE Asia

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • Alaska Air Cargo adding scanner-based tracking system
  • Tideworks opening office to serve Singapore region
  • Port of Seattle backs biking at Shilshole Bay Marina
  • APL starting new service calling Laem Chabang
  • Corps installing new weirs to ease John Day fish passage

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • Transpacific Stabilization Agreement seeking to recoup fuel costs in contracts
    Ocean carrier discussion agreement proposes an increase of $400 per 40-foot container to West Coast ports.
  • LA-Long Beach ports approve fuel subsidy program
  • GAO urges HMT review
  • LA-LB boxes weaker
  • New cranes for Mobile
  • CMA CGM sells ship unit
  • Cosco Shipping profit jumps
  • Contship to double box capacity at Italian ports
  • St. Lawrence Seaway opens
  • Contship denies organized crime controls Gioia Tauro
  • Air France-KLM dangles freighter offer for Alitalia

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • Rally buoys US shipping shares
    US-listed stocks post a strong rally across the board, and shipping shares prove no exception in the bullish mood.
  • Mickey mulls surcharge
    Disney Cruise Line considers fuel surcharge but won't levy already-booked passengers.
  • Ruperti dealt blow
    Venezuelan shipowner loses fight to block New York attachment in fraud case.
  • Coast Guard misses mark
    Inspector general's report says the US Coast Guard missed its performance goals on marine safety.
  • Ferc approves Broadwater
    US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission gives conditional thumbs-up to New York FSRU.
  • Marathon runs off with GSL
    CMA CGM offshoot Global Ship Lease snapped up by 'blank-cheque' outfit for $1bn while Flemming Jacobs steps down.
  • 18 missing off Hong Kong
    Ukrainian seafarers feared trapped in hull of tug which sank after collision with Chinese owned bulker.
  • Ship sails after India grounding
    Dubai-operated boxship reaches Kolkata port after steering trouble causes it to ram jetty and ground.
  • Bulk buoys Cosco
    Shanghai-listed owner sees 83% hike in annual profit as bulker and multi-purpose segments boom.
  • APL in Thai-ME link
    NOL liner subsidiary to launch new container service between Laem Chabang and Pakistan.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • CMA CGM to sell ship-leasing division
  • APL launches Thailand/Pakistan/Middle East service
  • Government files complaint over Independence
  • MarAd seeks director for Miami office
  • Rising costs require change in China sourcing strategy, study says
  • Tesco finds Southwest Yanks not so obliging
  • Bigger ships, slow U.S. economy will cool equity funds' terminal buys
  • L.A. port official expects "horrific" volumes for March
  • Oakland approves container tax, short on details
  • Larger ships a threat to feeder, regional ports, terminal operator says
  • Busan New Port to get tandem lift quay cranes through 2011
  • Many vessels fail Calif. oil spill notification inspections
  • Legal bill for Seattle port audit case grows

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 24, 2008
  • Oakland approves emissions strategy
    'Bold step' to raise $520 million, will include cold ironing.
  • Bunker market report from Praxis
  • Double-hull barge begins operating in Durban
    Delivery charges climb to reflect fleet upgrade.
  • Bunker prices slide in Asian hub
    Fuel oil follows crude oil market down.
  • Latest catfine warning highlights low sulphur fuel
    Blending low sulphur bunker product can come at 'a quality cost' warns DNVPS.
  • Hong Lam signs chartering pact with Shell
    Singapore's largest barge operator brings in new 8,600 dwt double-hulled bunker tanker.
  • Forecast: Oil to stay in $30 range
    OPEC president predicts oil prices will move between $80 and $110 a barrel.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
SHIPPING
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
PORTS
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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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