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November 25, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship owners urged to help keep Malacca Straits safe
    Ship owners were urged yesterday to contribute to a fund for ensuring safety in the strategic Malacca Straits, and warned that an accident could cripple international trade.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Pacific volume up 14pc, but its Hong Kong CT off 8.5pc
  • MISC Berhad suffers 22pc profit loss on 40pc revenue gain
  • IMO Secretary-General appeals to UN to fight piracy
  • India mulls longer pirate patrols, sends destroyer to relieve hero frigate
  • NYK stresses values: integrity, innovation, intensity
  • Container slowdown hits India's railcar operators
  • Enter the armoured gantry from Cargotec to US military
  • DCT Gdansk uses Jade Master Terminal to integrate with Maersk
  • Correction: Trans Ocean statement wrongly attributed
  • CN, Chicago suburb agree on noise levels in EJ&E railway buy-out
  • Asian airlines bracing for 20pc cargo revenue slump
  • UPS plans to build distribution hub at Calgary airport
  • FedEx to increase ground rate 5.9 per cent in line with UPS

Exim Indiaweb site
  • TS Lines commences new service from Adani CT
  • WCA family launches another specialised solution for perishables transport
  • Vini Container Lines participates in NSGroup's agents meet at Cape Town
  • MSC to deploy megaships on Far East-Med service
  • CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd join in EU-West Coast South America service
  • Yangpu port launches service to East China
  • Hanjin Shipping reports quarterly loss of $ 214 m
  • CSAV Norasia Group to boost capacity of USATLAN service to South America
  • TSA sees slowdown to H2 2009
  • Guangzhou launches shuttle barge service to Jiangmen
  • Seaspan feels no pain, charters new 2,550-TEU ship to CSCL
  • Maersk Line & MOL may lay up containerships in 2009
  • Maersk Line cuts sales forecast, sees profit at lower end of range
  • Trials start on China, Russia, Japan, Korea road-sea service
  • Guangzhou now among Top 10 container ports
  • TT Club to sponsor 10th fiata Young International Freight Forwarder of Year Award 2009
  • 1,300 one-to-one meetings held at Famous Pacific Shipping AGM!
  • Cargo throughput at Major Ports begins to shrink
  • Turkey invited to invest in ports & airports sectors
  • Right time to complete port projects with costs plunging, aver maritime experts
  • St. Francis Marine Services facilitates 1st anchorage discharge at Magdalla port
  • Import of sensitive items up by 27 pc this year
  • Plan panel daubs rosy hue on economic prospects
  • Sector-specific schemes for exporters being worked out, assures Commerce Secy
  • Textile Ministry stitching up package deal to rejuvenate industry
  • Export growth taking a beating
  • As cargo flow slows, Customs agents face shrinking collections
  • Rs 20K cr. refinance window for SMEs being worked out

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Tage Reinert new Scandlines CFO
  • New VSA between Maersk and CMA CGM
  • Intertrans to cooperate with Wilson Sandhu Logistics in India

Maritime Global Netweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Intertanko calls for Somali port blockade
  • Bunker Convention in force
  • Farstad Shipping's charters
  • "Difficult" decisions for American Club
  • ASRY to invest US$188m

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Japanese export ship orders dry up

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Tidewater christens converted double-hulled liquid products barge
  • NOAA decommissions ALBATROSS IV research vessel
  • Port association schedules trade routes workshop for Tampa
  • OOCL teams with ZIMC to build new maritime academy
  • Horizon Lines makes further voluntary debt reduction payment

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Metrostar scraps 10 newbuilding orders
    GREECE's Metrostar Management has cancelled 10 of its series of handysize bulker newbuildings at Jinse Shipbuilding.
  • Gloomy market may induce new liner services
    THE current market gloom on the key box trades could induce liner shipping companies to start new services due to falling vessel prices.
  • Nobu Su tankers to bypass the Gulf of Aden
    THE Taiwanese shipowner will divert his fleet of tankers around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid Somalian pirates

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Brazil leads Russia on oil?
    BRAZIL'S government-controlled oil giant Petrobras has discovered another huge offshore reserve
  • India ports hit panic button
    INDIA'S ports have lowered customs clearing charges by 50-60%, in response to a 60% drop in prices over the past few months
  • Effective zero dry rates seen
    THE CREDIT crunch is having a "devastating" effect on dry cargo trade flows, said a study released today by insurance broker HSBC
  • Broström's boss hails courtship
    SHAREHOLDERS of Gothenborg's Broström won't be voting on Mærsk's takeover proposal until mid-January, but it's pretty clear already where the CEO stands
  • Kiev threatened again over gas bill
    GAZPROM of Russia has renewed its threat that it will cut off natural gas supplies to Ukraine by 1 January if Kiev fails to pay its gas bill
  • Paris mulling piracy tax
    FRANCE is considering an anti-piracy security surcharge tax on owners, the French shipowners' association Armateurs de France has today revealed
  • $2.5M pledged for Malacca security
    JAPAN'S Nippon Foundation today pledged $2.5M to pay for Malacca Strait security measures

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Customs to publish new 10+2 filing rule
    The much-anticipated Importer Security Filing rule requiring additional data elements will appear in Tuesday's Federal Register
  • Share sale for Hapag-Lloyd?
  • NAM: 10+2 rule 'improved'
  • Rating downgrade leads YRC to collateralize assets
  • Maersk sells UK trucker
  • Loss for MISC Berhad
  • APEC agrees on free trade
  • Averitt expands Asia LCL
  • Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff tabs Zachary
  • Zenith Global appoints North America sales chief
  • Debt payment for Horizon

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Stocks bounce back after stimulus
  • Oakland loses APL HQ
  • Horizon Lines pays down more debt
  • BIMCO urges Cape routing and naval co-ordination to beat piracy crisis
  • Hillebrand launches wine protection foil for containers

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Star 'in line'
    Star Bulk Carriers' $35.2m in net income lines up with the US-listed bulker owner's own expectations.
  • US shares leap
    Shipping shares regained ground Monday as a Citigroup bailout buoyed stock markets.
  • Tender delayed
    Sergio Machado-led Transpetro pushed back 23-vessel tender to take advantage of potential price drop.
  • At Seafarers Park
    Web TV report visits the Manila site where Filipino mariners find work, where economic downturn and not piracy is now the key fear.
  • Ransom reduced
    Islamist militias say Sirius Star ransom is now $15m following stand-off with pirates.
  • 'Panic' in Greece
    Web TV report explores impact of crisis on the country that owns a fifth of the world shipping fleet.
  • Fuel drains Attica
    Greek ferry owner suffers profit slump after fuel price rise.
  • Pirates on trial
    Eight alleged Somali pirates face trial in Mombassa after being captured by the British Navy.
  • Bay takes more
    New York's Bay Harbour Management has continued buying up shares in Compofelice-led Trico Marine Services.
  • Crisis watch
    Worried about fallout from turmoil in the financial markets and need to know the latest news?
  • Cement ship spills
    Oil spilled from the grounded Crete Cement on four occasions over the weekend but no environmental damage reported.
  • Marathon rescue
    The US Coast Guard flies 1,600 kilometres to rescue crew member on a handymax bulker.
  • Dry bounce-back?
    Easing trade credit woes will lead to a rebound in the struggling dry-cargo sector, says DnB NOR.
  • Double deal
    Farstad ties up two term contracts worth NOK 125m to the Karl Johan Bakken-led shipowner.
  • Qatar tie-up
    Government orders boxship owner Qatar Navigation and tanker/gas carrier player Q-Ship to merge to boost profits.
  • Buyer beware
    Danish bunker supplier OW warns owners to keep an eye on overdrafts when hedging fuel - or risk going under.
  • Dover to Dieppe
    Cross-Channel ferry operator LD Lines adding to routes with new run in February.
  • Costly for LSC
    Lithuanian tramp operator plans to chop expenses after nine-month profit drop.
  • Siem exits driller
    Plans to move to Switzerland leads Kristian Siem to exit driller Transocean Inc.
  • Sheth selling?
    Great Offshore managing director Vijay Sheth may sell some of his stake under pressure from banks.
  • Dutch diversion
    Spliethoff and Jumbo Shipping become latest owners to avoid pirate-infested waters in Gulf of Aden.
  • Offshore responds
    A $7bn injection into export bank GIEK fires stock in Oslo-listed offshore companies.
  • Sultan's shipyard?
    Oman's ruler looking to buy minority stake in Italian shipbuilder Rodriquez.
  • Delight demands
    Somali pirates make ransom demand for Iranian-operated bulker Delight, captured on 18 November.
  • GE sells
    1984-built handymax Jag Rishi's time is up next month as Indian owner offloads vessel.
  • Eyeing offshore
    AP Moller-Maersk's Lindo yard to switch from building boxships and tankers to rigs, chairman says.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • INTERTANKO, BIMCO propose Somali blockade
  • U.S. to require advance manifest data for general aviation
  • Hong Kong airport project presses ahead despite downturn
  • Late payments squeeze transportation intermediaries
  • 2008 highway trust fund receipts fell $3 billion
  • Tideworks to automate BNSF intermodal yard
  • Logistics pro replaces Wal-Mart CEO Scott
  • Obama reiterates infrastructure priority
  • Foreign innerspring units pain in U.S. industry's back
  • U.S. accepts irradiated Mexican guavas
  • BPA signs deal to develop container depot in China

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • New container service Kokkola'Antwerp
    The Finnish shipping operator Merilinja Oy has started a new container service between Kokkola and Antwerp with three sailings a month. The 366 TEU container carrier Baltic Sea has been taken on time charter for the service. The industry, including ...
  • Greece tanker freed
    Somali pirates have released the Greek-owned tanker MV Genius that was seized on September 26 off Somalia, the news agency AP reports. The crew of 19 from Georgia, Sri Lanka and Syria is reported to be safe. According to ...
  • Maersk in new transport deal with CMA CGM
    Maersk Line and the French-owned shipping company CMA CGM have signed a new VSA-deal (Vessel Sharing Agreement) focusing on keeping the ship supply in line with a weaker market. The agreement contains two pendulum services linking Asia and ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
  • Russia moves to cut duties on oil products
    Parliament bows to pressure to bring duties in line with volatile energy markets.
  • Players need to understand the risks of hedging
    O.W. Bunker says hedging deals can put companies 'out of business'.
  • Falling bunker prices 'outweigh' lower volumes
    Grimaldi Group says its shortsea routes still seing growth but some sectors 'under pressure'.
  • Engen confirms it is 'unable to supply'
    South African players warn that avails are likely to tighten.
  • Mixed Monday for Asian bunkers
    Demand improved on Monday, traders said.
  • Barge sinks with diesel fuel
    Coast Guard and local fishermen monitoring the area for signs of spill.
  • Singapore low-sulphur premiums inch down
    Demand anticipated to fall in coming months on slower global trade.
  • Malaysian shipping firm posts Q2 profit fall
    MISC blames losses in its liner business and higher operating costs.
  • Petroleum, bunkering sales lift Singapore Q3 trade growth
    Petroleum products, ship chandlers and bunkering post yearly gains.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Signed the act for the rebalancing of the concession in chief of Venice Terminal Passengers
Venice
Spain : The aim is to "create a new normal", which is aimed strongly at an upper-middle customer segment, with the aim of creating a pole for luxury cruises in Venice, " he said.
PORTS
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Ligure
Genoa
Recorded increases of 2.5% and 21.9%, respectively. It continues the downturn of cruises in both scallops
CRUISES
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vela to Viking
Trieste / Los Angeles
Can accommodate 998 passengers
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
PORTS
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
Podgorica
Will evaluate the possible acquisition of the majority stake in the Turkish Global Ports Holding
PORTS
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
Beijing
Containers amounted to over 24.4 million TEU (+6.2%)
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
PORTS
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
The Spezia
Marina di Carrara has been recorded a decrease of -15.6%
PORTS
At Spezia they don't want a president of the AdSP "parachuted"
The Spezia
They ask for a president "plug & play" able to deal with the problems right away
PORTS
Defined the location in the port of Gioia Tauro of the construction site for the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Joy Tauro
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
PORTS
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
Ankara
Expected the realization of a terminal container
SHIPPING
T&E calls for EU measures to limit ship speed and greater use of wind propulsion
Brussels
Summary complaint of the organization on the progress made by the shipping industry for decarbonisation
CUSTOMS
To extend the customs corridor to goods in export and on transhipment in the port of Spezia
The Spezia
He was speaking at a meeting between the AdSP and the Customs Agency.
SHIPPING
After Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd also initiates an agreement with Chinese Goldwind for supplies of green methanol
ENVIRONMENT
Messina (Assshipowners) : yes to the environmentalist push, but the timing and the ways are wrong
Rome
Local, often untimely, local norms have the only effect of moving traffics out of the Old Continent.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, final visit of the EU representative to the project "Ravenna Port Hub : Infrastructural Works"
Ravenna
The European contribution has been more than 30 million euros.
TRANSPORTATION
In 2023, the performance of road and rail transport services fell in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel
Modal shares remained unchanged
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal service Melzo-Marcianise of Hannibal
Melzo
Two weekly rotations that from the first quarter will rise to three
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
PORTS
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
Singapore
The new company will become operational by the end of 2024
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
TRADE
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
Paris
Down the value of goods to and from China
PORTS
Omanita group Asyad will manage the port of al-Suwayq for 40 years
Muscat
The expansion of the stairway and the construction of a quay
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of an intermodal terminal in Budapest
Astana
A delegation of the Kazakh KTZ Express to the port of Rijeka
SHIPPING
The BIMCO has adopted the FuelEU Maritime Clause
Copenhagen
The European regulation will enter into force next January.
SHIPPING
Kenon Holdings (Idan Ofer) announces the next exit from the capital of ZIM
Singapore
Currently owns 19.8 million shares
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
NIM and EH Group will develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for shipping
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
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%)
COMPANIES
The Zephyr Group snaps up Singaporean Twinco and Germany's Carl Baguhn
The Spezia
The two companies operate in the area of spare parts and components for diesel and gas engines
SHIPPING
Rixi, without the ETS review, European maritime fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage
Rome
According to the deputy minister, it is necessary to intervene at the root of the problem
PORTS
PSA Italy continues in purchase of equipment for Marghera terminal
Genoa
Committed total value of 8.5 million euros for three rubber-tyred gantry crane electric
JOBS
Corsica Sardinia Ferries in search of navigating personnel
Go Ligure
The wanted profiles are different, for machine areas, room and kitchen
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Agreement for the digital integration of the FS and AdSP Polo Logistics systems of the Western Liguria
Genoa
SHIPPING
New Oriental Mediterranean Service-Adriatic via Malta of CMA CGM
Marseille
Will have a weekly frequency
COMPETITION
Brussels to give state aid for 1.9 billion euros to German railway company DB Cargo
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Renewed the Governing Council of Wista Italy
Milan
Constancy Musso confirmed president
SHIPPING
Maersk completes orders to three shipyards for 20 new container ships
Copenhagen
In Yangzijiang Shipbuilding committed for six 17,000 teu ships and two from 9,000 teu. At Hanwha Ocean and New Times Shipbuilding ordered six units from 15,000 teu each
ASSOCIATIONS
Biagio Mazzotta assumes the post of Vice-President of the Federation of the Sea
Rome
President of Assonave will be running for vice president of ENMC
PORTS
ESPO calls on the new EU Commission to maintain and strengthen the CEF programme
Brussels
The exhortation is also to better adapt it to the needs of ports and their stakeholders
EDUCATION
The agreement on training between the AdSP of the Tirreno Centre Northern, the ITS Academy, " G. Caboto " and the European Escola
Cyvitavecchia
SHIPPING
Consultation on the extension of the UK ETS to the maritime sector
London
Shipping would be included since 2026
COMPANIES
MSC completes acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
ONE acquires a stake in Jakarta's NPCT1 terminal container
Singapore
It has a traffic capacity of 1.5 million teu per year
PORTS
Transped orders a mobile crane Konecranes Gottwald for its Porto Marghera terminal
Helsinki
It will be taken in delivery in the second quarter of next year
LOGISTICS
Dutch Raben Group and Swiss elvetica Sieber Transport make up a joint venture
Oss / Berneck
It will detect the Swiss company's groupage transport activity
LOGISTICS
Dachser & Fercam Italia has opened a new branch in Arezzo
Bolzano
Three thousand square meters of operational surface area and 400 of offices
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri initiates agreement with SIMEST for the growth of watermark businesses
Milan / Trieste
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
PORTS
Approved the Plan of the Organic Ports of Sardinia
Cagliari
There are 938 workers in the 36 enterprises operating in the scallots
OFFSHORE
Saipem has awarded an EPCI offshore contract from BP in Indonesia
Milan
SHIPPING
Container ship charterer MPCC's revenues fell by -28% in the third quarter
Oslo
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci reports delays and cuts to incentives for rail freight transport
Rome
Paper: Real risk of losing 115 million euros
PORTS
In the third quarter, traffic in shipping containers of Moroccan Marsa Maroc increased by 5% percent.
Casablanca
Exhaustion of the growth of transshipment volumes
SHIPYARDS
At Samsung Heavy Industries orders for the construction of four 16,000-teu container carriers
Busan
Commits the value of about 781 million
ENVIRONMENT
Eni-MSC agreement in the field of sustainability and energy transition
San Donato Milanese
It was subscribed by Claudio Descalzi and Diego Aponte
PORTS
The Grimaldi terminal in the port of Barcelona has been equipped with Onshore Power Supply
Barcelona
It will become operational in January
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 for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJSC adjusts a salesperson for four new 7,900-teu container ships
Busan
ASSOCIATIONS
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
LOGISTICS
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
INDUSTRY
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
ASSOCIATIONS
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
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%
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