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August 26, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cosco H1 profit rises 11% on surging China exports
    Cosco Pacific, Asia's third- largest container-terminal operator, boosted first-half profit by 11 per cent as China's surging exports of toys, furniture and clothes fuelled sea-cargo traffic.
  • Posco plans to buy assets in Ukraine
    South Korea's Posco, the world's No 4 steelmaker, may buy iron ore, steel mill and shipyard assets in Ukraine, as it looks to reassure investors who have questioned its potential acquisition of Daewoo Shipbuilding.
  • Guangzhou Shipyard H1 profit up 15%
    Guangzhou Shipyard International Co., a unit of China's biggest shipbuilder, said that first-half net income increased 15 per cent as rising demand for vessels allowed it to increase contract prices.
  • Fuel costs play key role in US helicopter re-bid
  • Pakistan lorry driver strike continues

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco Pacific profit rises 11pc on revenue increase of 10pc
  • MSC to launch revamped N/C Asia-Australia service
  • ASC calls for see-through anti-trust law
  • SC ports profit despite 10pc box loss while rival Savannah boxes up 15pc
  • APL joins India Linx in weekly rail service to Mundra
  • DP World forms joint venture to build box terminal in Vietnam
  • US apparel importers threaten boycott of Uzbekistan cotton
  • Ceva Logistics takes Monster Cable supplier award
  • Singapore deploys world's first airport foam fire-fighting vehicle simulator
  • SriLankan Airlines one-off sale brings profit despite crippling fuel bills
  • ABC heavylift carrier delivers 'heavy metal' to Moscow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maersk Line upgrades Asia-Australia service & calls it 'Boomerang'
  • NYK revamps ANS service
  • ...bolsters feeder capacity on Port Said-Ashdod route
  • CSAV Norasia to add Lisbon call on ANE service
  • CMA CGM invests in Port of Tianjin
  • UASC orders nine 13,000-TEU boxships
  • Luka Koper vibing well with Tianjin port
  • Hamburg Süd to add 5th Brazil port of call
  • Southampton port plays host to 9,600-TEU CMA CGM giant
  • SITC offers new S. Korea-China-Vietnam service
  • Cosco invests $ 1.4 billion in new shipyard in Dalian
  • Firms passing green costs down the line-survey
  • Port of Dalian volumes up by 23.8 pc in H1
  • Govt urged to sign maritime labour convention early
  • DP World Cochin moving import TEUs to pvt. CFSs for now to ease terminal congestion
  • Virginia Port offers ex-im trade an effective & efficient gateway to sprawling US market
  • Port cities found polluted by ship emissions
  • Gang of cargo thieves nabbed in Navi Mumbai
  • IMC panel to identify W. region's bottlenecks in transport infrastructure
  • Rlys draws up Rs 650-cr. connectivity plan for Southern Ports
  • Warehousing sector to become $ 55 bn industry by 2010-11-Report
  • Sophisticated perishables cargo complex to come up at Hyderabad airport
  • Inflation up to 12.63 pc
  • Commerce Ministry aims merchandise exports worth $ 660 bn by 2015
  • Manufactured goods export dip rattles Fieo
  • Hike in cotton MSP will cripple textile industry-CITI

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Time:matters to handle spare parts for Siemens Healthcare

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Court affirms Jones Act eligibility of Aker Philly and NASSCO tankers
  • Harvey Gulf buy out closes
  • MAN Diesel acquires Metalock Denmark
  • Coalition steps up antipiracy efforts

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Greenbrier unhappy with DEQ for fines against Gunderson
  • Merchant Marine acadamies sending graduates into workforce
  • Port of Olympia tours part of annual Harbor Days celebration
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns environmental award
  • Maritime academy training ship rescues two stranded fishermen

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Frontline tanker contract with Indian yard scrapped
    REASONS for cancelling deal for four chemical tankers said to centre on increased raw material costs and work delays.
  • Cosco Pacific's bet on overseas ports pays off
    THE company says its overseas operations will account for more of its volume, which rose to drive profit up 11% in first half.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Warships mount pirate defence
    Warships and aircraft from the Combined Maritime Forces will now patrol the Gulf of Aden in an attempt to create a stronger deterrent to pirate attacks
  • Oceanaut finally writes check
    BLANK-cheque company Oceanaut has entered a definitive agreement to buy four bulkers from Irika Shipping after its earlier Restis deal collapsed
  • Iranian port ops on block
    NEARLY half of Iranian port and container terminal operator Tidewater will be sold as a block on the Tehran Stock Exchange
  • Iranian bulker hijacked
    DETAILS have been made public about last week's hijacking of an Iranian-flagged bulker near the Gulf of Aden

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • ILWU caucus approves new contract
    Union caucus members vote unanimously to send tentative six-year contract to rank-and-file members for ratification.
  • Trans-Pacific fuel surcharge headed for record level
  • Rotterdam set to break ground on 8.5M-TEU project
  • US fines firm $90,000 for unlicensed exports
  • Jaxport re-opened, Savannah back to normal operations
  • NY-NJ marine terminals to close for Labor Day
  • Hanjin expands Thai feeder
  • TNT opens Vietnam link
  • NYK charters product tanker
  • Russia drops WTO accords
  • Hong Kong tops Memphis to lead cargo airports

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • NOL may be blocked from Hapag-Lloyd purchase
  • Auckland's audacious Tauranga bid
  • Tragic death of dockworker at the Port of Oakland
  • US West Coast contract deal passes another hurdle
  • UK Coastguard staff continue strike action

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Dismissal tossed
    Appeals court rules cruise contract time limit doesn't halt cruiseship passenger's case against Holland America Line.
  • Ghana-bound
    Vanco and Lukoil tie up drillship being upgraded to operate in 2,000-metre depths.
  • Wait ended
    Gabriel Panayotides' blank-cheque outfit Oceanaut scoops $352m quartet to end long hunt for tonnage.
  • Frontline to split
    John Fredriksen-led tanker owner hopes to boost trading liquidity with a five-for-one share split.
  • Big one for Scan
    Oslo-listed Scan Geophysical bags its biggest deal yet in seismic survey contract for Venezuelan oil company Pdvsa.
  • $40m navy deals
    Naval shipyards tap Oslo-listed Dockwise to move helicopter carriers and nuclear submarines.
  • Fatality confirmed
    MISC says Filipino's death on hijacked ship "an accident" as IRISL ship revealed as seized Iranian bulker.
  • Gdansk port row
    US and Canadian investors in a Polish port terminal project are seeking $183m in damages from the Gdansk port authority.
  • Off-hire extended
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led Genco says a bulker involved in a collision will reamain off-hire for 40 days.
  • Dof deal in doubt
    Plans to buy Dof Subsea and reshuffle group on the ropes due to turbulent financial markets.
  • Three down
    George Kassiotis-led Omega ties up third new product tanker on a long-term deal with NYK.
  • NYK ship death
    Elderly port worker struck by falling container and tossed overboard Japanese ship in Port of Oakland.
  • Aon buys Benfield
    UK-based reinsurance broker has been snapped up by US rival in $1.75bn acquisition.
  • Axel moves up
    Shipowner brings in banker as CEO as Axel Eitzen steps into working chairman's seat.
  • Suez hits record
    Strategic canal bags revenues of $490m in July to surpass May's high as more ships transit.
  • Bunkers bite
    High fuel costs see Hurtigruten almost double fuel surcharge as second-quarter profit dives.
  • Another drill deal
    Once again a mystery US owner rocks up to Samsung Heavy with $639m drillship order.
  • Cosco Pacific rises
    Hefty container-leasing activity and investments send profit up at Hong Kong's Cosco Pacific.
  • Going halves
    Keppel and Fred Olsen Energy agree to split outstanding costs in rig conversion dispute.
  • Funds for Neptune
    Australian offshore engineering outfit agrees debt financing for AHTS acquisition.
  • RCL inks finance
    Thailand Regional Container Lines arranges funding for Rickmers acquisitions.
  • Getting protective
    Germany is preparing a draft law aimed at fending off undesired foreign takeovers.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Zim adding Genoa call
  • Taiwanese shipper pays $90,000 to settle U.S. export violations
  • CBP publishes interim rules for softwood lumber imports
  • Duke adds Savannah properties
  • L.A. port offers incentives to truck plan applicants
  • Knight, Swift to join L.A. truck plan
  • COSCO Pacific reports rise in profits
  • Virginia port consolidates container operations
  • House will hold hearings on New Orleans oil spill

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Piracy off Somalia out of control
    The piracy in the Gulf of Aden off Somalia is out of control, according to the International Maritime Bureau, IMB. In only 48 hours four large merchant ships have been hijacked, one of these is the Malaysia-flagged palm oil ...
  • Akselsen new head of the Norwegian Maritime Directorate
    The Norwegian government has appointed Olav Akselsen as new director of the Maritime Directorate. The Norwegian Shipowners' Association (NSA) supports the decision. ' Olav Akselsen knows the industry very well. The Norwegian Shipowners' Association considers Akselsen as well qualified and suitable ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 25, 2008
  • Dislodged fuel tank causes disruptions
    Barge and bunker operators warned to be alert as massive old fuel tank lodges itself into the Mississippi.
  • Russia preparing to cut export duties
    Fuel oil export tax set to fall from record levels.
  • Asia faces 'tightening' fuel oil market
    Traders say region will be competing with Mideast for European cargoes.
  • High bunker costs blamed for losses
    Norwegian ferry operator set to increase its bunker surcharge.
  • Supplies of 180 cst product resume
    Supply available at Mundra and other ports in Gulf of Kutch, local supplier says.
  • Soft start to week for Singapore bunkers
    Demand down despite soft bunker prices.
  • Rotterdam market quiet
  • Singapore's Q2 trade index grows on petroleum sales
    Wholesales of petroleum products, ship chandlers and bunkering post gains.
  • 'Confiscated' bunker tanks to be shared
    Local port authority offers bunker tank farm as 'common user facility'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
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%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› 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
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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