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January 28, 2008
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Newark Bay closed after two vessels collide
    A ship carrying orange juice collided with a dredging vessel in Newark Bay last week, closing the bay to all ship traffic, the US Coast Guard said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Last hurrah: Far Eastern Freight Conference volume up 19pc to Europe
  • Bunker surcharges, capacity cuts win cost recovery, says TSA chief
  • Pearl River Delta ports cluster taking shape in Guangdong
  • Australian containerised wheat exports soar 500pc
  • Bahrain's new port plans to triple box volume in five years
  • BIFA pleased with FEFC's dropping of UK congestion surcharge
  • Dalian Airport sets up cargo terminal at Yingkou Port
  • NYK subsidiary launches air-sea service between China and Japan
  • Hactl handles Royal Jordanian Airlines cargo in Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Yesterday once more for shipping!
  • FTA with Asean by next Jan., calculates Commerce Secy
  • Iffco signs JV pact to set up phosphoric acid plant in Jordan
  • Imports of sensitive items surge by 11.8 pc in April-Nov. 2007
  • JNPT bids adieu to MoS Secy Mohapatra
  • Mundra Port & Rlys reap windfall from Australian coal imports
  • LCL Group's Logix Park to manage CWC's CFS-Adalaj
  • Yogesh Dhingra now Blue Dart's COO
  • Air India Cargo to sprout new wings for preying on newer markets
  • Hind Terminals CFS gets into export thrust mode
  • Nath asks US to bend for new global order
  • Addl Customs Commissioner, Khader Rahman, awarded President's Appreciation Certificate

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Schunck Group parts from chairman Dr Stephan Zilkens
  • CMA CGM invests in port of Busan
  • Lufthansa Cargo announces joint venture in Tianjin
  • Russian Railways keeps investing
  • Swiss Post International purchases Swedish company

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Braemar's improved outlook
  • Hamburg Süd boosts N Continent-Med service
  • UK tonnage tax changes warning
  • ITF talks to Irish government over open registries
  • Golden Ocean's lucrative charter

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • New GAO report on container security
  • Sener reports FORAN successes

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • TSA member carriers seeing relief from fuel costs
  • US rail freight traffic drops during first week of year
  • Last chance to make Old Salt nominations
  • Railroads reach tenatative deal with United Transportation Union
  • Trinity Industries sees gain in railcar order backlog

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Grimaldi swaps Anek shares for Minoan stake
    SEA Star Capital banks more than €50m after swapping stake in Minoan for Grimaldi's shareholding in Anek.
  • Anek bond issue delay as Grimaldi questions facts
  • Total to appeal against Erika verdict
  • FRENCH oil group to appeal but will compensate victims of the oil spill

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Olsen in talks on Korea cruise ship
    Fred Olsen Cruise Lines, the UK-based cruise shipping company, is rumoured to be in talks with an undisclosed shipyard in South Korea regarding a possible order for a newbuilding
  • India told to relax scrapping rules
    INDIA's Supreme Court has directed the federal government to provide more relaxed guidelines on ship demolition for the country's Ship Recycling Industries Association
  • 'Great opportunity' for small yards
    SMALLER shipyards could be facing a flood in demand for conversions and newbuilds as MARPOL regulation 13H makes its presence felt this year
  • Panama Canal service fees hiked
    THE Panama Canal Authority has announced new fee hikes for tugboat, line-handler and locomotive services, effective 1 March
  • CMB forecasts strong growth
    COMPAGNIE Maritime Belge, the Antwerp-based bulk shipping group, forecasts another strong year after posting record high profits in 2007, the fourth such record in a row
  • Condor Ferries up for sale
    BRITISH ferry operator Condor is up for sale with a reported price tag of about £300M ($586M)
  • China growth record causes problems
  • Rio Grande port investigates oil spill
  • Man who 'broke the market' resigns
  • Ships diverted in China coal crisis
  • Profit jumps, but Qatar needs cash
  • TSA calls for floating surcharge
  • Managers urged to scrap flat fees
  • Unreliable WC ports need makeover
  • Russian cargo ship still missing
  • HMM profits rise on higher rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • MSC, Ceres in New Orleans venture
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Ceres Terminals announced their partnership in a new joint venture, New Orleans Terminals.
  • Long Beach council rejects proposal for bunker tax
  • Panama Canal Authority raises marine service fees
  • Court refuses to enforce truckers hours ruling
  • Hamburg Süd upgrades N. Europe-Med loop to weekly
  • Peru-Canada trade accord near
  • No DHL sale yet: Report
  • 3PLs a $162B business
  • WTO chief: Recession fears could fuel protectionism
  • Rice visits Colombia to boost free-trade pact
  • Record bulker calls Maine port

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Can 'best practice' work in container loading operations?
    The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB), is expected to release its report on last year's MSC Napoli, casualty by the end of March 2008.
  • British Columbia longshoremen/employers reach accord
  • Concor reduces empty rail freight charge from Pipavav
  • Keelung Port container volume swells by 5% in 2007
  • FEFC Far East to north Europe and Med trade soars by 19% in 2007
  • Evergreen starts Turkey/Greece feeder shuttle

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • $5m bulker gets $29m
    India's West Asia Marine reportedly buys Trustoil Tankers' 1983-built Akropolis.
  • $21.5m for a Mimosa
    Unnamed US company is reported to have purchased the boxship ACX Mimosa.
  • ISC goes to the bank
    US shipowner signs a $59m credit facility to pay for a newbuilding pure car and truck carrier.
  • Canal fees rise
    Citing an abundance of panamaxes, Panama Canal increases marine service fees.
  • German duo sold
    Two 2,007-teu boxships, the Rio Sacramento and the Rio Susa, go to unnamed German interests for $46.5m each.
  • Single-skins set for scrap
    South Korea's crackdown on single hull tankers could encourage owners to cash in on the vessels' scrap value.
  • Bulker index dives
    New York's Shipping Intelligence issues an alert after its dry-bulk time-charter index sheds 25% in six days.
  • Seaspan hikes dividend
    US-listed boxship owner increases dividend by 6.4% to nearly $0.48 per share.
  • System downer for Tallink
    Introduction of new booking and check-in system sees net profit dive at Estonian ferry operator.
  • Trio miss out
    Three rival shipping companies have failed in their attempts to gain control of logistics firm Korea Express.
  • Sanko to relist
    Final rehabilitation of once bankrupt Japanese bulk carrier and tanker owner marked by return to the Tokyo stock exchange.
  • Koreans double up on singles
    SK Energy latest South Korean oil company to set early deadline for end to use of single-hull tankers.
  • Pipavav attracts heavyweights
    Private equity quartet said to have taken a foothold in the Indian shipyard ahead of its IPO.
  • SSC tightens grip on Anek
    Yannis Vardinoyannis-led holding company ups Anek stake to 33% following EUR 148m exchange with Grimaldi.
  • Hebei Spirit trial opens
    Korean court packed as hearing into country's worst ever oil spill gets underway.
  • Ship disappears off China
    Russian, Japanese and Korean authorities involved in search for vessel last placed in the East China Sea.
  • TUI backs finance chief
    Hapag-Lloyd owner's board standing by Rainer Feuerhake, who faces breach of trust charges in shipyard deal.
  • Prosafe takes Dynacom oldie
    Greek owner once again sells single-skin VLCC to Norwegian offshore player for conversion.
  • Dart aims for Ostend target
    Freight ferry line to use Ipswich to restart run to Belgium halted last year by Ferryways.
  • Two more drillships for Samsung
    Korean yard books $1.3bn order from Oceania owner, with 2011 delivery dates.
  • WSF set for shake-up
    New tonnage and fresh leadership will soon be in place at struggling ferry group, state transport secretary says.
  • GOGL fixes Lyderhorn
    John Fredriksen bulker outfit ties-up panamax for up to three years generating cash flow of $12.4m.
  • Numbers up at SeaFrance
    French cross-Channel ferry owner drives 2007 volumes higher as tourism stages recovery.
  • Newcastle gets green light
    Work on a third coal export terminal at Aussie port set to begin after financing and lease are agreed.
  • HHI lowers its sights
    Korean yard giant expects 8% fewer ship orders this year.
  • Meiji in the money
    Japanese shipowner sees net profits rise by almost 50% in first nine months of financial year.
  • Siem builds in Brazil
    Norwegian owner wins eight-year charter deal from Petrobras for two new supply ships.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • TSA winning fuel recovery battle, capacity cutbacks boost utilization
  • FEFC lines moved 9.5 million TEUs from Asia to Europe in 2007
  • HMM profits jump 39% in 2007
  • Hamburg Süd upgrading North Europe/East Med loop
  • TORM acquires interest in shipping company
  • Report: FedEx to buy DHL's U.S. express business
  • Bandits hinder trucked food aid deliveries to Darfur
  • FDA commissioner wants overseas satellite offices
  • Commerce restarts U.S. metropolitan-based export data series
  • Dubai selects program manager for logistics park in South Carolina
  • Maersk consolidating South Florida operations to Miami
  • Port officials discuss changes from expanded Panama Canal
  • Mexico to commit $2 billion to create five major commercial ports
  • Ceres, MSC in terminal joint venture
  • AAPA: Customs rule would hurt cruise industry

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Prosafe buys VLCC for FPSO conversion
    Prosafe, the world's leading owner and operator of semi-submersible service rigs and a major owner and operator of floating production and storage vessels, has agreed to buy the VLCC Takama, 266,286 DWT, built 1987 by MHI Nagasaki for conversion ...
  • Fjord Line deploy Bergensfjord on Kristiansand to Hanstholm
    Bergensfjord, formerly Atlantic Traveller, has began twice-weekly sailings between Kristiansand and Hanstholm in Denmark in direct competition with Color Line. Line director Øystein Glad says that Fjord Line, which took over Master Ferries last autumn, wants to buy another ...
  • Norway establish NOx fund
    Norway's government has relented under pressure and established a NOx fund into which ship owners and land based industry will pay NOK 4 per kilo emission. Those who sign up to the new agreement with the government before 1 July ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 25, 2008
  • Houston market back up to end week
    Busy stretch for trading ending with higher numbers.
  • support for slower sailing
    'Speed club boys' should pay a financial penalty.
  • Emissions trading on track for approval
    SECA compliance 'would have been better' had trading system been in place.
  • Crude holds firm after rebound
    Markets boosted by US economy rescue plan, but analyst not convinced optimism will last.
  • Singapore recovers losses
    Volatile week sees bunker prices back where they started.
  • Rotterdam market firm and slightly tight
  • Global Energy takes first double-hull
    New 7,000 dwt bunker tanker will start operations in Singapore in February.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
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
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
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.
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
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%
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%
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
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
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.
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
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
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%)
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
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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.
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
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"
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
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
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
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
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
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
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%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
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.
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.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
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
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
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
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
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
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
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
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
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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