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February 5, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hanjin liquidates German unit
    Hanjin Shipping Co, South Korea's shipping line, will liquidate German unit Senator Lines GmbH as container freight rates collapse amid the global recession.

Sched Netweb site
  • Senator Lines sees no hope, will cease trading February 28
  • CTSA increases bunker surcharge 12pc
  • World box ship order book falls to 6.1 million TEU
  • Port of Tacoma 2008 box volume falls 3.3pc
  • Port of Vladivostok upgrades with cargo handling equipment
  • UPS increases profit eight-fold with Q4 up on less revenue
  • Borneo's Sabah Ports set to become hub port amid box growth
  • Tauranga Port slammed for failing to win NZL deal
  • Zuellig Pharma renews logistics contract with GAC in Philippines
  • Qantas hit by 68.2pc profit loss in second half of 2008
  • Korean Air optimistic about 2009, despite US$1.39 billion loss
  • Xian Aircraft Industry Company to build complete A320 wings

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Einfoseas online portal launched
  • Duty-free sugar imports allowed under AL
  • Recession, delay in land transfer stalling Rewas port project
  • Uniworld redefines logistics biz by opening unique facility near Chennai
  • S.S. Khurana assumes charge as Railway Board Chairman
  • Paramount Airways to deliver at doorstep
  • Rlys cuts back on sops given to iron ore exporters
  • Ahluwalia pitches for more economic stimulus packages
  • Minister assures extension of DEPB scheme
  • Act fast to counter impact of export decline-Fieo chief
  • Tax benefits extended to more activities in SEZs
  • Tax sops to EOUs may be extended for 3 years
  • Export performance far better than that of other Asian economies-Pillai
  • Fieo to hold open house with Zonal Jt DGFT tomorrow

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2009
  • C.H. Robinson reports net income increase in Q4/2008
    The US transport and global non-asset based third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc reported a fourth quarter gross revenue up by 0.2% on Q4/2007 to USD 1.9...
  • Ceva Logistics wins contract with The Body Shop International PLC
    Ceva Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, has been awarded a contract to manage the UK inbound logistics activities for The Body Shop, part of the L'Oreal g...
  • World Air Cargo Event in Bangkok, 18-20 February 2009
    The World Air Cargo Event will take place in Bangkok (Thailand)'s state-of-the-art CentralWorld from 18 to 20 February 2009. In addition, the WCA Family of Logistic Netwo...
  • "K" Line launches new service for West Africa
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd ("K" Line) is launching a new service between South Africa and West Africa. The link will enable "K" Line to tap into the growing Asia to West Africa mark...
  • New World Alliance and Grand Alliance suspend joint service
    The New World Alliance (TNWA) ' MOL, APL, and Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) ' and Grand Alliance (GA) ' Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhad, NYK, and OOCL ' announced the suspension of their ...
  • Trans-Siberian railway: still no breakthrough for transit traffic
    According to figures published by RZD, the Russian state railway company, the total volume of international container traffic on the trans-Siberian route via Russia's Far Eastern p...
  • Pallet exchange costs going up
    The German economy will have to spend more on exchanging pallets in future. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML), based in Dortmund (Germany), h...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • CMB in new JV
  • APL in Salalah port deal
  • MOL, Hanjin and Wan Hai in Vietnamese port JV
  • Unions slam owner, Russian authorities over "abandoned" ship

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • WSF Steel Electrics may escape scrapping
  • $8.9 million MSC award goes to Guam
  • Todd Shipyards keeps NYSE listing
  • House hears how to beat the pirates
  • Hanjin scuttles Senator

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Bob Coleman wins 2009 Old Salt Award
  • TWIC card now required to enter Port of Everett facilities
  • Alaska Airlines adding new Northwest flights
  • Study finds Port of Seattle bringin jobs to Puget Sound area
  • Foss Maritime launches world's first true hybrid tug

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • New Flame collision was avoidable
    OVER-reliance on electronic navigation aids in a busy shipping area contribued to collision, official investigation finds.
  • Heavy metal Crane makes light work of New Flame
  • Efthymiou attacks brokers in swansong as UGS leader
    MAJOR shipbrokerages have come under fire for their valuations of vessels against the recent collapse of shipping markets.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • 'K' Line warns 'severe' squeeze
    DETERIORATION of the global economy will lead to a severe squeeze on box shipping, Japanese shipper 'K' Line has warned
  • Santos labour boss busted
    POLICE in the Brazilian port of Santos have arrested the head of the local casual port labour pool on suspicion of involvement in drug trafficking
  • US logistics hurdles persist
    LOGISTICS hurdles continue to challenge American exporters, warned Brian Taylor, president & COO of Horizon Logistics
  • Curaçao inks deal with Panama Canal
    CURAÇAO Port Authority's plans to expand its cargo and cruise business took a step forward today with the signing of a joint promotion deal with the Panama Canal
  • Maersk Line UK HQ to Liverpool
    LIVERPOOL is to become the headquarters for APM's Maersk Line UK & Ireland, the public-private Mersey Partnership announced today
  • BHP Billiton profits plummet
    FIRST-HALF net profits for BHP Billiton have fallen 56.6% from that period of the previous financial year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Senator Lines to cease operations
    The German carrier owned by Hanjin becomes the first high-profile victim of the deepening slump in global container shipping
  • Maersk ups Euro-Asia rates
  • NAM veep urges Obama to fight protectionism
  • Maersk adds Wilmington call
  • Weaker boxes sink Matson
  • NYK resuming NY flights
  • Ryder revenue declines
  • US trade off at Japan ports
  • Fraport sells Germany's Hahn airport for...$1.30
  • Boxes up 7.5% at Nehru
  • Galveston revenue off

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Senator Lines: the first major casualty
  • Larger vessels for NZ services
  • China's premier returns home from 'trip of confidence'
  • New Vietnam boxport deal for top Asian carriers

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • New Flame blame
    Report shows over-reliance on electronic navigation aids and inadequate passage planning contributed to New Flame collision.
  • Dry stocks roar
    Robust demand for Brazilian and Indian ore in Chinese steel mills sends bulker shares soaring.
  • Matson profit falls
    Oakland containership operator posts 30% drop in fourth-quarter profits after lower volume and higher repair costs.
  • BofA slice shrinks
    Bank of America's share of products tanker owner Omega Navigation Enterprises falls below 5%.
  • Faina cash drop
    Plane dumps $3.2m onboard arms ship off Somalia but "final payment expected today", TradeWinds hears.
  • Keep it together
    Oilexco North Sea administrator hopes to complete sale of the insolvent oil firm as a single unit within a couple of months.
  • Not a barnacle
    Royal Caribbean's Radiance of the Seas arrives at Chilean port with a humpback whale pinned to its bow.
  • Cape crusaders
    Half of laid-up capesize bulkers return to the market with rest to follow suit soon, analysts say.
  • CSAV sinks to loss
    Chilean boxship operator suffers $38.6m annual loss as it prepares for a 3% drop in container volume for 2009.
  • Reef repair
    Tanker's insurance to cover cost of gluing back broken pieces of coral after collision off St Croix.
  • Contract canned
    Delay to Troms Offshore newbuilding kills off three month charter deal with StatoilHydro, brokers say.
  • BHP bullish
    Government stimulus packages to lift ailing commodities markets in long-term, mining giant says.
  • Price doubled
    Maersk Line doubles cost of shipping a box from Europe to Asia in face of unsustainable rates.
  • Line terminated
    Germany's Senator Lines ceases trading amid warning there is no sign of an improvement in containership rates in the long-term.
  • CGG adds one
    French seismic survey player orders aluminium workboat at Dubai's Grandweld shipyard.
  • Red ink for Havila
    Njal Saevik-led shipowner books fourth quarter loss on the back of higher financial expenses.
  • Scandlines down
    Baltic ferry player sees 2008 passenger and vehicle numbers dwindle as economic woes hit in second half.
  • Shock deaths
    Two workers electrocuted in separate incidents at Ghana's Tema Shipyard.
  • Vietnam venture
    MOL, Wan Hai and Hanjin team up to develop new container terminal in Cai Mep region.
  • NOL in Oman JV
    Subsidiary APL to develop new two-berth boxship terminal at Salalah to take ships up to 10,000-teu.
  • HMM profit soars
    Korean owner's mixed fleet bounces back from tough third quarter to almost quadruple annual profit.
  • Odessos climbs
    Bulgarian shipbuilder doubles 2008 profit but warns of "unfavourable" 2009.
  • Cash for coal
    Korea's STX Pan Ocean wins $20m deal with domestic power company to ship 1m tonnes per year.
  • Hangover cure?
    Odfjell warns of drowsy 2009 after "annus horribilis" but parcel tankers could enjoy hair of the dog.
  • Car parks
    Car carriers are increasingly being used by manufacturers to store unwanted vehicles in the economic downturn.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Senator Lines to cease operations
  • Maersk to call Savannah, Wilmington, N.C.
  • Yang Ming announces restructuring
  • Air cargo screening mandate underway
  • Obama backs off "Buy American"
  • RILA, British retailers to develop standards
  • China's pork import volume sets record
  • 3 carriers to develop Vung Tau terminal
  • Vancouver port picks new director
  • APL, Port of Salalah in joint venture

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Wilhelmsen sells ITM to V.Ships
    Wilhelmsen Ship Management has sold International Tanker Management, ITM till V.Ships. ITM is technical manager for some 45 tankers. The Dubia-based company has offices also in Hamburg, Singapore and
  • Hurtigruten financial strategy backed by banks
    The creditors of Norwegian ferry/cruise operator Hurtigruten have agreed to move NOK 1.7 billion in loan payments due between March this year and December 2011 to March 2012
  • German yards suffer in financial turmoil
    According to the German Shipbuilders' Association (Verband f'r Schiffbau und Meerestechnik e.V.) the domestic yard industry signed newbuilding contracts for 46 vessels in 2008 ' it's the lowest order intake since
  • Container giants suspend joint Black Sea service
    The two large container alliances, the New World Alliance (MOL, APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine) and the Grand Alliance (Hapag-Lloyd, MISC Berhard, NYK and OOCL) will temporarily suspend their
  • Turkish cargo vessel freed
    The Turkish cargo vessel Bosphorus Prodigy, built in 1985 and on 3,840 DWT, and its crew of eleven, is said to be released, international media reports. The vessel was seized
  • Ice-breaker delivered to Lukoil
    The Russian oil company Lukoil has taken delivery of the multi-purpose ice-breaker Varandey from Keppel Singmarine, Singapore. The vessel will assist tankers arriving at or leaving the Varandey

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 4, 2009
  • Shipowner hit by fuel price instability
    Horizon Lines says fuel efficiency has helped offset increasing costs.
  • Arbitrage costs falling
    But Asia fuel oil demand is expected to be weak.
  • US oil stockpiles rise again
    Crude oil inventories now 17% higher than this time last year.
  • Bunker prices firming in European hub
    Rotterdam avails tightening, say market players.
  • More Q4 bunker hedge losses
    Norwegian owner reports $20 million Q4 loss compared to $3 million gain in Q3.
  • Bunker operations hit by bad weather
    Reports of increased demand at Falmouth.
  • Asian bunkers flat mid-week
    Demand was average at most of the key ports.
  • Analysts forecast oil at $35 a barrel
    Morgan Stanley predicting prices falling further as "demand weakness becomes clear".
  • Refiner mulling cuts to bunker volumes
    Leading Japanese refiner assessing near term demand.
  • Global Energy appoints new manager
  • Private supplier could change Shanghai market
    Brightoil's entry could make Shanghai prices more competitive.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
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%)
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.
Last month the Port of Long Beach established its own new historical record of monthly container traffic, while ...
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
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
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
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
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
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
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
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
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
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
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
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