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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.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
At the end of the year Fret SCNF will cease to exist and the activity will be detected by the new companies Hexafret and Technis
St. -Ouen
The deal is aimed at averting the payment of 5.3 billion euros.
Tzitzikostas : At the beginning of my mandate I will present a strategy for European ports
Tzitzikostas : At the beginning of my mandate I will present a strategy for European ports
Brussels
"The competitiveness of the transport sector must be based on sustainability," the European Commission said.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings records record quarterly revenue
Miami
In the July-September period of this year, the group's ships have embarked on 812mila passengers (+ 9.7%)
The intermodal hubs of Melzo and Milan Smistamento will be retaken in the ZLS of the port and retroport of Genoa
Milan
Deliberation approved by the regional junta of Lombardy
It amounts to 39 billion euros per year the public investment needed to decarbonize European transport.
It amounts to 39 billion euros per year the public investment needed to decarbonize European transport.
Brussels
The estimate in a new study of Transport & Environment
The crisis in the Red Sea has caused a hole of six billion dollars in Egypt's coffers
The crisis in the Red Sea has caused a hole of six billion dollars in Egypt's coffers
Cairo / Alexandria
Scali at the Egyptian port of El Dekheila of the services of Vuxx Shipping between China and Russia
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 1.7% percent
Beijing
The only volumes to and from abroad have increased by 5.0%
In the July-September quarter, naval traffic in the Bosphorus Strait grew by 6.4%
Ankara
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 7.1%
DFDS will not acquire the international transport network of Ekol Logistics
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Exchange of allegations : The Danish group claims that certain contract conditions have not been met ; the Turkish company replies that it has received a discount request in the last 24 hours
In the first quarter of this year, traffic in European Union ports fell by -3.2% percent.
In the first quarter of this year, traffic in European Union ports fell by -3.2% percent.
Luxembourg
The only traffic in containers (+ 5.2%) is growing. Still doubts about the figures attributed to Italy
ECSA and T&E are calling for the Clean Industrial Deal to support the energy transition of shipping
Brussels
Among the demands, make ecological naval fuels available in ports
In the July-September quarter, ONE revenue grew by 65.2% percent.
In the July-September quarter, ONE revenue grew by 65.2% percent.
Singapore
The volumes of containers carried by the fleet increased by 6.6%
In the third quarter, the financial and operational results of COSCO were substantially increased.
In the third quarter, the financial and operational results of COSCO were substantially increased.
Shanghai
The volumes of containers carried by the fleet increased by 8.6%
Maersk records glowing quarterly results
Maersk records glowing quarterly results
Copenhagen
A strong performance in the containerized shipping industry has been decided. Also growing terminal and logistics
Confitarma lists actions to increase the contribution of shipping to the Italian System
Naples
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In the third quarter the traffic in goods in Turkish ports decreased by -1.8%
Ankara
Volumes to and from Italy have increased by 2.9%
The Court of Appeal in Reggio Calabria gives reason to the AdSP of Gioia Tauro in the litigation that juxtaposes it to the Corap
A litigant remains pending in front of the Court of Cassation
Maersk signs an agreement with Chinese LONGi to supply its own dual-fuel vessels of methanol
Copenhagen
The Danish group already has agreements in place to meet more than 50% percent of its demand for methanol planned for 2027
Royal Caribbean again records financial results and record quarterly operating
Royal Caribbean again records financial results and record quarterly operating
Miami
In the July-September period, revenues increased by 17.4%
The association of European ports is alarmed for the planned reform of EU funding to transport infrastructure
Brussels
Transport policy and transport funding must be based on a European approach.
In the third quarter of this year, the transits of large vessels in the Panama Canal were down -38.3% percent.
In the third quarter of this year, the transits of large vessels in the Panama Canal were down -38.3% percent.
Balboa
-36.9% reduction in the volumes of goods transported through the Central American waterway
CMA CGM associates with Marsa Maroc for the management of a container terminal in the port of Nador
Marseille
Expected an investment of 280 million
Maersk confirms participation in service between Turkey and East Coast USA with scallops in Salerno, Livorno and Tanger Med
Copenhagen
Will be activated on 1st February 2025
Hapag-Lloyd will introduce shots at Italian ports in two services between the Mediterranean and East Coast USA
Hamburg / Haifa
Touches in Genoa, Livorno and Salerno in collaboration with ZIM
In the third quarter the terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports handled 29.1 million containers (+ 4.8%)
Hong Kong
Wan Hai Lines orders eight new container ships from 16,000 teu
Taipei
Committed to South Koreans HD Hyundai Samho and Samsung Heavy Industries
Fincantieri-EDGE agreement for the development of solutions for the underwater needs of military navies
Abu Dhabi / Trieste / Paris
The joint venture Maestral will deal with the design, development and construction of underwater systems
WSC, crucial mandate of new European commissioner for transport to ensure decarbonisation of shipping
Brussels
The shipowner association indicates some other priorities to be addressed
Federagents ready to illustrate to institutions the priorities of Italian ports
Rome
Pessina : available to our know-how to suggest the measures to be taken
Sébastien Romani is the new CEO of Forship Spa
Go Ligure
Subenters to Giuseppe Scognamiglio
Restyling of the landing area of the Cruserists in the port of Catania
Catania
In 2023 the traffic of cruises in the Sicilian stopover increased by 43.7% percent.
Resume work for the completion of the commercial docks of the Milazzo Port
Messina
The realization of 18,000 square metres of new aprons is planned.
In the third quarter, Kalmar's turnover fell by -16% percent.
Helsinki
New orders increased by 6%
Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the West Liguria AdSP
Genoa
Ok also at the annual review of the Triennale Operating Plan 2023-2025
Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the Central Adriatic System Authority of the Central Adriatic
Ancona
The first crane arrived to make Giammoro's pontile operating near Milazzo.
Messina
Will be installed by end of year
Green light to the forecast budget and the three-year plan of the work of the Eastern Liguria's AdSP
The Spezia
In the first nine months of 2024 the traffic of containers at Spezia grew by 8.1% percent. On 14 and November 15 the event "A Bridge To Africa"
Approved the forecast budget 2025 and the POT 2025-2027 of the AdSP of the Southern Tirreno and Ionian
Joy Tauro
Port of Livorno, seized a 40-pound load of cocaine
Livorno
Tracts under arrest three people
Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Northern Tirreno
Livorno
Ok unanimous also at the Triennale Operating Plan 2024-2026
Rail Cargo Group activates a rail service between Belgrade and the port of Rijeka
Vienna
Two weekly rotations
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
HHLA reaps upward forecasts for the full financial year 2024
Hamburg
Also expected to be a slight increase in the volumes of container traffic handled by port terminals
In the third quarter, the revenues of COSCO Shipping Ports grew 11.2%
Hong Kong
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 5.8%
Approved the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Sardinia Sea
Cagliari
Also free from the three-year programme of works
Savino Del Bene has acquired the Seabridge Transport in Hamburg
Hamburg / Florence
The company was already acting as the administrative headquarters for the German operations of the Italian group.
In the third quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by 14.0% percent.
Tirana
In the first nine months of this year, the increase was 14.3%
In 2026, for the first time, MSC Cruciere ships will reach Alaska
Geneva
"MSC Poetry" will carry out weekly itineraries from Seattle
COSCO Shipping Lines orders six new container ships from 13,600 teu to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding
Shanghai
They will be taken in delivery by 2027
Wärtsilä records a robust uptickdown in quarterly turnover
Helsinki
In the July-September period, the value of new orders rose by 1% percent.
Unified concession for formal act for the Intergroup terminal in Gaeta port
Cyvitavecchia
Has a duration of 12 years
Arrive in the port of Gioia Tauro the last two of the 13 new quay cranes of the MCT
Joy Tauro
They can work on capacity container carriers up to 25mila teu
Assologistic has published a practical guide to customs reform
Milan
Illustrated and analyzed the novelties and critiques of the new legislative plant
In the third quarter, shipping containers in Spanish ports increased by 9.9% percent.
Transhipment traffic grew by 13.2% percent, the import-export trade of 6.4% percent.
USB Mare and Porti criticizes the agreement for the renewal of the contract of port workers
Rome
Signed the voluntary agreement "Ancona blue agreement"
Ancona
The aim is to reduce the impact of emissions from cruise ships, ro-ro and ferries that climb the dorsal port.
Italian Coast Guard and the Italian Academy of Mercantile Academy in support of the Maritime Administration of Ukraine
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
On Friday, the public assembly of Federagents will be held in Rome.
Rome
The Federation celebrates the 75 years since its founding
Spediporto has organized a two-day trip on the Green Logistic Valley and Italy-China trade
Genoa
It is scheduled on 22 and October 23
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
Russia and India join forces in the Arctic, leaving China aside
(News.Az)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Fincantieri opens in San Francisco a center for the development of dual-use technologies applicable both in civilian and military sectors
Trieste / San Francisco
It is housed at the Mind the Bridge Innovation Center
Japan's MHI-MME initiates a license agreement with Chinese Jiangsu Masada
Nagasaki
The aim is the development of the production and sale in China of turbochargers for two-stroke marine engines
By November the ownership of the Victory Shipyard will go to CNV
Venice
Mantovan (Veneto Region) : A new trade union agreement will be built that will cover the 48 workers in organic
In the third quarter, the commercial activity and financial performance of Konecranes grew
Helsinki
The value of new orders for the supply of port means increased by 44.1%
In 2025, a 3.9% increase in cruising traffic in Adriatic ports is expected
Ravenna
Responses Tourism believes that the traffic of ferries, catamarans and aliscafi will record further slight growth
COSCO Shipping Ports acquires stakes in the two port terminals of Hutchison Ports in Laem Chabang
Hong Kong
Investment of 110 million
GNV has taken delivery of the new ferry GNV Polaris
Genoa
First of four new ro-pax units built in China, it will enter service by January
John Xylas will be the new president of Intercargo.
John Xylas will be the new president of Intercargo.
London
He will subordinate to Dimitrios Fafalios, who has been named honorary president
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