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July 9, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • International port trade seen to dip 10%
    Trade at international ports is on track to drop by more than 10 per cent this year, one of the steepest declines ever, according to a new maritime industry report.
  • Barclays books supertanker to store gas oil
    Barclays Bank plc has booked a supertanker to store gas oil, becoming the second investment bank to cash in on a potentially lucrative multi-million dollar oil trading play, industry sources said yesterday.
  • Shipping insurance up 10-fold due to piracy: paper
    Piracy at sea off the horn of Africa has caused a 10-fold increase in insurance premiums for shipping companies, business daily Borsen said yesterday citing a Norwegian ship insurer.
  • Pirates seize Turkish ship off Somalia
  • Panama Canal to name best bid for US$3.4b lock-building project
  • DHL starts LCL services to 3 ports from Bangkok

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-US carriers seek 50pc hike, US$500/FEU above spot rate
  • AADA levies US$600/FEU August 1 on mainland/HK cargo to Oz
  • MSC to upgrade capacity on Far East US east coast loop
  • MOL Prosperity fire smoulders on, but almost out: HK officials
  • CKYH Alliance to call on Vietnam in US east coast service
  • Idle container shipping capacity falls, as scrapping increases
  • International trade slump ravishes China's ports
  • MOL claims its Vietnam/LA loop fastest and most direct
  • Zhuhai Free Trade Zone opens Xiyu Terminal
  • Northwest China's first bonded logistics park begins construction in Xian
  • DP World refuses exclusive berthing for Ethiopian flag carrier
  • Chittagong to implement new container terminal software
  • Dar es Salaam customs strive for greater efficiency
  • US Marines fix old boxes to gain capacity for Iraq withdrawal
  • US investigators find ABX Air Cargo fire due to short circuit
  • Continental's consolidated June load factor rises 1.1 points
  • Qantas takes delivery of second A330 for RAAF tanker conversion

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI offers regular coastal shipping services, says official
  • ABG may revise offer for Great Offshore as Bharati ups price to Rs 405/share
  • EC joins drive to improve image of shipping industry
  • Spices lose flavour overseas as exports dip by 23 pc in April-May
  • Ban on Indian drugs: Govt to hold talks with Libya
  • Seafood exports earn more in 2008-09
  • Aswani seeks longer discussions on Port workers' wages
  • Rites to undertake consultancy services at vpt
  • Ministry to press for fast-track clearance of 30 road projects
  • Work on rail freight corridors progressing satisfactorily, says official
  • Assocham: Improve tax collections to bridge fiscal gap, not by revoking sops
  • Textile sector feels marooned in sea of recession
  • Fiscal deficit to be brought down to 3 pc by 2012-official
  • CCI has power to penalise unfair market players-official
  • New strategic thinking needed to overcome global gloom, feels SA strategist
  • India's prosperity is music to Obama's ears

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Turkish bulker seized off Somalia
  • CSBC delays Yang Ming ships
  • Korean carriers sell ships to state
  • Evergreen ship completes first Pacific GHG voyage

Marine Logweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Repairs to collision sub to cost another $21.6 million
  • Somali pirates hijack Turkish bulker
  • Bender lists top unsecured creditor claims
  • E.R. Schiffahrt names first bulker at Vinashin Shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • TSA member carriers plan series of rate increases
  • Port of Everett calling for Port Commissioner applications
  • Port of Tacoma schedules free bus tour for July 31
  • Port of Tacoma making headway on clean air strategy implementation
  • Port of Seattle extends deadline for Eastside Rail Corridor purchase

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Financial aid for Hapag-Lloyd
    CONTAINER line's shareholders have agreed to help the stricken container line.
  • Hapag-Lloyd owners consider applying for state aid
  • Yards look to cruise sector for new orders
    ORDERS for new cruiseships could resume next year as shipbuilders suffer from a dearth of new business.
  • Tanker crew training cuts pose threat
    WORRYING trend in accidents on tankers partly caused by lack of experience of crews.

Fairplayweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Pirates seize Turkish bulker
    PIRATES today hijacked a Turkish bulk carrier with 23 crew in the Gulf of Aden, the owner said
  • Korean owners plan fleet sale
    A GOVERNMENT-linked financial institution has formed a sale and lease-back scheme for Korean shipping companies facing a financial crunch
  • 'Hole-in-one' German oil strike
    GERMANY'S Wintershall has had a significant oil and gas strike on the Norwegian continental shelf, according to an IHS Global Insight report today
  • China said to cut iron price
    THE CHINESE Iron & Steel Association has reportedly signed a deal with iron ore suppliers calling for a one-third price cut
  • Aker inks key Brazil contract
    NORWAY'S Aker Solutions told Fairplay today it has signed a landmark contract with Maersk FPSOs for mooring installation offshore work in Brazil
  • 1 dead, several hurt in Tuzla blast
    ONE WORKER was reported killed today and several have been injured following an explosion in Turkey's Tuzla yard zone near Istanbul
  • Croatia buyers must cough up
    INVESTORS taking over four Croatian yards were reportedly told today they must spend at least €10M ($13M) each on upgrades

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • IMF Sees Slow Global Recovery
  • Diesel Prices Dip Again
  • Zim to Set Peak-Season Surcharge
  • Lufthansa to Launch Freighter to Guadalajara
  • Hapag-Lloyd Shareholders Agree to Aid Package
  • Spanish-Italian Consortium Is Low Bidder for Canal Project
  • DHL Launches Direct LCL Services
  • DOT Pushes Stimulus Out Faster
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Slump Continues
  • Hamburg Sud, Alianca to Raise Surcharges
  • Indian Railways to Standardize Freight Schedules
  • Daewoo Logistics Reportedly in Bankruptcy
  • Locke: Russia Might Join WTO Unilaterally
  • Marseilles Port Weighs Stake in Intramar Terminal
  • Evergreen to Cut Fleet by a Sixth

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Peak season for Zim
  • LA & LB revise down container forecasts
  • US may limit oil speculators
  • South Korea launches sale and lease-back fund
  • Pacer launches new Mexican service with Ports America

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • DryShips lifted
    Credit Suisse upgrades bulker and drilling unit owner's stock, the biggest gainer on US markets Wednesday.
  • 'Cesser' rejected
    P&I clubs suffer blow in effort to terminate cover for bankrupt Eastwind's ships as a trustee sells off and abandons ships to lenders.
  • Lending's new low
    It's official: syndicated shipping loans have never been scarcer according to new figures from monitor Dealogic.
  • Petrobras probed
    Petrobras is facing a senate investigation into allegations of tax evasion and rig procurement fraud.
  • Santos wins lease
    Terminal operator Santos-Brasil wins for 165,000-square-metre car export terminal in Sao Paolo state.
  • 5 after Brazil deal
    Petrobras tender for eight FPSO hulls draws in a handful of consortia, with participation from Keppel, SBM Offshore and others.
  • Tuzla blast
    Explosion rocks shipyard near Istanbul, with one worker confirmed dead and several feared injured.
  • Evergreen cuts
    Taiwanese containership owner now to axe 31 units from fleet with scrapping to continue.
  • Turkish ship taken
    Bad weather not enough to stop Somali pirates seizing Turkish bulk carrier in Gulf of Aden.
  • Aussie advance
    Dubai's DP World signs third port deal in Australia this year with contract for Port Botany.
  • CBSC wins duo
    Taiwanese yard group to build two 40,000-dwt tankers for domestic oil refiner and charterer CPC.
  • Oslo SGX tie-up
    Agreement seeks to promote the secondary listing of companies on each other's exchanges.
  • Toddler rescued
    One-year-old airlifted to Alaskan hospital after fall on Royal Caribbean cruiseship.
  • Bharati better
    Indian shipyard builds annual profit as revenues rise more quickly than costs.
  • Swan gets charter
    UK cruise company Swan Hellenic signs Minerva up to "significant whole ship charter".
  • Ro-ro grounds
    Three tugs eventually manage to pull Rederi Transatlantic ship free off Germany after it suffered rudder failure.
  • Sickness spreads
    German operator axes UK cruise as hundreds more show norovirus symptoms on Marco Polo.
  • China inches up
    Official figures show a 5% increase in cargo throughput on the back of commodity imports.
  • Offer upped
    India's Bharati Shipyard goes well above rival ABG's price in bid to take control of Great Offshore.
  • Norwegian buy
    UK LNG carrier systems maker Hamworthy expands into oil sector with purchase of Aibel AS's technology division.
  • Ficaria fire
    DFDS ro-ro reportedly suffers minor damage after blaze at German shipyard.
  • Fullers buys
    New Zealand owner takes over Coromandel to Auckland ferry service from 360 Discovery.
  • EOC results flat
    Singapore offshore outfit sees profits little changed from a year ago as revenues decline by 15%.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • Evergreen to remove 31 older ships from fleet
  • Canada Competition Bureau fines Qantas
  • Icelandair adds two U.K. services
  • DHS ready to pre-clear flights from Ireland
  • Obama wants union attorney to head STB
  • FedEx Ground opens larger Chicago hub
  • DOT seeks $20 billion for highways, transit
  • White House continues food safety push
  • DSC Logistics bags tea contract
  • DHL starts guaranteed LCL service from Bangkok
  • K + N opens Chongqing office
  • FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications
  • Pacer offers six weekly services to Toluca terminal
  • Halifax launches LCL service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 8, 2009
  • St. Petersburg fuel oil exports rise
    Transshipment up by 5% in the first half of 2009.
  • Bunker prices down mid-week
    Tight avails in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
  • Crude continues losing streak
    Analyst predicts oil could fall to $50, US inventory data contributes to bearish trend.
  • Bid to end container trade 'panic'
    Liner alliance announces 'voluntary guideline' rate increases, bunker surcharges to rise.
  • Bunker fuel prices soften
    Key bunkering ports see prices but Tokyo Bay facing very tight supplies.
  • Chimbusco extends reach
    Bonded bunkers now available at Yangshan port near Shanghai.
  • Repsol mulls offers for YPF
    China's CNPC reportedly offered up to $14.5 billion for a 75% stake in the company.
  • Iranian supplier expanding services in Persian Gulf
    To start in Asaluyeh port 'very soon' while operations in two other Gulf ports will commence next week.
  • Lanka IOC charters bunker tanker from Prime Tankers
    1,800 mt bunker tanker to operate in Colombo.
  • Drewry says more container liners to collapse this year
    Container liners forecast to suffer collective losses of $20 billion in 2009.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› 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
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
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%
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