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February 10, 2009
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to levy series of Asia-Europe rate increases
  • Shanghai's US-EU trade off, but 15.4pc more with Japan
  • Maersk sees Cape route a permanent unless Suez tolls cut
  • Piracy up 300pc in 2008, reports International Maritime Bureau
  • Light at end of the tunnel, but it's a dark tunnel, says Global Insight
  • Wal-Mart sales up 2.1pc in January, ahead of analyst expectations
  • DP World opens new container terminal in Djibouti
  • Maersk increases Mideast-India-South Africa bunker surcharges
  • Matson down 16pc in 2008, but slips 30pc in last quarter
  • Taliban torches 8 south-bound NATO boxes from Afghanistan
  • South African dockers to boycott Israeli cargo over Gaza
  • Nippon Cargo Airlines resumes New York flights
  • Worst year for American air freight since 2001 slump
  • United Airlines to fly Washington-Moscow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • TMCL Container Line appoints Total Transport Systems as agent in India
  • National Ship Design & Research Centre now affiliated to Chennai's IMU
  • OOCL names seventh 4,500-TEU Panamax-class ship m.v. OOCL Norfolk
  • Marine pilots unhappy with move to lower recruitment qualifications
  • CMA CGM optimises service linking Med & US
  • TNWA adds Colombo to AEX service
  • MAERSK LINE adds $ 25 per TEU on Europe-to-Asia rate
  • K Line launches new Cape Town to West Africa loop
  • EVERGREEN LINE launches two Med feeders
  • CTSA increases bunker surcharges by 12 pc
  • TNWA & Grand Alliance suspend Black Sea service
  • AAS consortium cuts capacity on North-East Asia to Australia route
  • Idle boxship numbers reach historic highs
  • East-West capacity falls by 15 pc in 6 months
  • World order book plummets to 6.1 million TEUs
  • APL & Port of Salalah form JV to run box terminal
  • NYK LOGISTICS & MEGACARRIER (Thailand) recognised for safe operations
  • Daewoo's Q4 profit jumps fivefold
  • OceanSchedules.com celebrates second anniversary of web services for carriers
  • Port of Amsterdam looks back at excellent 2008
  • Loopholes to Chinese toys entry being plugged
  • Mundra Port may catch up with S'pore in a few years
  • Kandla Port sets new clinker loading record
  • Move to extend Eastern railway freight corridor to Kolkata
  • Interest costs of companies up by 90 pc in Q3
  • SSI sector growth & vibrancy triggered, says govt official
  • Pranab hints at more stimulus packages to rally economy
  • Packages meet WTO standards-Nath
  • Interest rate subvention scheme for exporters may continue till year-end
  • S&P report finds only divergence among Bric nations
  • Finance Commission Chairman lists advantages of proposed GST
  • ILO head sees India least affected by global recession
  • India poised to overtake China in GDP growth
  • Harsh Pati Singhania is new Ficci chief
  • JNPT stall was major crowd-puller at CTL IMEX

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Wincanton renews contract with Heinz in UK
    The British logistics service provider Wincanton has secured a contract renewal of its thirteen-year collaboration with food manufacturer, HJ Heinz. The new contract will see a thr...
  • Stobart Group collaborates with Nestl' in UK
    The UK-based transport and logistics service provider Eddie Stobart Ltd, part of the Stobart Group, has signed a ten-year contract to provide warehousing facilities to Nestl' UK Lt...
  • New contract for Rhenus Contract Logistics in the Netherlands
    The Netherlands-based company Rhenus Contract Logistics Tilburg has officially been appointed business partner of Thuiswinkel.org, a Dutch branch organization that represents the i...

Maritime Global Netweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • MOL bids to push up "unsustainable" freight rates
  • Strong annual results for Bourbon
  • Pirates "free fishing vessel"
  • Farstad's Shipping's $96m charters

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Navy frees grounded cruiser
  • Chinese shipbuilding orders set for further fall
  • Austal releases more details of JHSV
  • MAN Diesel makes Washington appointment
  • DryShips renegotiates another loan

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Seattle-Tacoma Airport nets good report from FAA
  • Fire hits Greenbrier's Illinois wheel facility
  • Coast Guard taps Brubaker as top enlisted person for 2008
  • Port Tracker report predicts tough times for container industry
  • Three rebuilt gantry cranes arrive at Port of Guam

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • ELAA data confirms shrinking cargo volumes
    BOX lines' own statistics show the full extent of the collapse in cargo volumes late last year.
  • Idle tonnage grows as box trade slump deepens
  • Samsun is latest victim of dry bulk crisis
    SAMSUN Logix forced to apply for court protection following cash flow crisis.
  • Korea Line agrees lower rate with Hellenic Carriers
    FINANCIALLY troubled dry bulk operator renegotiates 37% drop in time charter rate for the Konstantinos D.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • DryShips agrees debt deal
    DRYSHIPS today reached a preliminary agreement with Nordea Bank Finland for covenant waivers regarding an $800M credit facility set up to part finance the acquisition of Ocean Rig, a Norwegian drilling company
  • Analyst cuts OSG & Teekay ratings
    A LEADING shipping analyst today cut the ratings of Overseas Shipholding Group and Teekay Corporation on the back of a growing supply of crude oil tankers
  • Environmentalists OK Dutch port
    DUTCH environmentalists have given up their legal battle with Rotterdam port over an expansion project in exchange for a deal on emissions reduction
  • Panama ratifies ILO convention
    PANAMA is the latest country to have ratified the ILO's Maritime International Labour Convention, that aims to guarantee maritime workers' rights
  • Maersk China box charge opposed
    MAERSK-Sealand has increased its terminal handling charge in most Chinese ports, amid strong criticism from cargo companies and the Guangdong Shippers' Association
  • STX Europe to delist from Oslo
    SHARES in Oslo-based shipbuilding group STX Europe will be delisted from the Oslo Stock Exchange tomorrow, according to the company
  • MOL bumps up freight rates
    MOL will increase the freight rates on its Asia-Europe trade to maintain service levels during the current economic climate, the company said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Exemptions for some CPSIA importers
    CPSC stays enforcement of new safety rules, won't impose penalties on importers of certain products such as wood or cotton that rarely contain lead
  • Galveston joins Hoegh Autoliners E. Med-Mideast
  • Oakland switch for H. Sud
  • FedEx Express opens Guangzhou hub
  • UK faces rail freight strike
  • Cranes arrive in Guam
  • CG to hold AIS meeting
  • Pirates free arms vessel
  • Rickmers profit down
  • Air France-KLM cargo down
  • New cranes for Nehru's GTI

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • MOL restores 'rate restorations'
  • Strong 2008 from Russian box terminal group
  • OOCL Norfolk joins the fleet
  • US West Coast gets ready for TWIC
  • Contargo hit by downturn in Q4

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Transalba afloat
    Chavez-hatched venture between Venezuela and Cuba emerges as buyer of Nordic Lisbeth and makes way for more tankers.
  • Spin-off unspun?
    Analyst says DryShips loan waiver is likely to stand in the way of drilling asset spin-off on the near term.
  • Neste restructures
    Finnish oil company re-jigs operations, including shipping business, to boost efficiency.
  • Rickmers rocked
    Singapore-listed boxship player books impairment charge while annual profit drops.
  • Samsun folds?
    Troubled Korean bulker and tanker owner files for court receivership following difficulty paying charter fees, reports say.
  • Waived again
    DryShips gets second loan reprieve in two weeks, this time on an $800m facility with Nordea-led consortium.
  • TK, OSG cut
    Analyst downgrades US-listed tanker owners over expectations of a long market slump expected.
  • Dodging car crash
    Cheaper fuel and advancing US dollar will have helped Wilh Wilhelmsen counter fourth quarter fall in auto exports, Pareto says.
  • Bahia Blanca clear
    Fishermen blocking vessels from entering Argentine port stand down for 60 days.
  • Number 119
    Unions angry as 30-year-old yard worker's death at Tuzla in Turkey adds to massive total of 119 in last seven years.
  • Three crew dead
    Lack of oxygen blamed for deaths on Hong Kong-owned cargoship off Myanmar.
  • Rem sells again
    Age Remoy cashes in AHTS newbuilding to prepare for falling vessel values and a weaker charter market.
  • "Self-defence"
    Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi says Somali pirates are merely protecting their people from "greedy Western nations."
  • ALG cruising
    Shares lift in London-listed All Leisure Group which expects pre-tax profit to beat estimates.
  • Hebei claim cap
    Owner of ill-fated VLCC Hebei Spirit could face $103m payout while insurer Skuld is after Samsung.
  • Holdup hurt
    Delayed sale-and-leaseback deal will cut $4m from Hallin's bottom line in 2008 but results will still trump analysts' expectations, it claims.
  • Fewer men
    German ship engine maker MAN Diesel is laying off 180 workers in Denmark.
  • Farstad 4 fixed
    Norwegian owner secures contracts worth nearly $100m for offshore quartet.
  • Peene boost
    German yard secures financing from KfW for two Arkas containerships, safeguarding jobs in tough market.
  • Bourbon booming
    Impact of collapsing dry-cargo market brushed aside by growing offshore fleet as French owner's full year income jumps by a third.
  • Eight scrapped
    Pace of bulker demolition slows as chartering activity increases, Imarex Asia says.
  • MOL wants more
    Japanese container line goes for rate restoration in Asia-Europe trades to "maintain stability" despite global slump.
  • Limerick time!
    If you're feeling in limerick mode, Then quick! Send us your nautical ode, And if feeling prolific, Three would be terrific, There's a prize for the best that is showed.
  • Toei ahead
    Japanese reefer line expecting to beat 2007's annual profit after posting rise in nine-month earnings.
  • Cargoship burns
    All 10 crew safely evacuated from Georgian-flagged vessel that caught fire in Russian far east.
  • CSDC seeks cash
    China Shipping Development to issue up to $732m in notes to pay for newbuildings in finance squeeze.
  • Hellenic rejigs
    Fotini Karamanlis-led bulker owner ties up Supramax for another year to Korea Line, but at lower rate.
  • Korea joins fight
    South Korea has become the latest nation to dispatch naval assets to the pirate infested Gulf of Aden.
  • Bug hits Balmoral
    Vomiting bug strikes Fred Olsen cruise ship leaving up to 230 passengers stuck in their cabins.
  • Qatar coup
    Boxship owner Qatar Navigation banks plenty of profit in 2008 to see it through economic turbulence.
  • Bridge bashed
    Germany's Kaiser Bridge takes a pounding from French freight ro-ro MN Pelican at Travemunde.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • BA 3rd quarter revenue down 4.7%
  • FedEx Express opens Guangzhou hub
  • SpiceJet to use IBS software
  • Old Dominion to raise rates 5.6%
  • "10+2" filings show improvement
  • LaHood goes to bat for stimulus
  • Taiwanese shipper settles U.S. export charges
  • Forecast: Drop at retail ports accelerating
  • Charleston to make pitch to Maersk
  • Hutchison to leave Ecuador

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Newbuilding for Broström/Erik Thun
    The 7,600 DWT product tanker Bro Gazelle, number nine in a series of ten, has been delivered to Broström/Erik Thun AB. The vessel is built by ice class 1
  • Port of Kotka expands
    The Port of Kotka will build a new quay at the Mussalo harbour to serve the building project of the Nord Stream gas pipeline between Russia and Germany. Kotka and
  • Good year for Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn
    The Orskov Yard A/S in Frederikshavn reports a very good fiscal year in 2007/2008 (October 2007 ' September 2008) with a profit of DKK 41.3 million. The result
  • Skuld takes action against Samsung
    The owners of the Hebei Spirit, Hebei Ocean Shipping, and its Oslo-based insurer Skuld, have together with the IOPC fund (The International Oil Pollution Compensation fund) commenced recourse proceedings
  • Rolls-Royce moves to Singapore
    Rolls-Royce Marine Business moves its global headquarters from London to Singapore. The company has been active in Singapore for more than 30 years and the move is said to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2009
  • Strong demand in Rotterdam
    Prices hold steady in European bunker markets.
  • Lower bunker prices 'opening new alternatives'
    Maersk considering routing vessels around Cape Horn.
  • Traces of biodiesel 'may be expected' in bunker stems
    DNVPS says it cannot join public debate on biodiesel traces but gives 'off the cuff' comment.
  • Marine biofuel ready for product trials
    Producer says low-emission fuel has energy value comparable to MGO.
  • Soft start to week for Asian bunkers
    Prices fall in line with crude oil.
  • Korean court caps Hebei Spirit liability
    Compensation limited to $103 million, but ruling 'no clear indication' on the plight of the tanker's officers.
  • Oil prices should be 'no less than $70'
    OPEC to cut output further, says Iraqi oil minister.
  • Malaysia could 'lose' bunker hub
    Unresolved ownership dispute could jeopardise government and bank support.
  • Japan's bonded bunker sales down in 2008
    Traders paint a bleak start to 2009.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
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
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
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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