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July 20, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • IMO agrees to CO2-cutting proposals
    The United Nations (UN) shipping agency on Friday agreed to voluntary proposals aimed at cutting carbon emissions, delegates said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Wan Hai pledges 'enforcement' of rate recovery, plus transpacific hikes
  • Fujian sea ports first half container throughput falls 10.7pc
  • Russia's OPK, Hyundai Heavy to team up in arctic shipbuilding
  • 22.7pc of HK throughput originates from PRD ports
  • TAPA sets up Shanghai-based anti-cargo crime taskforce
  • DHL invests in Singapore supply chain centre
  • Rotterdam stabilises with first half container volume of 15pc
  • German start-up cargo airline to offer charter flights
  • Macau airport half-year cargo volume plunges 64pc
  • Zhuhai airport cargo throughput sets new record in first half of year
  • ASTAR move to Florence, Kentucky preserves jobs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC to implement Rate Restoration on India-Red Sea trade
  • GE delivers Jag Panna to buyers
  • Maersk Line wins award for super slow steaming initiative
  • Singapore tops among Asean to invest in India
  • White sugar imports via private channels may be allowed
  • Parties approach KPT for setting up thermal power plant on Port land
  • Beefing up TAMP: Panel's draft on website-Vasan
  • Hind Terminals develops another innovative CFS product in Nhava Sheva
  • Lufthansa Cargo widens security concept to smaller stations
  • New norms clear cloud on stamp duty waiver for SEZ developers
  • Mega food parks in 10 states approved
  • BoA clears denotification of 6 SEZs
  • New policy for SSP fertiliser under study
  • Investments up by 50 pc in textile industries!
  • Cairn's output to cut import bill
  • Mechanisms to reimburse state-level taxes to exporters being examined
  • Y-o-y commercial credit downswing alarms Fieo chief
  • Rs 1,000-cr. fund for MSMEs taking shape
  • Nath invites investors to decade's defining sector
  • Industry Minister to head Board of Trade
  • Punjab sets up portal for SME exporters
  • Minister explains IICA's tasks
  • Maran leading 17-man textile mission to tap Japanese market

Maritime Global Netweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • Ship valuations dilemma
  • Bunker receipts must show true sulphur content
  • ITCL - Extension of Charter
  • Guilty pleas in new magic pipe case

Marine Logweb site
  • Cosco Busan pilot gets 10 month prison sentence

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • Stimulus funds help complete Port of Tacoma road project
  • Rail freight traffic down during month of June
  • Gun salute celebrates Coast Guard command change
  • Crystal takes top spot for 14 years running
  • Vessel engineers plead guilty to dumping untreated waste

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • IMO sets out firm plans for Copenhagen
    DELEGATES at MEPC meeting agree number of emissions strategies ahead of post-Kyoto talks.
  • Cutting CO2 is crucial climate target, says IMO
  • Suezmax earnings plunge to record lows
    DESPERATE owners undercut each other to secure business amid a collapse in demand.
  • TT Club lends backing to Rotterdam Rules
    INSURER welcomes "harmonisation, transparency and modernisation of liability systems the regime aims at bringing".

Fairplayweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • ITF targets Honduran flag
    THE International Transport Workers' Federation has asked members worldwide to protest the Honduran coup through actions targeting Honduran-flagged vessels
  • CIT trade fallout begins
    SOME suppliers to US retailers reportedly have already begun halting shipments today as lending institution CIT teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
  • German yards brace for bumps
    GERMAN shipbuilding faces more bankruptcies and labour unrest by autumn unless Berlin provides more aid, senior industry figures told Fairplay
  • More KG vessels squeezed
    LIQUIDITY problems for German KG box vessels continue to escalate, with another one-ship company going insolvent today
  • Singapore exports drop 5.2%
    SINGAPORE'S exports have dropped, IHS Global Insight reported today, creating uncertainty about future demand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • House Panel Approves $75.8 Billion DOT Budget
  • LA/LB Imports Slide 22 Percent
  • UPS Says No 'Pay to Play'
  • YRC Teamsters Prepare to Vote on Major Changes
  • British Airways to Raise $1 Billion in Cash
  • Le Havre Box Traffic Falls 8 Percent
  • India Sets Port Projects on Fast Track
  • KCS, Wallenius To Open Auto Hub
  • OOCL Christens Eighth Panamax Ship
  • Baltic Dry Index Grows 18.7 Percent
  • Russian Carrier's Revenue Up
  • Japanese Ship Orders Drop Nearly 80 Percent
  • Small Railroad Traffic Falls From June
  • Oberstar Says 'Second Stimulus' Should Be Highway Bill
  • White House Sends Ferro Nomination to Senate
  • Conservative Group Hit Up FedEx in UPS Dispute
  • House Committee Pushes New Transportation Bill
  • KCS Railway Celebrates New Texas Link

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • Trials and tribulations
    It has been another week or so of mixed messages although generally the bad news has just had the edge on the more positive sentiments that have been coming through.
  • Few ship orders cancelled so far in 2009
  • ICTSI outlines La Plata plan
  • COSCON ups freight rates and adds surcharges across more trades
  • APL's LA terminal set for expansion
  • Cool Logistics to address key issues

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • Elliot duo sold
    Italian interests reported to have paid $36m for 26,800-dwt bulker newbuildings cancelled by folded Elliot Bulk.
  • ITF hits Honduras
    Loading and unloading of 650 Honduran-flagged ships may be affected as labour group protests coup.
  • Greek pair guilty
    Greek engineers plead guilty in New Jersey over discharges of bilge waste from Dalnave Navigation bulker.
  • Claros seek cash
    CSAV's largest shareholder, the Claro group's Marinsa, plans $131m capital raise.
  • Dry outlook rises
    Jefferies analyst hikes estimates for bulker owners thanks to improve Chinese iron ore exports.
  • Eagle gets cash
    Nasdaq-listed Eagle Bulk swells cash position after completing $100m share issue.
  • Blast kills two
    Barge explodes at Niteroi shipyard, killing two and injuring four in Brazil.
  • Tanker view slips
    Oppenheimer analyst cuts earnings estimates for tanker owners as bulker projections improve.
  • Four and counting
    Nexus asks bondholders for fourth time to defer declaring interest on two loans to avoid defaults.
  • KG fund sinks
    German investors pull the plug on another container shipping company.
  • It's quotes time
    China is looking better than ever and Swire has brought out the slickness in Queensland's residents.
  • Mixed messages
    Ion Varouxakis-led FreeSeas to take a $1m hit but unveils another loan reprieve and charter deals.
  • BP holds on
    Oil giant takes VLCC from Frontline spin-off ITC for an extra year at reduced rate.
  • 'No bribery'
    Rio Tinto lashes out at suggestions employees detained in China over 'Spirongate' affair used bribes.
  • Santossed!
    Brazil cries foul as fetid freight finds its way in shipping boxes from UK to ports including Santos.
  • New5 in numb3rs
    George Economou locks horns with Warren Buffett over $200m property deal while Tsakos goes shopping for tankers.
  • Capsized
    All 11 crew safe after Turkish cargoship takes on water and goes down in Black Sea.
  • Jinhaiwan scores
    Zhoushan Jinhaiwan Shipyard is set to bag another big newbuilding contract from Grand China Logistics (GCL).
  • Cranking down
    Kobe Steel signals extent of shipbuilding downturn as it cuts production of main engine crankshafts.
  • Unexceptional
    Chowgule Steamships saved from quarterly loss by restatement of foreign currency borrowings.
  • Building loan
    Pal Engebretsen's Bergen Group lands $12m to fund works at Hanoytangen shipyard.
  • Quartet clinched
    Taiwan's CSBC seals deal to build four bulkers for Taiwan Power Co.
  • Ship refloated
    Turkish cargo vessel pulled free by tug after grounding off Cannakale.
  • Murder at sea?
    Man arrested on suspicion of killing wife after argument on Carnival cruiseship off Mexico.
  • Orders won
    Japanese shipbuilders secured 13 export newbuilding orders in June surpassing April and May figures.
  • Vopak "robust"
    Dutch tank terminal player's first half operating profit could rise 18% on high occupancy rates.
  • OOIL recovers
    Hong Kong shipowner relieved as shares rebound after hitting rock bottom yesterday

American Shipperweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • JPMorgan/Ex-Im finance Boeing planes for Air India
  • U.S. Chamber backs Oberstar on transport bill
  • AMB frontrunner for Oakland intermodal project
  • NS selects Memphis regional terminal site
  • Obama administration outlines trade pact enforcement
  • RILA urges federal help for embattled lender
  • KCS, WWL to establish Houston Metro DC for Nissan
  • Schenker starts Cairo joint venture
  • Panama Canal awards lock contract
  • Southampton crane accident investigation ongoing
  • Russia's Rosmorport gets new icebreaker

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 17, 2009
  • US Gulf and East Coast markets firmer to close out week
    Houston, New York add $30 pmt to 380 cst prices for the week.
  • Mixed picture for North European bunker prices
    South European bunker prices continue to rise.
  • North American ECA on course for adoption
    Proposal approved despite concerns raised at IMO, French territory to be included.
  • Asian bunkers end the week soft
    Except Tokyo Bay prices which are peaking at a fresh nine-month high.
  • Barbados to adopt Bunker Convention
    Ships will be required to have a bunkers certificate.
  • Canada announces plans to ratify Annex VI
    Discussions with politicians continue, progress expected by September.
  • Singapore court adjourns bunker corruption case
    Ex-employee of Chevron facing charges of corruption and short-delivery.
  • Vopak expecting close to $141 million Q2 2009 profit
    'Healthy demand' for storage attributed.
  • Titan in strategic funding for China storage expansion
    Proceeds will fund expansion of oil terminals to about 2.6 million cubic metres.
  • IOC raises $414 million through bonds
    IOC said to be pressing ahead with most of its pre-economic meltdown expansion plans.
  • 'Paint' can reap $30 billion savings for ships
    Annual fuel savings could amount to 450 million tonnes of CO2 emissions, company claims.
  • Pakistan suppliers end barge charter deal
    Charter agreement ended ahead of the stipulated one-year period.

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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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