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January 23, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Fresh bidding expected for Daewoo Shipbuilding
    Korea Development Bank has rejected Hanwha Group's 6.3 trillion won (S$6.93 billion) offer for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co and says it plans to re- invite bids for what could be the industry's biggest acquisition.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping sees profit drop 50pc, cites slump, H1 oil prices
  • SICT celebrates first cross-strait shipping service
  • China logistics profits fall below 10pc from 30pc in 2002
  • Regulator quashes pleas, gives CN go-ahead, but litigation pending
  • Port Everglades to build new US$12 million box terminal
  • Regulator tells court LA clean truck plan limits competition
  • MidAmerica Airport in St Louis hopes for China cargo
  • Singapore, Czech Republic strike open skies deal
  • Romanian GSSA Skybridge networks appoints general manager

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Röhlig partners Tricon Shipping to take logistical strides
  • Safmarine names its first new vessel for 2009
  • 255 boxships now idle
  • Patrols put piracy down, but not out
  • Sai Freight Group appointed PPG's new member for eastern India
  • FTA with Asean likely next month
  • Ore shipments pick up
  • Himalayan trade winds blow down Vizag way
  • US Customs report 4.7 pc fall in box traffic
  • Global players evince keen interest in developing Chennai mega box terminal
  • States seek Rs 20,000 cr. extra grant
  • ...against pruning CST rate
  • Exporters may get fresh sops in 12 days
  • H. M. Trivedi Memorial Lecture at IMC today
  • Workshop in Pune on Focus Market & Export Finance

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2009
  • Palletforce gains new member
    UK-based family-run Garrett Transport has become a partner in Palletforce, joining around a hundred other transport operators across the UK that make up the Palletforce distributio...
  • DHL offers Europe'Middle East services by truck
    DHL now offers an attractive alternative to air and ocean freight between Europe and the Middle East. DHL Freight guarantees short transit times. All European shipments are consoli...
  • Israeli Agrexco quits Marseilles for Savona Vado
    Israeli Agrexco, a fruit and vegetable importer, quit the port of Marseilles (France) for Savona Vado (Italy) early in January. The news came as a shock for the city, as it lost th...
  • Intermarine revises BSC
    Intermarine, the agent for Industrial Maritime Carriers and West Coast Industrial Express, has said that the carriers will reduce bunker surcharges (BSC) on all services to and fro...
  • APL only ocean carrier with STP plus rating
    APL, a container shipping subsidiary of the Singapore-based NOL Group, has achieved STP plus status in the voluntary supply chain security initiative introduced in 2007 by Singapor...
  • Sassnitz/Mukran-Baltysk rail ferry services improved
    Departure frequencies on the rail ferry linking the German Baltic Sea port of Sassnitz/Mukran with Baltysk, in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, were increased to two sailings a ...
  • Pierandrea Galli leaving AZ Cargo
    After working for Alitalia for more than two decades, Pierandrea Galli has resigned from his position as director of Alitalia Cargo. The fate of Alitalia's cargo arm remains uncert...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Unpaid bunker claims warning
  • Fuel cells "long term solution for shipping"
  • "Rock bottom road haulage pricing" killed Coastal Bulk
  • War Risks Club returns 10%

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Coral Princess accepted for STEP program
  • Shipowners risk claims for charterers' unpaid bunkers
  • DryShips suspends dividend payments

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Washington DOT sells pair of passenger-only ferries
  • Wood association revises production numbers downward
  • Coast Guard warns boaters of distress signal frequency change
  • Astoria-based cutter nabs drug carrying SPSS
  • Boeing employees give during Spirit of the Holidays drive

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Bunker suppliers get tough on unpaid bills
    SUPPLIERS look to claim for charterers' unpaid bunkers as P&I club warns that owners may be liable as well.
  • New York proves attractive as Rule B claims rise
    VULNERABLE shipowners and operators register to do business in New York to circumvent

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • DryShips in sharp retreat
    DRYSHIPS has revealed huge losses for last year's fourth quarter, suspended its dividend and backed out of 12 Capesize acquisitions
  • Obama targets tanker imports
    US PRESIDENT Barack Obama wants to "eliminate current imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 years", according to the new energy policy released upon his inauguration
  • Muted shipping response to Obama
    TANKER markets are today reacting with quiet scepticism to President Barack Obama's inaugural promise to slash energy imports from the Middle East and Venezuela within a decade
  • Beware piracy's second wave
    ATTACKS on ships off the Niger Delta are likely to become more violent, and Gulf of Aden piracy might intensify, a London risk consultancy said today
  • Tankers not so Teflon
    JP MORGAN analyst Jonathan Chappell warned today that he expects the previously Teflon tanker industry to underperform in 2009
  • Pakistan cutting iron ore imports
    KARACHI'S Pakistan Steel Mills has reversed its reliance on imported iron ore by lining up local supplies to meet its production needs, a senior industries ministry official told Fairplay today
  • Singapore extends tax breaks
    BUNKERING vessels in Singapore's port waters will get a 20% tax concession, the government told the parliament today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • 10+2 import filing rule could be delayed
    A White House order to federal agencies to halt work on pending regulations may affect the timing of Customs' Importer Security Filing rule.
  • Brazil, Chile, Israel airlines fixed cargo prices-DOJ
  • Idle fleet to 675K TEUs
  • LA-Long Beach to collect clean-trucks fee Feb. 18
  • NY/NJ Port Authority offers discounts to shippers
  • Savannah gets new rail ramp
  • Japan surplus tumbles
  • Boxes boost Prince Rupert
  • Spain sending troops to fight piracy off Somalia
  • Profit up for Union Pacific
  • BNSF trims after strong Q4

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Matson to 'pare staffing by 10%'
  • Savannah King of the rails
  • Hoyer acquires Cork tank operator
  • CSCL warns of 50% drop in earnings
  • Less red tape for EU shipping industry

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Cut by a quarter
    Brazil's Vale reports 26.3% slash in fourth-quarter iron ore production as the miner adjusted to "global demand shock".
  • New Faina deal?
    Shipowner's spokesman says a ransom agreement has been reached for the hijacked ro-ro.
  • 'Sell' DryShips
    One analyst downgrades George Economou-led DryShips, while another says cancellation shores up finances.
  • Noble beats bets
    Drillship and rig owner reports surge in profits that beat Wall Street estimates, but 2009 raises concerns.
  • Greek orders fall
    Greek newbuilding orders in 2008 fall to one-third of the figure booked a year before, but the cash invested fell less.
  • DryShips drops 12
    George Economou-led owner cancels the purchase of nine capesize bulkers and removes three newbuildings from its books.
  • Hostage freed
    Romanian who was taken hostage in a dynamite attack on a tanker off Nigeria has been released.
  • Big net loss looms
    Huge quarterly loss in store, warns DryShips, as one-off items erode operational profit in fourth quarter.
  • Vale splashes out
    Brazilian miner throws down $170m for tugs and barge convoys from domestic yards.
  • Tankers not Teflon
    Despite hiking estimates, JP Morgan Securities analyst says tanker stocks can't hold on to recent gains.
  • Piraeus parkup
    Greek shipping centre now home to over 100 idle vessels, ship tracking data shows.
  • $250m on shelf
    Akis Tsirigakis-led Star Bulk eyes investment opportunities after launching substantial universal shelf offering.
  • Bijela deadline
    Montenegro asks for more details by 10 February of Adu Dhabi Mar's bid to buy shiprepairer.
  • NSCSA up again
    Saudi VLCC owner boosts 2008 profit by 75% in good markets as fleet expands.
  • Back-up breaks
    Canada's BC Ferries suffers two breakdowns in a week as replacement for another ship develops propeller trouble.
  • John backs BW
    Fredriksen increases stake to 5.3% in LNG and LPG player BW Gas as parent group builds stake too.
  • Siba saves trio
    Italian livestock carrier rescues three shipwrecked Indonesian fishermen after week at sea.
  • Flex four held up
    Philip Fjeld-led owner delays delivery of newbuilding quartet at Samsung by up to seven months.
  • Breathing space
    Icelandic container line wins postponement of bond repayments, but writes off EUR 150m of goodwill.
  • NYC pays up
    Passenger injured in 2003 Staten Island ferry crash wins $2.5m lawsuit against the city.
  • Trying again
    Korea Development Bank confirms end of Hanwha deal to buy Daewoo, but will put stake up for sale again.
  • Stena axes 60
    Swedish-controlled group forced to lay off workers after deciding to pull Stena Transporter from UK-Netherlands route.
  • Vinashin bulks up
    Pham Thanh Binh-led Vietnamese builder piles on annual profit and sales and eyes better 2009.
  • Bulker bliss
    India's Chowgule still made more money in nine months to 31 December, despite rate collapse.
  • LD starts early
    French Channel ferry operator to start Dover-Boulogne ahead of schedule due to traffic demand.
  • BW keeps buying
    Shares in Norwegian gas shipper jump nearly 20% on further stock buying by BW Group.
  • Cruise pain
    Two passengers break bones after 50-foot waves batter Fred Olsen vessel in Bay of Biscay
  • CSCL to suffer
    China Shipping Container Lines has warned that its profits for last year will be down significantly.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Danish shipyard to focus to smaller ships
  • Ore carrier successfully refloated
  • Timber from Russian ship comes ashore in U.K.
  • LAN Cargo penalized for price fixing
  • BNSF offers express PNW/Midwest link
  • UP yard in Arizona still up in air
  • AAEI honors Kevin Smith
  • Forward Air expects lower earnings
  • Encompass adds CFO
  • Long Beach to start clean truck fees Feb. 18
  • Antwerp container volume up 6% in 2008
  • Guam port signs cement terminal lease

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Maersk will downsize the Odense shipyard
    Odense Steel Shipyard will be downsized to a smaller shipyard. The board of directors took the decision yesterday to downsize the shipyard while the present ships on order are being delivered in the years up to 2011. As the prospect ...
  • Bergen fleet largest in Scandinavia
    Bergen on the Norwegian west coast is Scandinavia's largest shipowning community with 534 NIS registered vessels, totalling 5.5 million gt. ' We have a fantastic knowledge base in Bergen, and this is accentuated by the strong will to venture and ...
  • Seismic vessel in dock-accident in Frederikshavn
    The seismic vessel CGG Venturer fell off the keel blocks when in a floating dock at the Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn yesterday. The acccident made a large noise and sent vibrations through out the port area. The vessel is inspected ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 22, 2009
  • Fuel strike continues
    Protestors 'need the price of marine diesel to freeze'.
  • Stockpile build more than expected
    Downward pressure on prices, but crude closes slightly up.
  • GL ready for next fuel price hike
    Developing environmental measures in the 'quiet before the storm'.
  • Container operator predicts 50% cut in profits
    CSCL says 2008 results dragged down by high bunker prices and fall in volumes.
  • European prices lack direction
    Prices in northern Europe generally firm but Mediterranean markets soften.
  • Industrial demand for low-sulphur fuel oil 'weakening'
    Price differential for LSFO in NW Europe bunker market remaining relatively narrow.
  • February and March arbitrage volumes set to fall
    US fuel oil demand continues to cause concern for Asian players.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key Asian ports
    Prices up in Singapore and Hong Kong but flat in two other key ports.
  • United Bunkering & Trading to move office in HK
  • Residual fuel stocks up for third week
  • Ship stranded after owners failed to pay bunker charges
    Tanker has been unable to leave Chennai for three weeks.
  • Chemoil dedicates low-sulphur barge in ARA
    Pumping capacity of 500-600 metric tonnes per hour will 'ensure quick customer turnaround times'.
  • Brightoil names new JV firm
    New firm waiting for formal agreement to acquire land for development.
  • Three new bunker tankers for Singapore market
    Local barge operator will bring world's biggest bunker tankers to Singapore.

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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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