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BRIEFS
May 26, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • French base to fight pirates, guard oil lanes
    French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said yesterday that his nation's first military base in the Gulf is an important step in international cooperation to fight piracy and safeguard crucial oil routes.
  • Rickmers Maritime sees higher Q2 income
    Singapore-listed Rickmers Maritime expects increased distributable income in its second quarter on the back of new vessels, with another three due later this year when it sees a gradual recovery in freight rates.
  • Sarawak ports handle less cargo in Q1
    Total cargo throughput at three Sarawak ports - Rajang, Kuching and Miri - experienced a drop of 23 to 40 per cent in the first quarter of this year.
  • Golden Ocean Q1 profit beats forecast, sees Q2 improvement
  • Berlian Laju to raise 592b rupiah in rights offer

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK and NileDutch to launch Asia-West Africa service
  • Maersk India-Europe ups rate US$100 June 1 - adds another $50 for pirates
  • Port of Seattle opens US$50 million double-berth container terminal
  • China Merchants' first berth in Qingdao to open by 2010
  • Economist: Recovery with 'go-go quarters, but not a lot of go-go years'
  • Canadian and Italian choppers foil pirate attacks on two ships
  • CEVA Logistics secures Shenzhen contract for Crocs in Asia
  • Containerships ties up more at Teesport, making it north Euro hub
  • Penang premier seeks federal help to build air cargo hub
  • Emirates revenue up 10pc, but profit down 72pc on shrinking demand
  • US bill helps Teamsters unionise FedEx, but fight moves to Senate

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Grand Alliance merges JCX & SCX services into one loop
  • APL to launch direct Vietnam to North America West Coast weekly service
  • Cosco leaves Evergreen to operate alone in Far East-MidEast loop
  • MoL, with PSX, offers similar service
  • Coscon extends rotation with two 725-TEU ships on HSH loop
  • MAERSK LINE, delays general rate increase on North America to Mediterranean/North Africa trade
  • Georgia Ports Authority welcomes COSCO to Port of Savannah
  • Port of Hamburg reports fall in cargo volumes
  • Hanjin to hike Asia-Europe rates in June & again in July
  • APM Terminals joins Bollore Group to build new Congo terminal
  • US Australasia Discussion Agreement hikes rates
  • UASC to implement PSS, RR from June
  • 5 more China ports participate in cross-straits shipping
  • Koper, Trieste & Rijeka offer promising Adriatic alternative
  • Shipping may get Rs 10K cr package, reveals Jt DGS
  • Higher freight & charter hire income swells Varun Shipping's PAT
  • Gati Coast to Coast launches Tuticorin-Colombo feeder with m.v. Gati Pride
  • More time for sugar imports likely
  • JNPT is 20 years young today
  • Kandla Port positioning itself to be global logistics hub
  • India Inc gives a Jai Ho to new govt
  • $ 5-bn trade finance corpus with RBI proposed
  • Pearl Harbour CT MD, T. S. Subrahmaniam, calls it a day
  • Reliance may move SC on Mumbai SEZ land issue

Marine Logweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Red ink at Gard

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Order cancellations accelerate at China yards
    THE rate of newbuilding cancellations at Chinese shipyards accelerated sharply last month, while very few new orders are forecast.
  • Zhoushan shipbuilders fear impact of orderbook shortfall
  • Somali gunmen 'renounce piracy'
    A MASS apostasy by hundreds of hardened pirates is reported to have occurred in the northern Somali fishing port of Eyl.
  • Golden Ocean profits dip
    NORWEGIAN bulk operator Golden Ocean has reported a drop in first quarter profit after a bumpy start to the year, writes Craig Eason.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Keppel shares soar on stake sale
    KEPPEL Corp shares rose a substantial 11% yesterday on hopes of a higher dividend payout following a lucrative deal to sell its entire stake in affiliate Singapore Petroleum Company to China's energy giant PetroChina
  • Cyclone Aila may hit Mongla
    MONGLA port in Bangladesh has been advised to stay on high alert as a precaution against cyclone Aila
  • Berlian Laju plans rights issue
    BERLIAN Laju Tanker has unveiled plans for a rights issue to shore up working capital
  • NYK back in West Africa
    NYK Line has teamed up with West Africa specialists Nile Dutch for operating anew service from Asia to West African ports
  • Bodies found, but search on
    SINGAPORE is continuing to search for the two missing crew of the tanker Vertex despite the discovery of two bodies near the vessel

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Huge loss for Gard
    Norwegian marine insurer rings up $150m deficit as financial crisis knocks 26% off free reserve.
  • Golden loses shine
    Slump in sales slashes net profit at Golden Ocean but China single-handedly lifts bulker market.
  • Piracy renounced?
    Somali pirate group to give up the game and release ships after meeting in Eyl, BBC reports.
  • Close to zero
    Russia's Severnaya shipyard cuts first quarter losses to just $39,000 as revenues grow.
  • Norwegian escape
    Eide Marine heavy-lift ship avoids seizure in Gulf of Aden after Russian Navy fires on pirates.
  • Double salvation
    USCG rescues two women in separate incidents on Carnival and Star Cruises vessels off US.
  • NMDC selling
    United Arab Emirates dredger owner to sell $107m of interest-free convertible bonds.
  • Boxship sinks
    Indonesian vessel spills hundreds of containers before sinking after
  • Legal legend dies
    Maritime lawyer Nicholas Healy, founding partner of Healy & Baillie dies at 99.
  • Scrapping rise
    Prices firm as India, China and Turkey keep buying demolition tonnage.
  • Trafigura walks
    Nigerian court throws out cases against Dutch trader and releases cargo onboard Norden-chartered tanker.
  • Galeb sold
    Former Yugoslav leader Tito's yacht bought by city of Rijeka after falling into disrepair.
  • Black gold
    Keppel Corp to bank $457m profit from selling stake in Singapore Petroleum Co to PetroChina.
  • Port cull
    Romania's Socep to lay off more than half its workers at Constanta due to falling volumes.
  • Services merged
    Grand Alliance members Hapag-Lloyd, NYK and OOCL are combining two Asian services into one.
  • Ferry grounds
    Evasive action leads to Washington State Ferries' vessel getting into difficulty off US west coast.
  • Panama problem
    Bids for huge canal expansion project come in 35% over budget, source claims.
  • US lakers suffer
    US-flagged vessels working the Great Lakes have seen cargo volumes plummet due to the recession.
  • African return
    NYK makes return to West African liner trades in joint service with local niche operator NileDutch.
  • A bigger bite
    Indonesia's BLT to sell shares worth $58m as it continues to build up acquisition war chest.
  • Bodies found
    Singapore and Malaysian officials recover suspected missing crewmembers from fire hit tanker.

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Sale of DFDS vessel failed
    DFDS Group announces that the sale of the cruise ferry Queen of Scandinavia has fallen through. The unofficial buyer who earlier signed a contract to buy the vessel for DKK
  • New vessel on Karlshamn route
    DFDS Tor Line has moved the ro-pax vessel Lisco Optima to the Karlshamn'Klaipeda run; the vessel will enter into service on 26 May. "The Lisco Optima has 25
  • Cruise vessels will cease pollution in the Baltic
    The European Cruise Council, which organises all major cruise operators with vessels in European waters, has decided to reduce the discharge of sewage and wastewater in the Baltic Sea. It

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 25, 2009
  • Meeting the demands of the Caribbean market
    PDVSA to take delivery of three new bunker vessels.
  • European bunker prices start week mixed
    Rotterdam prices falling but other ports see gains.
  • Bunker price rise hit Asia container line
    Analysts say Thailand's RCL is facing 'sizeable losses'.
  • Bunker prices weakening in most Asian ports
    But Busan sees IFO prices climb.
  • Maersk highlights cuts in bunker costs
    Shipping line better positioned than its rivals to deal with the 'wrath of the global economic crisis'.
  • Essar Oil offers June fuel oil cargo
    180 cst tendered for sale from the middle of next month.
  • Gwadar bunker delivery was 'partnership'
    Shipping agent worked with bunker suppliers to make first bunker delivery.
  • Tanker fire: Two bodies recovered
    Authorities in Singapore and Malaysia are trying to make positive identifications.
  • Keppel sells SPC to PetroChina
    The Chinese oil giant will acquire SPC for $1.02 billion.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
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%)
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
CRUISES
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
PORTS
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
COMPETITION
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
ENVIRONMENT
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
COMPANIES
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
PORTS
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
INDUSTRY
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
PORTS
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.
COMPETITION
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
PORTS
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
SHIPYARDS
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.
ENVIRONMENT
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
LOGISTICS
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%
SHIPPING
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%
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
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.
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
PORTS
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.
EDUCATION
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
MEETINGS
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"
MOURNING
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
NEWS
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
NEWS
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
SHIPPING
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
SHIPPING
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
PORTS
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
PORTS
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.
LOGISTICS
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.
MEETINGS
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
COMPANIES
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
COMPANIES
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
PORTS
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
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
MEETINGS
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
COMPANIES
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
PORTS
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
SHIPYARDS
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
SHIPPING
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
COMPANIES
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
PORTS
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
PORTS
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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