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August 13, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic Dry Index's 7.5% gain the best in 14 months
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of commodity-shipping costs, rose the most in 14 months as rents continue to surge for the capesize-class ships that typically haul iron ore.

Sched Netweb site
  • Mumbai's port re-opens to smaller vessels after ship collision
  • Hutchison, Cosco Pacific, ICTSI see first half volumes rise
  • Maersk's Asia-Europe super-surcharge delayed till August 15
  • Hapag Lloyd's third quarter profits shrink to US$96 million
  • Suez temporary seizure of guards' guns risks serious delays
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine relocates to LA from Long Beach
  • China to build world's fastest railway, speeds up to 380 kph
  • Carbon taxes and fines hit British business from October 1
  • Singapore port authority extends port concessions
  • Danaos to buy 18 box ships through stock offering
  • Ex-US marine smuggles guns to UK supposedly to fight pirates
  • Alternative businesses proposed for Savannah's shelved Jasper Port
  • Japan to loan US$18.5 million to Indian rail freight
  • Russia's NCC increases first half box volume 30.7pc
  • Cathay July cargo volume up 18.1pc to 157,374 tonnes
  • Stansted to welcome British Airways jumbo set
  • UAL sees passenger revenue miles rise 2.1pc in July

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SOFTLINK completes 2,000 installations of Visual IMPEX
  • SCI & MMTC stake sales may yield over 40K cr. in 2010-11
  • A judgment of immense value to all vessel agents
  • Essar Group trifurcating shipping, logistics & oilfields services businesses
  • Soyameal exports soar
  • Ore traffic at Major Ports sinks by 74 pc in April-July
  • Partial movement of ships resumed
  • APM Terminals Pipapav receives 3 inaugural calls on RKI-CCI service
  • DP World cleans up its area & beyond
  • FSEZ developers to be offered investment-linked sops

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 11, 2010
  • Aramex awarded class A Tapa certification for Amsterdam facility
    Aramex, a global logistics and transportation solutions provider, said that it has been awarded class A status by the Transported Asset Protection Association (Tapa) for its Amster...
  • DB Schenker Logistics offers new shoe logistics sorting facility
    DB Schenker Logistics has responded to a growing need in the fashion industry for deliveries to retailers with a new sorting facility in Kolding (Denmark). The new facility provide...
  • Tesco renews contract with Norbert Dentressangle
    Tesco, the UK's largest supermarket chain, has renewed a contract with Norbert Dentressangle for the management of twelve recycling service units (RSUs) in the UK and Ireland. The ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Texas AG files challenge to drilling moratorium
  • OMSA starts hunt for new CEO
  • AIDA Cruises orders newbuild at Meyer Werft
  • Vigor Marine Tacoma open for business
  • STX Pan Ocean gets into OSV market

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • BHP Billiton eyes Port of Vancouver for new potash export facility
  • Crowley Maritime launches new articulated tug barge
  • Free Port of Tacoma boat tours scheduled during Maritime Fest
  • Second quarter financial report shows gains for Port of Seattle
  • Vigor Marine operation up and running in Tacoma

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Knightsbridge sees second quarter boost
    Tanker and dry bulk player posts a four-fold improvement
  • Top Japanese lines predict rapid rebound in results
  • Chinese lines warned dry bulk resilience could be short-lived
  • Newlead losses grow in second quarter
  • Textainer profit dips despite revenue surge
    Interest rate swaps drag results down in second quarter
  • OSG tumbles to first quarter loss
  • Maersk Tankers chief executive joins DFDS board
    Move comes after Danish shipping giant acquires some 32% of Copenhagen ferry operator...
  • DFDS seals $440m Norfolkline deal
  • Lloyd Fonds returns to profit
    Reversal in second quarter follows following restructuring agreement with banks
  • How box shipping survived the slump

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Solstad hot for Southeast Asia
    NORWAY'S Solstad Offshore has shown its commitment to the Southeast Asian market by securing two long-term vessel contracts
  • Boxes push Rotterdam higher
    ROTTERDAM's port said today it had an 18% surge in container throughput in the first half of 2010, compared with H1 last year
  • Ships begin leaving Mumbai
    SHIPS HAVE begun sailing out of the Mumbai channel, which has been partly reopened after clean-up operations, Fairplay was told today
  • Investments hit Teekay Corp
    TEEKAY Corp swung to losses in 2Q10, largely because of derivatives losses, while its sister companies reported mixed results

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Etihad Takes Delivery of First A330
  • Ocean Cargoes Push Rail Intermodal Volume
  • UPS Adds USPS to Returns Network
  • OOCL Buys Atlantic Express Shuttle Slots
  • CEVA Boosts Revenue on Higher Volume
  • CSAV Swings to Profit
  • Trucker New Century Transportation Going Public
  • Rotterdam Containers Jump 17.7 Percent in First Half
  • Concor Launches Port Nehru Rail Service
  • India's Biggest Container Port Partially Reopens

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Hapag-Lloyd profitability established
  • Markets sink in 'choppy recovery'
  • MSC Chitra impact to cost USD4 billion in trade
  • Pakistan floods devastate crops
  • Strong SA rand saps reefer shipments

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Ultrapetrol sheds red ink
    Felipe Menendez-led shipowner keeps head above water in Q2 as river revenue soars.
  • Transocean dayrate in doubt
    Swiss drilling giant gears up for five-year Eni gig but prime rate could skyrocket in the wake of Deepwater Horizon disaster.
  • Sembcorp scores in PPL battle
    Skirmish over PPL Shipyard stake heats up as High Court slams move to sway board vote.
  • Happy days for Fonds in Q2
    German shipping fund manager motors back to black in second quarter after being leathered by poor markets.
  • Micky back at Meyer Werft
    Carnival Corp takes its tally at the German yard to three after inking 71,300-gt newbuilding.
  • Cosco Corp clinches two more
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder racks up its second bulker order of the week with $48m handysize pair.
  • NewLead logs net loss
    Second-quarter costs climb amid aggressive acquisition plan as Michael Zolotas-led owner sinks deeper into the red.
  • ESL inks $32m bulker loan
    Finnish owner pens loan pact to help bankroll pair of supramax newbuildings.
  • Knightsbridge buoyed by VLCCs
    John Fredriksen-controlled owner boosts second-quarter profit on tanker market as capes flatten.
  • Essar split signals fresh listing
    Newly-created Essar Shipping to seek Bombay float after demerger from Indian owner's ports business.
  • Shipping spurs strong start
    Wilh Wilhelmsen tops bets in second quarter as its shipping division shines.
  • 'Sex pest' nabbed on cruiseship
    'Most wanted' sexual assault suspect traced to Carnival Splendor using Google and Facebook.
  • Dockwise eyes semi-sub order
    Andre Goedee-led offshore vessel owner could launch $100m equity issue for newbuilding as profit drops.
  • Teekay Corp lags Street bets
    Bjorn Moller-led tanker owner falls short of analysts' forecasts in the second quarter.
  • Street beats Aegean Marine
    New York-listed bunker player sees first quarter figures fall short of forecasts.
  • Swap loss cuts Teekay net
    Teekay Tankers sees second-quarter net profit drop on interest rate swaps while revenues also fall.
  • STX in offshore order debut
    Korean keeping mum on yard which has bagged $160m order for PSV trio as it branches into offshore.
  • Wilson bounces back to black
    Mini-bulker owner returns to profit in Q2 but it fears results may tail off again.
  • STX: 'Newbuilding disaster unlikely'
    Korean owner cuts second-quarter loss and says industry to avoid newbuilding doomsday with axing and delays.
  • Financials hurt Teekay LNG
    Large derivatives loss and swing in equity items hurt owner's bottom line but revenues on the rise.
  • Trailer Bridge utilisation up
    US shipowner keeps profit at modest level as utilisation from US to Caribbean increases.
  • Derivatives bite Teekay Offshore
    Unrealised losses push Peter Evensen-led shipowner into the red on the second quarter.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Wilhelmsen reports higher income
  • Seaboard sees volume increase
  • Trailer Bridge profit, revenue higher
  • DOT selects marine highway projects
  • Mexico ends antidumping duties on U.S. beef
  • Ex-Im Bank loan backs Ford exports
  • State proposes ITAR policy change
  • Samskip adds Rotterdam-Hamburg/Norway link
  • Mumbai port shutdown costs mount
  • MSC advises of Subcontinent delays
  • Vancouver attempts to lure potash shipper

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen increases profit after shipping markets improve
    Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding posted an operating profit of USD 123 million for the first half of 2010, compared with USD 114.7 million the corresponding period in 2009. Total income

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2010
  • Prices continue to fall
    NYMEX showing losses of more than $1 in early trading.
  • New supplier in Ceuta
    Oil Marketing and Trading International has started supplying bunkers in the Spanish port of Ceuta.
  • Fujairah prices softening
    IFO prices fall $13 pmt in Middle East hub.
  • Rough seas delay de-bunkering
    Bunker spill has spread two nautical miles from site of Mumbai collision.
  • Port of Rotterdam on track to 2010 recovery
    Potential for increase in bunker sales after two years of decline as container trade grows.
  • Brightoil wants to become global trading house
    Court documents show Chinese bunker supplier is planning extensive programme of new hires.
  • Bunker prices drop at major ports
    Demand for bunker fuel 'starting to improve' as prices fall.
  • Abundant bunker supplies worry Japanese traders
    Traders willing to sell below profit margins to clear August stock.
  • South Korean bunker operations disrupted by typhoon
    Typhoon Dianmu has passed but terminals remained closed Thursday.
  • Sinopec Fuel Oil launches bonded bunker operations on Yangtze river
    Company is supplying 380 cSt and 180 cSt product at several ports.
  • Aegean Q2 bunker sales volume jumps 89%
    Sales boosted by volumes from the recently acquired Verbeke Bunkering.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
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%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› 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
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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