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May 21, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hijacked M'sian tug and barge recovered
    The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered a hijacked Malaysian-registered tug and the barge it was towing.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine levies US$200/TEU Asia-Europe rate hike
  • Hope's up South Africa strike will end, but Safmarine doubtful
  • APL container cranes for Kaohsiung terminal
  • China Korea Australia service (CKA) calls at Shekou CT
  • UASC reshuffles India-Pakistan-Red Sea loops
  • Tory measure calls for UK fuel tax to rise and fall with oil price
  • BNSF railway's quarterly profit up 73pc on back of asset sale
  • Freight rates rise as containers become hard to find
  • Air France-KLM face massive annual loss as financial year ends
  • Russian flag carrier freight arm Aeroflot Cargo goes belly up
  • US Air Transport Association launches suit against labour agency
  • World Airways to operate Boeing 747-400 Freighter for Cargolux

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global box traffic swelling to 135 m TEUs-report
  • Shipowners, insurers & TUs endorse global e-petition to end sea piracy
  • Piramal Glass selects Damco as supply chain partner
  • Talks on drug seizures with EU soon
  • State govt wants industrial corridor linked to JN Port
  • Hooghly draught problem hits Garden Reach shipyard too
  • GPPL to spend Rs 200 cr. to develop port infrastructure
  • The Thar Dry Port at Sanand comes online for ex-im trade
  • Emirates & DHL ink strategic cargo security partnership
  • Sharma rules out 100 pc FDI in Defence
  • Exports off to encouraging start in fiscal 2010-11
  • Room for optimism, says Fieo chief
  • Policy-makers see Greek tragedy sparing India
  • Fieo, IIFT to hold 3-day certificate course

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2010
  • Militzer & Münch steps up collaboration with Balnak
    The international transport and logistics service provider Militzer & Münch, based in St Gallen (Switzerland), is reinforcing its position as a specialist for Eurasia...
  • DB Schenker expects to see growth in 2010
    DB Schenker, which styles itself the world's second largest transport and logistics corporation, considers the recession to be over. "We are over the worst of the...
  • Panalpina and Cargill renew collaboration
    After a successful sugar harvest in 2009, when the Swiss service provider Panalpina moved approximately 5,000 teu for Cargill Sugar Division, the latter has renewed the c...
  • Lufthansa names its first A380
    Germany's flag carrier Lufthansa has just taken delivery of its first Airbus A380. It is the second European airline after Air France to operate the gigantic aircraft. Lufthansa's ...
  • Zurich cargo hub celebrates tenth anniversary
    In the presence of around 200 guests from political and industrial circles, Cargologic AG, Flughafen Zürich AG and Swiss International Air Lines celebrated the tenth a...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Thad Allen to stay on as National Incident Commander for Gulf spill response
  • Feds to BP: Cough up data!
  • VT Halter comments on OSHA actions
  • Oceaneering to acquire DMT Sapphire
  • VT Halter fined $1.3 million by OSHA

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Port of Vancouver, USA eyes land deal with Farwest Steel
  • Allegiant to begin new flights from Bellingham Airport
  • APL delivers giant cranes to Kaohsiung, Taiwan terminal
  • Coast Guard keeps eye on barge that snapped tow line
  • Greenbrier completes sale of stock over-allotment option

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • ICS and P&I clubs slam plan to scrap liability cap
    Anger over US Congress bid to alter OPA 90 in aftermath of Deepwater Horizon oil spill
  • Ship Finance conversion move pays off
    Decision to convert boxships to handysize bulkers yields results as three ships secure timecharters
  • UK announces non-dom tax review
    New coalition government unveils move as part of 34-page package
  • Cardiff inks deal for five tankers
    Cardiff Marine signs letters of intent with Jiangsu Rongsheng for two VLCCs and three suezmax tankers
  • Mixed reaction to dry central screen
    Freight derivatives brokers and traders considering Baltic plan

Fairplayweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Lima declares strike emergency
    PERU'S government has suspended constitutional rights in an effort to end strikes at its largest port, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Iran sanctions said to hit ships
    A NEW SET of draft UN sanctions against Iran reportedly includes plans to step up inspections of Iranian ships suspected of carrying nuclear material
  • Croatia receives yard bids
    THE CROATIAN government has confirmed that it has received four serious bids for three of its loss-making shipyards, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Wilson Sons admits defeat
    THE CHIEF Financial Officer of Brazil's Wilson Sons has admitted the company is set to lose out in the latest round of bids to renew the Petrobras offshore supply fleet
  • Star Bulk sinks to losses
    STAR BULK Carriers has blamed first quarter losses of $33M on lower charter rates and decreased amortisation of timecharters
  • Strike surcharge angers exporters
    THE ORGANISATION representing South Africa's fresh fruit exporters has called on its members to reject a Maersk Line surcharge imposed today in the wake of port strikes
  • Dubai World deal gains support
    THE MAJORITY of Dubai World's financial creditors have agreed in principle to the terms of the $23.5Bn restructuring deal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Peru Declares Emergency at Port Callao
  • Rail Intermodal Heats Up, But Carloads Cool
  • CEVA Pretax Profit Jumps 73 Percent
  • County Commissioners Back Port Everglades Expansion
  • West Coast Container Movements Swell in April
  • OOCL Hikes Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • Coast Guard Commandant Retires
  • Leading Economic Index Falls 0.1 Percent
  • Asian Recovery to Strain Infrastructure, APL Warns
  • Con-way Stock Sale Raises $143.7 Million
  • USPS Merges Expedited, Ground Shipping Units
  • Top Ocean Carriers Lost $15 Billion in 2009
  • Transport Corp. of India Profit Surges 52 Percent
  • Antwerp to Hold Summit, Targets Breakbulk Growth
  • U.S. Steel Exports Jump 29.2 Percent in March

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Canadian shippers blast CMA CGM 'arbitrary action'
  • Horizon cleared of misleading shareholders
  • South Africa: strike talks resume today
  • Volcanoes to boost container shipping
  • Panalpina gets sweet with Cargill

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Offshore drilling under attack
    US regulatory overhaul could have far reaching implications for the offshore sector, Tidewater chief executive Dean Taylor says.
  • Euroseas entangled in legal 'beef'
    Gulf Coast agricultural inspector sues Aristides Pittas-led shipping outfit over alleged slip and fall scrapes.
  • Star Bulk grabs the spotlight
    Shipping analysts say Star Bulk Carriers is set to shine as Akis Tsirigakis-led bulker player prepares to take-on tonnage.
  • Sleepy pilot blamed for grounding
    Report urges Norwegian authorities to ensure pilots get enough rest following Crete Cement accident in 2008.
  • SFI saved by ship sales
    Frontline shipowning spin-off posts increased first quarter profit due to offloading of assets.
  • Offshore slump stings Tidewater
    New York-listed owner's fourth quarter profit battered as revenue retreats.
  • Asian yards guilty of 'dumping' prices
    Germany comes out fighting as "ruinous price war" adds to slump in new orders.
  • HHI scraps KSP takeover
    Korean shipbuilder drops plan to bid for domestic ship engine parts maker.
  • MISC tanker sold to Waruna
    Malaysian owner offloads product tanker to expanding Indonesian, the second deal between the companies this year.
  • Zhong Xing not leaking oil
    Australian authorities alleviate slick fears from Chinese cargoship that hit reef off PNG.
  • 'Most wanted' pirate nabbed
    Man said to be responsible for dozens of hijackings and wanted by US arrested in Somalia.
  • Losses intensify at Newlead
    Impairment charges and rising costs send Michael Zolotas and Nick Fistes-controlled owner deeper into the red in the first quarter.
  • Oceaneering International in pole
    New York-listed owner closes in on $16.5m Deep Marine Technology vessel.
  • Fastnet off to a flier
    UK-Ireland ferry start up doubles expected passenger numbers in April.
  • Hallin pens $110m newbuilding
    UK owner signs up for compact semi-submersible at Drydocks World five years after project began.
  • Greek bulker hits Canal bridge
    Altantic Hero crashes into protective structure at base of Bridge of the Americas in Panama.
  • Shinwa buys Nippon Steel Shipping
    Tokyo-listed owner will double the size of its dry-cargo operation after snapping up compatriot in an all shares deal.
  • Tanker rates trounce Torm
    Jacob Meldgaard-led Dane scrapes small profit in first quarter as full-year deficit heads towards $60m.
  • MOL VLGC enters lay-up
    Japanese giant idles the Hisui only months after it entered service, becoming second big player to remove ships from the market.
  • Grindrod expands bunker business
    South African shipping and transport group acquires Rotterdam's Associated Bunker Oil Contractors.
  • Globus ties up newbuilds
    George Karageorgiou-led bulker owner secures charters for two recently acquired supramax bulkers.
  • Yard worker's arm mangled
    Employee's limb seriously injured after becoming stuck in machinery at Moran Shipyard in US.
  • Mipo brings backlog to 228 ships
    Korean shipbuilder has won new orders valued at $1.25bn already this year.
  • 17 missing in PNG ferry sinking
    At least one passenger dies after overloaded ship capsizes off north-east coast.
  • Scomi makes strong start
    Malaysian coal barge and offshore vessel operator sees profits more than double despite revenue decline.
  • Losses deteriorate at Asimar
    Thai shipyard group in poor start to 2010 as decline in repair work pushes it further into the red.
  • Halter fined over yard deaths
    US authorities rap shipbuilder for "willfully" sending workers into dangerous working environment.
  • Atlantic 3 found in Mindanao
    Philippine authorities have recovered a tug and barge that went missing off Batam last month.
  • Petrobras could delay share sale
    Brazilian oil and shipping giant to watch equity markets carefully as it prepares huge issue.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Horizon Lines suit dismissed
  • APL executive: Intra-Asia can lead recovery
  • Danaos, Seaspan add ships to fleet
  • Senators grill CBP's Bersin
  • Ex-Im Bank raises export focus on Asia
  • Study: USDA marketing reap billions in exports

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • Wind back in service after major refit
    DBB Jack Up's A/S (Dansk Bjergning & Bugser) has taken delivery of the wind turbine service vessel Wind after a 5-month major rebuild at Orskov Yard in Frederikshavn
  • New international campaign calls for action against piracy
    A broad coalition of organisations have joined forces in a new international anti-piracy campaign. They are demanding concrete action to end the Somalia-based piracy. Under the slogan "Enough
  • Nordic unions say no to Swedish second register
    At its congress held in Bergen, the Nordic Transport Workers' Federation, NTF, which organises 50 transport unions in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, has agreed on a statement that is
  • Six pirates sentenced to death by Yemeni court
    A Yemeni court has sentenced six Somali pirates to death and jailed six others for the hijacking of a product tanker in April last year. The pirates were found guilty
  • Two seized vessels appear off the Somali coast
    The Bulgarian-flagged chemical tanker Panega, which was hijacked in the Gulf of Aden some 100 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen, on May 11 has anchored in the vicinity

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 20, 2010
  • A new generation of tugs
    Emission reduction will be driven by ports, federal agencies, and the surrounding cities.
  • Copec buys into Terpel
    $240 million deal announced.
  • Bunker prices still falling
    Rotterdam market activity 'too quiet', players say.
  • Lanka IOC sees bunker sales rocket
    Volumes increase more than 600% year-on-year.
  • Fujairah prices soften
    NYMEX showing further losses in early trading.
  • 'Managing' bunker costs boosts profit
    Scomi Marine says Q1 profits have nearly doubled.
  • WWL: 'Paradigm shifts' required in logistics industry
    Future 'zero emissions' vision can only be achieved if ships sail at lower speeds.
  • Chinese bulker in new bunker spill alert
    Authorities say no evidence of bunker leak, but cleanup crews remain on standby.
  • Bureau Veritas backs 'clean' natural gas as bunker fuel
    Natural gas 'price competitive' with conventional low-sulphur fuel.
  • Minor downtrend for prices at key ports
    Tight bunker supplies across most key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Japan's March bonded bunker sales up 25% on month
    Due to increased demand from local bulk carriers due to rise in crude steel production.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at 3-week high
    Middle distillates at a ten-week low.
  • Titan terminates another note exchange offer
    A subscription agreement to raise $47 million also cancelled.
  • External: Wired Bunkering
  • Offshore vessels in Nigeria to get FuelTrax system
    System will improve fuel efficiency of support vessels in the African region.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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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