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January 22, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • EU probe delays container feeder plan
    The start of a cooperation scheme involving 350 European Union (EU) container ships will be delayed by an EU competition investigation, the German initiator of the plan said on Wednesday.
  • Swiber in US$189m S Asia deal
    Offshore construction player Swiber Holdings picked up its first big order of the year, yesterday announcing a US$188.8 million deal with a leading oil and gas operator in South Asia.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL quarterly box volume off 4.1pc, full year falls 35pc
  • Shippers unite against TSA emergency revenue surcharge
  • Box shipping lines slowly add vessels, expand service rotations
  • Shanghai International Port Group revenue falls 8.8pc in 2009
  • Drewry forecasts 15pc rate rise in 2010 on tighter space
  • Germany tops World Bank logistics ranking, HK rates 13th
  • DB Schenker signs US$350 million logistics deal with Gorgon
  • Poland's DCT Gdansk orders two Cargotec Kalmar e-One2 RTGs
  • Hong Kong forecasts return to air cargo growth in 2010
  • Cathay increases Saudi Arabia-Japan flight frequency
  • Air China to receive US$220 million in state funds
  • MASkargo in US$30 million upgrade to hit 7pc growth in 2010

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Immense potential for cargo transport via national waterways seen
  • Innovative initiatives announced at WCA Family's networking event
  • MOL's CO2 reduction project becoming govt-industry initiative
  • Insa wins offshore service tax case in SC
  • Widening trade gap prompts India to issue unprecedented demarche to China
  • China promises Sharma to rectify trade imbalance, import more from India
  • Major Ports may be allowed to fix tariffs
  • Concor (Sr) gets on to fast track, introduces 24/7 Customs clearance at Cfs/Tnpm
  • Rail freight rates for bulk goods may be hiked by 10 pc
  • Fieo chief for continuation of stimulus, turnover tax in lieu of I-T
  • Inflation worrying, admits Pranab
  • UN gives 'clean' chit to Adani's Mundra power project

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2010
  • Eurotunnel traffic recovering
    The Eurotunnel group, the operator of the Channel tunnel between the UK and France, reported a turnover of EUR 571.1 million for 2009, a drop of 16%. The volume of freight tra...
  • USA: 100% scanning of seafreight shelved
    The USA has decided not to demand 100% scanning of seafreight in 2012. Homeland security secretary Janet Napolitano recently declared that the scheme cannot be implemented after re...
  • Panalpina handles Samsung ocean freight and warehousing
    Samsung Panama has selected the Swiss logistics service provider Panalpina to handle most of its FCL (full container load) ocean freight traffic from Asia-Pacific to Panama in...
  • Teneso expanding in Central and Eastern Europe
    The pan-European logistics alliance Teneso Europe SE extended its special services to cover the whole of Central and Eastern Europe on 1 January. The high-tech logistics netwo...
  • WCA networking event surpasses all expectations
    The WCA Family of Logistic Networks reported that it has just completed its most successful conference week in Bangkok since the alliance was founded. The group had originally expe...
  • BREAKING NEWS: Switzerland's federal coucil appoints Peter Hasler as new chairman of Swiss Post
    Switzerland's federal council has named a successor for Swiss Post chairman Claude B'gl' only a day after he resigned. The new head of Switzerland's mail service provider is Peter ...
  • MOL: joint R&D project to be incorporated into government scheme
    The Japanese shipping company MOL recently announced that its joint research and development (R&D) project on antifouling paints for ship bottoms will be incorporated into a go...
  • The Beluga P-series ' new forces in the super heavylift sector
    The German heavylift shipping company Belgua has taken delivery of the 'Beluga Houston', the first of a series of sixteen vessels. The 20,000 dwt units are equipped with cranes cap...
  • New managing director for Fischer Kaderselektion
    The founder of Fischer Kaderselektion, Peter E. Fischer, settled the future of his company by handing over the management to Reto C. Wieser on 1 January. Wieser has assumed sole re...
  • A400M: decision-makers gathering today
    Countries with orders for the A400M military transport plane are meeting meet today (21 January) in Berlin with representatives from manufacturer Airbus and its parent company Euro...
  • Swiss Post's chairman Claude Béglé resigns with immediate efffect
    Claude Béglé, chairman of the board of directors at Swiss Post, Switzerland's mail service provider, has resigned with immediate effect, following mounting media criticism of...

Maritime Global Netweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Shipping confidence levels stable
  • Multi Service organises Haiti relief fleet fuel
  • Panama Canal transits increase
  • Chemoil back in New Orleans

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Nakilat and Damen in Qatar shipyard JV
  • MSC seeks tugboats for Haiti operation
  • MARAD to send second Superferry to Haiti
  • FMC unit wins $80 million subsea contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Panama Canal Authority releases first quarter metrics
  • Truck-involved fatalities down sharply during 2008
  • Genco Shipping & Trading extends GENCO MUSE charter
  • Orient Overseas Limited selling property subsidiary
  • CBP Air and Marine unit celebrating anniversary

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Doubts raised over bank lending
    Questions over how long banks can continue to prop up struggling shipping firms.
  • Ship finance 'black hole' tops $140bn
    Tufton Oceanic estimates value to be between $140bn-$150bn.
  • UK faces fresh call to alter non-payment ransom stance
    Nautilus seeks Foreign Office clarification and explanation.
  • CMB profits slashed
    Group's 2009 profit almost halved but 2010 prospects remain favourable.
  • UK flag flight threat angers unions
    Shipowners slammed over threats to quit Red Ensign over crew wage law change.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • STX workers walk out in Turku
    STX Europe confirmed to Fairplay today that hundreds of workers have walked out of its yard in Turku, Finland
  • NAT poised for buys
    NORDIC American Tankers disclosed today that it is selling 4M common shares to raise funds for up to four vessel purchases
  • Gazprom reacts to competition
    A SURGE in LNG shipped by tanker to western Europe's ports is threatening the market share of Russia's overland gas supplier Gazprom
  • China growth defies recession
    CHINA today posted a stunning 10.7% GDP growth figure for the fourth quarter of 2009, as well as a more than healthy 8.7% overall increase for the recession-racked year
  • Hellmann launches smart boxes
    GERMAN freight forwarder Hellmann Worldwide is phasing in ocean containers with real time satellite-tracking and intrusion detection technology
  • Review of transfer ruling asked
    THE US Supreme Court has been asked to review the landmark decision preventing maritime attachments of electronic funds transfers
  • Ships move as US fog lifts
    ALMOST a hundred vessels stranded by heavy fog off the Texas Gulf Coast have started moving again

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • BNSF Net Falls 12.8 Percent to $536 Million
  • GATX Net Falls 26 Percent to $21.5 Million
  • Rail Traffic Nears Year-ago Level
  • Oberstar Pushes Obama for Highway Bill Support
  • Port of LA Extends Lobbying Contract
  • Port-au-Prince Opens Secondary Pier
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rate Jumps
  • AmericasRelief Team's Emergency Center Report
  • Equipment Manufacturing Declined 43 Percent
  • Intermarine Receives Industrial Echo
  • Chipolbrok Increases Fleet
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines flies missions to deliver humanitarian aid to Haiti
  • Marad Adds Sixth Vessel for Haiti Relief
  • President Nominates Weener for NTSB
  • Leading Economic Index Surges in December
  • Union Pacific Opposes New Rail Legislation
  • Antwerp 2009 Box Throughput Fell 15.6 Percent
  • Union Pacific Profit Falls 17 Percent

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Q4 results show slight let-up for OOCL
  • CSX down again
  • Haiti port 'reopening'
  • China's GDP soars by 10.7% in Q4
  • MSC to raise peak season surcharge

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Jurong bags P-62
    Singapore's Jurong shipyard is said to have won a deal to provide Petrobras with an FPSO hull.
  • Marine hurts GATX
    Shipping joint ventures slump in depressed markets, as American Shipping Co faces lowest iron ore volumes in 70 years.
  • Return in 2012
    US shipping advisor McQuilling Services says oil consumption won't return to 2008 levels for at least another two years.
  • Divi's back
    Micky Arison-led Carnival Corp resumes dividend payments as confidence returns.
  • Damen in Qatar JV
    Dutch shipyard group creates joint venture with Qatari LNG carrier owner Nakilat to operate their new Ras Laffan shipyard.
  • CMB turnaround
    Parent of Belgium's Bocimar returns to a fourth-quarter profit as 2010 looks "favourable".
  • Number crunch
    Analysts count the cost of cancelled Golden Ocean capesize deal.
  • Grim for Grindrod
    South African owner braces investors for a full year profit drop of up to 65%.
  • Finns walk
    Hundreds of workers at STX Europe's Turku yard in Finland strike over job cuts.
  • Liquids lift Kinder
    Kinder Morgan terminals business sees 10% jump in fourth-quarter profits as liquids throughput jumps and dry-bulk shows some rebound.
  • 12 missing
    Search continues off China for fishermen lost after K Line car carrier collides with trawler.
  • Ceara yard wins
    State government official says the greenfield Promar Ceara Shipyard has won a tender to build eight Transpetro gas carriers.
  • COA unveiled
    'Mystery' charterer of Norden handysizes for 15 years revealed as German renewables outfit RWE.
  • Fonds falls
    German finance house posts big drop in new shipping investments during difficult 2009.
  • Crude gain
    Oil volumes up 5% at Russian north-west port of Primorsk in 2009.
  • Antwerp cut
    Volumes dropped 16.7% in 2009 at major Belgian port as imports declined.
  • $225m deal
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) bags seven-year offshore charter contract double from mystery company.
  • PFS's PSV
    ABG Shipyard's owning arm tipped as the buyer of Garware Offshore vessel.
  • Drydocks deal
    Dubai shipbuilder clinches contract for ultra-large offshore construction vessel.
  • Mercator lower
    Singapore spin-off of Indian shipowner sees profits drop over 40% on weaker freight rates.
  • No sell-off
    India's shipping secretary says there are no plans to privatise Shipping Corp of India.
  • Revenue plunge
    Indian bulker owner Chowgule makes nine-month profit thanks to ship sale, but operating figures much weaker.
  • Boxships in focus
    Aussies to launch focused inspection campaign concentrating on container securing equipment.
  • Handy rise
    Genco handymax grabs near $3,000 per day pay rise from extended deal with Global Maritime Investments.
  • Priests in lay-up
    Celebrity Cruise Lines cuts number of voyages offering services from Catholic ministers.
  • Swiber inks deal
    Raymond Goh-led offshore vessel operator picks up second major contract in less than a month.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • WSC proposes fuel standards for ships
  • Haiti: Relief logistics advance
  • FMC seeks to help Haiti relief
  • CSX: Rail bill "not balanced"
  • Ethanol pipeline proposed
  • Maersk expands chassis program
  • Damco using Savi tracking service
  • Short named Phoenix's North America VP
  • Kloch heads SBS Worldwide's U.S. operations
  • 92% of Oakland trucks meet port regulations
  • Panama Canal sees more traffic
  • Philadelphia port promotes dredging

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Every twelfth tanker stores oil
    Around 145 vessels around the world are currently operating as floating storage units, rather than transporting oil, reports Tank Storage Magazine. More than half of the ships are in European

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2010
  • Germany, Spain and Netherlands produce largest ship emissions
    Model finds that without legislation, EU maritime emissions would become higher than emissions from all land sources combined by 2020.
  • Prices weakening across Europe
    Some Rotterdam suppliers reported to be low on IFO grade.
  • KPI Bridge oil appoints managing director in Singapore
    Kelvin Yeo has over 13 years experience in marine and offshore oil and gas industries.
  • Bunker prices softening
    Further losses seen in early trading on NYMEX.
  • O.W. Bunker appoints new financial manager for Asia
    Company plans continued growth in the Asian region.
  • Figures confirm decline in Antwerp traffic
    Vessel calls in 2009 down by more than 15%.
  • Player offering ex-barge deliveries in Ceuta
    M.Y Bunkers says service provides an alternative to Gibraltar
  • Aegean gives details of proceedings against founder
    Actions brought by Greek customs arise from allegedly sham bunker transactions.
  • Bunker prices largely steady
    Singapore 390 cSt prices unchanged day-to-day.
  • Singapore residual fuel stocks at two-week low
    Stocks of middle distillates, however, neared record high.
  • Bunker supplies in Manila still tight
    Refineries unable to supply sufficient product.
  • Equatorial 'disappointed' with US court's decision
    MISC plans to pursue legal claim against company.

›››File
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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