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January 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy sees orders soaring again this year
    Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, expects to boost orders 54 per cent this year as growing global trade and increasing oil exploration spur demand for vessels and offshore equipment.
Shipping Times
  • Cathay offers its pilots up to 12% pay rise
    Cathay Pacific has offered its pilots pay rises of up to 12 per cent after they threatened to work to rule over Christmas, a report said yesterday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy sees orders soaring again this year
    Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, expects to boost orders 54 per cent this year as growing global trade and increasing oil exploration spur demand for vessels and offshore equipment.
Shipping Times
  • Cathay offers its pilots up to 12% pay rise
    Cathay Pacific has offered its pilots pay rises of up to 12 per cent after they threatened to work to rule over Christmas, a report said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Jakarta's JICT handles a record 2 million TEU
  • Ice-strengthened boxship joins Spain's Boluda Lines
  • Raising roadbed 19.5 metres preferred to razing NY-NJ Bayonne Bridge
  • DHL adopts e-airway bill for Cathay-Dragonair shipments
  • TNT cuts Dutch mail staff layoffs by nearly half to 2,800
  • Egyptian independent truckers strike, but employees union stands aloof
  • Weber Distribution is renamed Weber Logistics
  • BIMCO's 2011 AGM to be held in Vancouver June 6-8, 2011
  • Qantas Freight to add 40pc capacity to trans-Tasman routes
  • Council on Foreign Relations prefers profiling to scanning
  • Air Freight Asia 2011 comes to HK in March 8-10

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Collision-hit MSC Chitra to be refloated in April for scrapping
  • Evergreen Line, Simatech to launch China-India Express service
  • Germany to devise ways to thwart sea pirates
  • Safmarine wins Hellmann Gold Award again
  • SCI seminar highlights growing role of Corporate Social Responsibility
  • Imports of cement from Pakistan fall
  • 400 take part in All India Major Ports athletic meet at JN Port
  • MoS was on the move in 2010
  • Rlys tightens rules on ore transportation
  • 11 pc rise in leather exports in Nov.
  • Ahluwalia favours deregulation of diesel prices
  • Assocham seeks MAT abolition
  • Chinese co. seeks tie-up with ONGC to tap oil assets
  • Contract farming advocated to halt onion price rise
  • India may go to WTO over US visa fee hike, 2 pc import levy
  • MoEF to decide on Posco project by Jan.-end
  • NHAI to award 100 projects before March
  • Non-Basmati rice export may be allowed
  • Onion export ban hits growers' earnings
  • Plan panel reviews road building under annuity model
  • Probe begins into dumping of geogrid by China
  • RBI not to facilitate payments for Iranian crude imports
  • Record grains production likely in 2010-11
  • Indian professionals in demand in Apac countries
  • Tea Board gets new Chairman

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Happy New Year from the Daily Shipping News!
  • US rail freight tally brings continued gains
  • International Trade Administration calling for Foreign-Trade Zone input
  • Clean truck program starting at Port of Seattle terminals
  • Navy taps Lockheed Martin for combat ship contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Bahraini interests take majority stake in IM Skaugen unit
    Skaugen Gulf Petrochem Carriers owns and operates ethylene, liquefied natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas carriers between the Middle East and global markets
  • NewLead unveils follow-on
    Greece-based product tanker and dry bulk operator share price declines after it announces plans to launch a follow-on share offering
  • European owner cancels order for boxship quartet at HHI
    Shipowner's financial difficulties cited by South Korean shipbuilder
  • Dockwise signs contracts worth $95m
    Dutch heavy lift company signs ten deals at year end
  • Mark Brownrigg joins New Year's Honours list
    Chamber of Shipping director-general awarded an OBE
  • Commodore Barry Bryant honoured by Queen
    Director-general of Seafarers UK charity appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
  • Minoan pulls out of Hellennic Seaways sale
    Deal fails after Anek Lines allegedly fails to make installation payment due on November 30
  • Dalrymple Bay could resume coal exports
    Vital train link to Australian port could be cleared today with coal export operations resuming New Year's day
  • Jiangsu Lianyungang Port to up handling charges
    Rise in operating costs leads to increased charges at one of the largest dry bulk ports in eastern China
  • DP World loses Mina Zayed port management contract
    Dubai company says no binding agreement reached in talks on new Port Khalifa
  • Shanghai Shipyard hits record completion volumes
    State-owned yard delivers a total of 17 vessels, including a 57,000 dwt supramax vessel, which was handed over to Nanjing Ocean Shipping on December 28
  • MISC unit gets $137m loan
    Funds will finance Southeast Asian offshore project
  • Flooding shuts Australia's Port of Bundaberg
    Coal stockpiles dwindle at Gladstone Ports' RG Tanna Coal Terminal

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Cyclone fear stymies Port Hedland
    INBOUND iron ore shipments to Port Hedland have reportedly been suspended after forecasts indicated that a cyclone could hit Western Australia
  • Venezuela drug law seen as threat
    MARINERS could face prison terms of up to 25 years under a Venezuelan drug law, the International Group of P&I clubs is warning
  • Three cruise crew indicted in US drug case
    THREE RCCL crew members are been indicted in Baltimore on charges of smuggling heroin and cocaine into the US
  • Somali pirates hold 613 as 2010 closes
    THE YEAR is ending with 26 vessels and 613 hostage seafarers being held by Somalian pirates, according to the EU's anti-piracy force
  • Ice grips Russian ships
    RESCUERS today are reportedly trying to reach more than 600 seafarers on 10 vessels trapped in the Sea of Okhotsk ice in the Russian Far East

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Santa logistics makes on-time delivery of charity boxes to Ghana hospital
  • Piracy levels up again in 2010
  • SNRH stops towage at Le Havre
  • Maersk family moves up ladder
  • Cote d'Ivoire crisis continues

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Owner chops four boxships at HHI
    Mystery European owner to pay penalties after order for four boxships quashed in Korea.
  • Major Greek ferry deal flops
    Minoan Lines pulls the plug on sale of Hellenic Seaways stake to Anek after instalment is missed.
  • Bahrain big guns buy in
    Investment bank and government wing snap up a majority holding in Skaugen tanker arm.
  • Happier New Year for some
    Car carrier and boxship owners will enjoy 2011 party but bulker boys may face the music, analyst says.
  • Brownrigg books palace date
    Chamber of Shipping director general's New Year bottle of bubbly will taste extra sweet after he receives an OBE.
  • Dockwise settles sinking spat
    Oslo-listed owner shoulders an $8.7m charge in Q4 after resolving a dispute with its former owner.
  • Somaliland jails 'pirate hunters'
    Arrest of airplane bound for anti-piracy fight in Puntland sees six Russians jailed in breakaway region.
  • Flood misery for Australian ports
    Key Australian ports closed as storms and flooding leave shipments stumped.
  • Newlead to raise $115m
    Greek shipowner is looking to raise fresh funds according to a financial disclosure to US regulatory authorities.
  • Ice strands 600 off Russia
    Rescue operation kicks off as frozen seas grip 10 ships and hundreds of crew in Sakhalin Bay.
  • Miclyn offloads four OSVs
    Aussie-listed offshore vessel operator looks to cut exposure to accommodation work barge segment.
  • Canaveral seals finance
    Florida port authority takes advantage of low interest rates and construction costs to advance new facilities.
  • Tug boarded off Malaysia
    Six robbers steal cash and personal belongings in early hour attack southeast of Tanjung Ramunia.
  • Red Sea costs set to jump
    Member lines of the Informal Red Sea Agreement (IRSA) outline increase in shipping charges for 2011.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 31, 2010
  • Year ends with mixed prices
    Crude futures end the year with prices above the $90 level; analysts predict next year's prices will soar above $100 a barrel.
  • Lower prices draw in year-end enquiries
    Several traders reporting a busy morning ahead of early New Year market close.
  • Flow meters the 'way forward'
    Coriolis flow meter 'vastly superior', says a poll participant.
  • Will global shipping and bunkering volumes increase in 2011?
    Singapore has had another record year of bunker sales but Rotterdam expects 2010 volumes to be down.
  • South Korean fuel oil exports valued at $1.68 billion
    Moves to upgrade plant could leave South Korea with glut of higher-value product.
  • Durban spot market runs dry
    Pressure on supply in Cape Town holding prices firm against general market trend.
  • Two killed as wave hits fuel oil tanker
    Captain and chief engineer had been checking for damage.
  • Oil products throughput climbing in Rotterdam
    This sector has been 'growing enormously for some 10 years' said port authority.
  • Year closes with dip in bunker prices
    Demand slack at key Asian ports, traders say.
  • Nissan unveils 'first of a kind' eco-ship
    Vessel capable of cutting 800 tonnes of fuel consumption a year, according to the company.
  • China: Bonded bunker firms top fuel oil importers in 2010
    Takes four out of top five positions, according to a local report.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
ICS satisfied with ISWG-GHG's progress towards decarbonisation of shipping, even if not definitive
London
Platten: Much work still needs to be done urgently by MEPC meeting in April
In the second half of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +15.3%
Venice
In the whole year, cruise passengers were 548 thousand (+7.8%)
In the last quarter of 2024, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2%
Rotterdam
A decrease of -0.7% was recorded for the whole year.
HMM in talks to acquire compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
The transaction would be valued at close to $1.4 billion
Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests actions needed to make clean fuels available for shipping
Brussels
The AdSP will become the sole manager of railway shunting in the port of Ravenna
Ravenna
Extraordinary maintenance and investments in new infrastructure will remain the responsibility of RFI
Cargill and Hafnia joint venture in marine fuel supply
Singapore
Seascale Energy formed
Coast Guard authorizes use of batteries on board Italian flagged ships
Rome
Adopted a risk assessment approach using EMSA guidelines
Joint venture between Marsa Maroc and TIL (MSC group) for the management of the eastern container terminal of the port of Nador West Med
Casablanca
50% of the capital plus one share will be held by the African company
Shipping, lack of services and costs for goods checks give a bad reputation to the port of Genoa
Genoa
Botta: wasting time and money on various checks, not having certainty on the times of exit of the goods from the ports makes the situation unsustainable
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by +8.7%
Barcelona
Sharp increase (+12.4%) in containerized cargo. In the last quarter alone, total traffic increased by +1.2%
In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in European ports began to grow again
Luxembourg
The main types of cargo are increasing with the exception of solid bulk. Sharp increase in volumes in Italian ports
Positive annual economic results for the HHLA terminal group
Hamburg
Last year, container traffic handled by port terminals grew by +0.9%
788 kg of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria/Gioia Tauro
The AdSP protests against the downgrading of the local Customs office implemented at the same time as a significant increase in its functions
GNV to take delivery of last two of four ro-pax vessels ordered 11 months early
Palermo
Catani: modernization of port infrastructures, adoption of cold ironing and development of a LNG distribution network are necessary
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Maersk and Cochin Shipyard Partner Under Indian Government's Shipping Incentive Program
Mumbai
The first repair of a Danish group ship at the Indian plant during 2025
Federagenti, speed up dredging by using waste material in port facilities
Rome
Pessina: the case of La Spezia and Genoa can provide an immediate and effective solution
Contract awarded to Maestral (Fincantieri - EDGE) for the management of the fleet of the United Arab Emirates Navy
Abu Dhabi/Trieste
The order is worth 500 million euros
T&E, remove deforestation-related biofuels from shipping decarbonization strategy and limit those produced from food crops
Brussels
Dijkstra: IMO should consider climate impact of ‘bad’ biofuels
ICS confident about outcome of next week's IMO meeting on decarbonisation of shipping
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -1% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +7%
Genoa
Cruise passengers down by -11%
Last year traffic in the port of Koper increased by +3.0%
Ljubljana
Containerized goods were over 9.4 million tons (+5.6%)
Assarmatori, the ok to the recruitment of crew members by the ship's commander is good
Rome
Messina: We ask that the measure becomes structural
In 2024, the port terminals of the Moroccan Marsa Maroc handled a record volume of goods
Casablanca
Historic peak of containers with 2,898,779 teu (+13)
ECSA, A4E and T&E urge EU Commission to promote clean fuels for maritime and aviation
Brussels
Raptis: We need huge investments, certainties and simplification of access to public and private funding
Kalmar's annual business and economic results decline
Helsinki
Sharp increase in new orders in the last quarter of 2024
In the fourth quarter of 2024, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -53.5%
Cairo
Tankers fell by -42.9% and other types of vessels by -58.1%.
Evergreen Invests Nearly $3 Billion in 11 New 24,000-TEU Containerships
Taipei/Keelung
Taiwan's three major container shipping companies continue to grow in revenue
Confitarma, the current regulatory framework for port towing services is more than fine
Rome
Ministerial circular of 19 March 2019 fully suitable for managing tenders
Last year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -10.1%.
Zagreb
Record number of line passengers and cruise passengers
MSC Reorganizes Two Transatlantic Services Between Mediterranean and US East Coast
Geneva
Nine-day transit time between the port of Genoa and that of New York
Danaos Corporation revenues surpass $1 billion for the first time in 2024
Athens
Annual net profit decreased by -8.0%
Ro-ro traffic and regional routes increasingly important for the development of the port of Ancona
Ancona
Research presented on the potential of the Marche port
HMM revenues grew by +39% in 2024
Seoul
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +53%
AP Moller Capital - Bergé y Compañía Agreement to Invest in the Port Sector in Spain and Latin America
Kongens Lyngby/Madrid
Investments through a separately managed fund supported by the Danish company
HHLA signs collective bargaining agreement with ver.di
Hamburg
The union had opposed the transfer of shares of the company's capital to MSC
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority suspends Istat variations on concession fees
Leghorn
Nova Marine Carriers, Aug. Bolten and Ership Acquire Maja Stuwadoors Groep
Lugano
The Dutch company operates a bulk terminal in the port of Amsterdam
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Algeciras decreased by -0.5%
Algeciras/Valencia
The negative trend continued last month
Confitarma, maintenance of the simplified procedure for the enlistment of seafarers is a good thing
Rome
Neapolitan journalist Bianca D'Antonio dies at 83
Naples
Point of reference for courtesy and professionalism also for the shipping sector
The AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea has joined the National Observatory for the Protection of the Sea
Rome
The organization promotes the valorization of the sea resource
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
Port of Los Angeles Hits New Container Traffic Peak for January
Los Angeles
Port of Livorno, in 2024 rail traffic grew by +10.4%
Leghorn
Rail share of freight volumes moved rose to 19%
Contract for the immersion in the Ancona reclamation basin of the dredging sediments of the ports of Fano and Numana
Ancona
Federlogistica, the closure of the Busalla motorway toll booth could put logistics in crisis in the North West
Genoa
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegrin ports increased by +2.2%
Podgorica
Passengers increased by +16.1%
Investments of 1.4 billion euros for the development of the Logistics Hub of the FS Italiane group
Rome
Investments for new physical and digital assets are foreseen in the 2025-2029 Strategic Plan
Grimaldi Group extends its maritime network to India
Naples
On February 20th the first call at the port of Mumbai with the PCTC "Grande California"
One million euros for the reduction of the amount of anchorage fees in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Ok to the expansion of the Automar car terminal
The AdSP of Eastern Liguria agrees on the need for buffer areas for the ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara
The Spice
Areas identified by the body near the port and hinterland of Santo Stefano di Magra
Conference "Iron-Rubber-Water: Intermodality and the Port of Genoa"
Genoa
It will be held on Friday at the Maritime Station of Genoa
Fratelli Cosulich has acquired a controlling stake of 62% of the capital of Femo Bunker
Genoa
It has an annual turnover of over 70 million euros
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Nola Interport, in 2024 intermodal traffic grew by +18%
Nola
Road freight traffic stable
MSC Cruises' new cruise terminal in the port of Barcelona has become operational
Barcelona
It will be officially inaugurated in the next few months
In January, the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore/HongKong
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -10.5%
The "mole" for the Bisagno torrent spillway tunnel has arrived in the port of Genoa
Genoa
It is composed of three main pieces of 196 tons
Port of Long Beach Continues to See Exceptional Container Traffic Growth
Long Beach
In January, 953 thousand were moved (+41.4%)
Mercitalia Intermodal reaches agreement with PJM for the digitalization of 600 intermodal wagons
Rome
Between 2025 and 2027 they will be equipped with the Austrian company's WaggonTracker digital system
Tomorrow CMA CGM will activate a new service between Italy, Spain and Egypt
Marseille
Reorganization of the Bora Med Service line with the inclusion of stopovers in Syria
Assoporti at the Fruit Logistica fair in support of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector
Rome
Record export value of 6.1 billion euros in 2024
Cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -1.6% in January
St. Petersburg
Only import loads are growing
First Newbuild Container Ship Owned by ONE Christened
Singapore
It has a capacity of approximately 13,800 TEUs
Call for proposals for the enhancement of the Tuscan Port Community System
Leghorn
Paroli: the TPCS is used profitably not only by our AdSP, but also by those of Naples, Venice and Cagliari
D'Angelo (ANSI): Necessary steps forward also in cybersecurity for the port sector
Rome
Threats can paralyze a highly strategic component for the Country System
UBV Group buys International Services and Logistics Nardi
Milan
The Milanese company has been operating in the shipping and integrated logistics sector since 1949
New logistics area in the Milanese hinterland
London/Milan
Joint venture between SFO Capital Partners, Edmond de Rothschild REIM and GARBE
In 2024, container traffic in the port of Valencia increased by +14.1%
Valencia
Strong growth in transhipment (+18.8%)
Dutch Raben Group has acquired fellow Dutch DGO Express
Milan
The company provides road groupage transport and logistics services
Musso (Grendi group): escaping from Genoa? For us it was a stroke of luck
Genoa
Among the initiatives planned for 2025, the relaunch of the container port of Cagliari
This year the association of Genoese maritime agents celebrates its eightieth anniversary
Genoa
A series of celebratory events are planned
MPC Capital Acquires 50% Stake in Fellow City BestShip
Hamburg
The Hamburg company currently offers services to around 450 vessels
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
Tomorrow in Naples a conference of studies on the fight against illicit trafficking by sea
Naples
It will be held at the University of "Parthenope"
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Türkiye's largest shipping company moves to Greece, while tourism giant exits
(Türkiye Today)
Billions lost at sea: over-reliance on foreign shipping drains economy
(The News International, Pakistan)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Port of Chioggia, the call for tenders for the assignment of temporary port work service has been published
Venice
The optimal operational staff of the authorized company is set at 20 units
Hyundai Mipo Orders Four LNG Bunker Vessels
Ulsan/Tokyo/Oslo
Yara to lease new ammonia carrier from NYK
In Ancona the conference "The port as a strategic development hub for the territory"
Ancona
It is scheduled for February 11th
Improvement in the final part of the year is not enough for Eimskip to close 2024 positively
Reykjavik
Container traffic at HPH Trust terminals grew by +4.8% last year
Singapore
Revenues up +8.8%
Konecranes posts record annual and quarterly revenues
Helsinki
In 2024, the value of new orders fell by -3.9%
AD Ports - CMA Terminals Agreement to Manage New Multipurpose Terminal at the Port of Pointe-Noire
The Sustainable Intermodality Logistics Association renews its technical commissions
Rome
Francesca Fiorini confirmed as general secretary. 30 new members welcomed
Tarros activates a new rail link between the port of La Spezia and the Interporto of Padua
The Spice
The frequency is weekly
CMA CGM to continue operating container terminal at Syrian port of Latakia
Beirut
New contract with the General Authority for Land and Sea Ports
Costamare posts record annual and quarterly revenues
Monk
Last year, turnover increased by +37.9%
Fatal accident in the ship repair area of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Immediate strike by workers in the sector
The work on electrifying the docks of La Spezia is proceeding rapidly
The Spice
Federlogistica calls for temporary suspension of measure on new classification criteria for customs offices
Wärtsilä closes 2024 with record financial and commercial results
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the year grew by +14%
DSV Group revenues increased in 2024, but not profits
Hedehouse
Air and sea shipments handled by the Danish company increased by +7.1% and +6.6%
Approved for the concession for the automotive terminal of Vezzani in Porto Marghera
Venice
25-year contract
Port of Ravenna, estimated growth of +12.9% of traffic in January
Ravenna
Over 1.9 million tons of goods moved
Container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro increased by +12.5% in January
Joy Taurus
347,917 TEUs were handled
The Interporto of Jesi is part of the Unione Interporti Riuniti
Rome
The terminals of Melzo and Rubiera are new aggregate partners of the association
Cisl FP Liguria, the downgrading of the Customs offices of Genoa, La Spezia and Savona is absolutely unjustified
Hapag-Lloyd secures 80% financing for construction costs of 24 containerships
Hamburg
The total investment for the new ships amounts to four billion dollars.
ONE Forms Joint Venture With LX Pantos For U.S. Intermodal Market
Singapore/Seoul
Boxlinks to provide end-to-end services in the US
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