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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.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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