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October 30, 1997

  • Region's crisis may boost port's edge over others
    Weaker S'pore dollar seen by analysts as boosting competitiveness
  • Lowered US shipping fines may still damage ties: Tokyo
  • Saudi firm gets US$300m loan for tanker financing
  • Nine killed in tanker explosion at Korean yard

  • BA sees progress made on approval of alliance
    British carrier chief hopeful deal will get nod from authorities on acceptable terms
  • Focus on higher value-added activities, marine sector told
  • Mauritius and Seychelles planning joint flights
  • India's Telco targets car market as truck sales falter
  • Strong interest in Aussie airport sales
  • Boeing expected to take US$1b charge for MD80 and MD90
  • Aeroflot predicts growth in cargo and passenger traffic in Russia
  • Hero Honda's profit forecast to rise 80%

  • It's the name of the game
    To raise efficiency, governments around the world are involving the private sector in port development

  • Kvaerner Philadelphia likely to be benchmark for efficiency in US


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OCTOBER 29, 1997
  • Lines combine on Europe WCSA service
    FRENCH operator CGM and UK's Harrison Line are to join the Condor Express System operating between Europe and the west coast of South America.
  • Venezuelan salt port boosts productivity
    VENEZUELA'S Port of Araya, primarily used for salt exports, has implemented a new bulk loading system which will allow cargo to be loaded at 1,000 tonne per hour.
  • New Columbia river berth receives first ship
    KALAMA port, Washington has inaugurated cargo operations at its new berth on the Columbia river.
  • Mærsk launches inter-European service
    DANISH liner operator M'rsk is introducing a new service linking North Europe and the Mediterranean in February 1998.
  • CP Ships finalises Contship acquisition
    CANADIAN Pacific (CP) yesterday completed the acquisition of Contship Containerlines, the container shipping business of Contship Holdings.
  • Hapag-Lloyd takeover blocked
    GERMANY'S cartel office will block Preussag's takeover of Hapag-Lloyd in its present form.
  • Australian government and unions reach accord
    AUSTRALIAN waterside workers and the Australian government have issued an unprecedented joint commitment to improve waterfront productivity and safety.
  • Guayaquil awards port service contracts
    GUAYAQUIL has made awards to 21 local companies to offer warehousing and other services in the port.
  • SCI aframax deal near
    SHIPPING Corporation of India (SCI), is close to acquiring a Korean built aframax tanker.
  • Hong Kong vessel calls surge
    THE number of ocean-going vessels calling at Kong Kong in the second quarter rose 12 per cent to 11,138, compared with the same period last year.
  • Grimaldi adds Ireland to Euro-Med
    IRELAND'S first ever direct roro link with the Mediterranean and North Europe will be established in January 1998.
  • Buoyant tanker market lifts Ugland Nordic
    GOOD earnings on the tanker market helped Ugland Nordic Shipping to report a sharply increased pre-tax profit for the first nine months of the year.
  • Currency turmoil hits Australian cattle exports
    AUSTRALIA'S agricultural exports are being hit hard by Asia Pacific's currency crisis.
  • Japanese lines agree to pay FMC fines
    JAPAN'S leading shipping companies have agreed to pay $1.5m of the $4m fines imposed by the Federal Maritime Commission
  • Cotunav awards $138m ropax order to Fosen
    TUNISIAN ferry operator Cotunav has awarded a ropax order worth Nkr 1bn ($138m) to Fosens Mekaniska Verksteder in Norway.
  • Aker Finnyards wins $45m roro order
    AKER Finnyards in Rauma, part of the Aker Maritime group of Norway, has won an order for a 9,300 dwt roro vessel from Rederi A/B Engship, a domestic owner.


  • Nordstrom & Thulin in move to find buyer for ferries
    NORDSTROM & Thulin, the Swedish passenger-to-tankers shipowning group, wants to complete its exit from passenger shipping by the end of the year and concentrate on its core tankers and dry-bulk sectors.
  • UK Club backing code
    MEMBERS of the UK P&I Club have voted to make International Safety Management Code certification a condition of cover, in a move it hopes will put an end to months of speculation over the club's response to the code.
  • Asian Terminals seeks higher handling charges
    ASIAN Terminals Inc, sole container and cargo operator at Manila port's South Harbour international terminal, is seeking a 45% increase in its breakbulk handling charges.
  • MacMillan Bloedel sells barge division
    BRITISH Columbia's largest forest products company, MacMillan Bloedel, has sold its tug and barge division to Montana billionnaire Dennis Washington for an undisclosed price.
  • CP chief in upbeat mood
    THE STRATEGY adopted by CP Ships of focusing mostly on niche trades will be put to the test over the next few years as global carriers move into new territories.
  • Ulstein now uninterested in Stralsund shipyard
    NORWEGIAN shipbuilder Ulstein Verft is no longer interested in taking over the eastern German shipyard Volkswerft Stralsund, which was part of the now-bankrupt Bremer Vulkan group, writes Sabina Casagrande, Bonn
  • Atlantic shippers may pay less
    EUROPEAN and US exporters of cheap commodities such as scrap, and of high value merchandise such as leathers and furs, could be paying less to ship their goods across the Atlantic next year, even though ocean carriers are planning to raise freight rates.
  • Forwarders slam pricing of hub and spoke system
    THE HUB and spoke inland distribution system introduced by transatlantic shipping lines earlier this year has been criticised by freight forwarders because of the way the service is priced.


  • Japan-US relations back on track
  • Fujian ports ahead of target
  • China's second busiest port
  • New wave of shipbuilding in South Korea
  • Intermodal operators see profits rise
  • Indian freight forwarding expansion
  • Asiana overcomes set-backs
  • Chinese exhibition rolls in cash for aviation giant


  • Tri-county officials want cash to ease Washington road woes
  • PDX record string ends
  • P&I club will deny ISM code no-shows
  • RPL adds ANADYR to Russia service
  • Lee takes full-time post at Port Vancouver USA
  • Zodiak wins Coast Guard contract for cutters
  • Mack moves America’s tree
  • Port Seattle gives green light to Terminal 18 redeveloment
  • FAA speeds checks of U.S. Boeing 737s


  • English Channel cargo war to escalate
  • One hurt as a besieged UP suffers yet another rail accident in Texas
  • Study: Grain exports to Asia to yield port, transport woes
  • Lykes owners confident of subsidies
  • Having a party? Keep us in mind
  • Blizzard blows ill wind for carriers
  • CP Ships declares victory in Cast case
  • Teamsters, truck firms say talks are going well
  • ACL has best 3rd quarter since '94
  • Investments take their toll on TMM's quarterly results
  • The Taiwanese line is the latest ship line to sign a long-term berthing agreement with the port agency
  • JofC's Becker roasted 107 flights above city
  • Bumpy Asian stock market ride leading to destination Internet
  • Coast Guard asks P&Is to offer rate breaks to ships that help in disasters


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OCTOBER 29, 1997
  • Mitsubishi and Volvo join forces in trucks
  • Iran releases crews Smit Internationale
  • IHC Caland offers NLG 80 per Giessen-de Noord share
  • Japanese to pay fines
  • Another reorganization in Amsterdam
  • PTT Post to take over value added service

›››File
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%)
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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