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April 1, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • Third global grouping, United Alliance, emerges
    Members comprise South Korea's Hanjin, the Tricon Alliance and UASC
  • Cooperate as well as compete, ports urged
  • HK marine dept holds career seminar to attract students
  • Keppel completing conversion job for Norwegian group

  • 100-seat jet must be commercially viable: SingTech
    Responsibility rests with European, Chinese partners, since S'pore has only 15% stake in project
  • Five European airlines form new alliance
  • Garuda requests talks on lease of 6 Airbuses
  • China to open airports to foreign investors late this year
  • Emirates to take over control of Air Lanka
  • BA reaches deal with cabin crew
  • BA-AA alliance open to public comment
  • South African Airways' privatisation hits snag

  • Yards show their strength
    But can the industry keep up its strong performance if the region remains mired in crisis for another two years?

  • Why must ITF flagship be a British-registered one?

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL provides new Japan-Thailand service
  • Carina launches new Japan/China loop
  • Confidence in YICT continues to grow
  • Indonesian-Taiwanese joint venture gets off the ground
  • Confidence varies for Tuticorin's future
  • Keppel signs merger deal with Hitachi Zosen
  • Westport handles biggest container shipment
  • Air Philippines shuts Naga base
  • Delta and Sabena start Newark-Brussels link
  • Changi Airport top the list
  • Sabena selects eco-friendly CFM engines

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 31, 1998
  • Qualiflyer aviation alliance strengthened
  • Brits get compensation for French blockades
  • Brussels gets no authority to counter blockades
  • Russia rigidly checks TIR transport
  • European and Asian ports dominate top 10 world ports 1996

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Cabinet officially decides deregulation plan
  • COSCO now able to cut rates on 1-day notice
  • MOL to upgrade Venezuela service
  • MUA strike now leaping to Brisbane
  • 6 European carriers form new alliance
  • SAS reports 23% profit increase in 1997

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Supreme Court ruling has ports calling for new dredge funding
  • NYK Line will merge with Showa
  • U.S. global positioning system gains two new civilian signals
  • Port of Portland celebrates Hyundai first call

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • NOL may list APL to lift debt burden
    SINGAPORE's national carrier Neptune Orient Lines is considering a stock listing on an overseas exchange for its containership division APL to raise equity capital.
  • Intercargo Corp and Roanoke link
    THE US insurer Intercargo Corporation and niche broker Roanoke Brokerage Services are to create a new specialist marine insurance broker.
  • Queensland in drive for newbuilding investment
    QUEENSLAND is launching a campaign to attract investment from commercial shipbuilding, targeting the fast ferry and car/pass-engership sector.
  • Evergreen expects profits to increase
    TAIWANESE shipping to aviation group Evergreen expects to improve its net profits this year.
  • Cosco granted US rates exemption
    CHINA Ocean Shipping Company (Cosco) has finally been granted a US Federal Maritime Commission waiver allowing it to lower rates in the US cross-trades at 24 hours' notice instead of the 30 days required under the US Controlled Carrier Act.
  • Indonesian exports hit by container shortage
    A DRASTIC shortage of empty containers will soon force Indonesian exporters to take the unusual step of importing empty containers at their own expense, an export association has warned.
  • Tees Dockyard targets OSV market
    IN a bid to attract work from the burgeoning Offshore Support Vessel (OSV) market, Tees Dockyard, which is part of the Wear Dockyard Group, has built a pit (8.6 m x 6.5 m x 2.5 m) in its No 2 dry dock enabling it to overhaul azimuthing propulsion systems.
  • Descaling advances claimed
    FURTHER advancements in a new electro-chemical descaling technique developed for ballast tank scale removal have been claimed by its developer Wilson Taylor. The advancements are said to have resulted in de-scaling and steelwork preparation times being reduced by up to one-third.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 31, 1998
  • B&N directors reshuffle their holdings
    LENNART Bylock and Folke Patriksson, key directors behind Bylock & Nordsjöfrakt and the two companies demerged from it last year, have reshuffled their holdings.
  • Thai shippers criticise Cosco delays
    THAILAND'S National Shipper's Council has claimed that containers are piling up at Singapore, awaiting shipment to Europe by Cosco.
  • China Merchants continues to grow
    HONG Kong-based China Merchants (International) intends to continue diversifying and become a conglomerate, according to md Zhao Huxiang.
  • USCG to test navigation system in October
    THE US Coast Guard hope to begin testing its Automatic Identification System (AIS) on the lower Mississippi River in October.
  • Afai launches new cat
    HONG Kong shipbuilder Afai Ships has launched a high-speed Catamaran, intended for service in Europe.
  • B&N and Viking order multi purpose icebreakers
    BYLOCK & Nordsjöfrakt (B&N) of Sweden and its Norwegian subsidiary Viking Supply Ships have placed an Skr 800m ($104m) order for three ice breaker/supply vessels from Poland.
  • Filipino owners urge mortgage law change
    COASTAL shipping operators in the Philippines are pressing for the revision of the country's ship mortgage law.
  • Panama to establish Manila office
    PANAMA is to set up a maritime regional office in Manila in April to speed up the licensing of Filipino seafarers.
  • Timber importers succumb to Greenpeace
    TWO major UK timber importers are to stop buying Canadian rainforest hardwood following a successful protest by Greenpeace activists over the weekend on the bulkcarrier Saga Wind.
  • Container lines shuffle at Seattle
    CONTAINER carriers at the Port of Seattle have started playing musical chairs.
  • Decca Navigator to end in two years
    THE Decca Navigator System will cease to operate in the UK two years from today.
  • MUA announces strike at Brisbane
    MARITIME Union of Australia has announced a four day strike at Patrick stevedoring's Brisbane facility from April 3.
  • P&O Ports takes legal action over Dampier
    AUSTRALIAN stevedore P&O Ports has taken legal action to try to retain its access permit for the Western Australian port of Dampier.
  • Tugs arrested as UK operator effectively closed
    THREE harbour tugs operated in the UK's Medway River by BI Tugs were arrested last night by one of the partners in the venture over non-payment of crew wages.
  • NYK to use Showa merger to boost tramp fleet
    NYK will use its merger with compatriot Showa Line to consolidate its presence in the global tramp trades, according to Takeshi Watanabe, chairman of NYK Singapore.
  • Jinhui hit by turmoil and rates fall
    FINANCIAL crisis in Asia and the continued fall in dry bulk freight rates dragged the 1997 pre-tax result of Jinhui Shipping into the red last year.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Maritime Union calls on AIRC to head off mass sackings
    The Australian Industrial Relations Commission will today be asked to forestall what the Maritime Union of Australia believes will be the mass sacking of its members by Patrick on or about 14 April.
    A hearing of the union’s application has been set down for Melbourne at 2:30pm today.
    Union sources told DCN that they have firm evidence of the company’s plans, that were not limited to the evidence of former P&C Stevedores employee, Jamie Meek.
  • Tas leads with auto truck charging
    The Tasmanian government’s trial of automated charging for trucks is a leading edge technology project that could create big benefits for Australia, according to the National Road Transport Commission.
    The three month trial involves global positioning satellites tracking 20 trucks and vans across Tasmania. Data downloaded by mobile phone to a central computer will calculate charges and generate accounts based on actual road use.
  • High seas cause cancellation of Devil Cat service
    Continuing high seas in the Bass Strait led to the cancellation of both Sunday and Monday’s scheduled Devil Cat fast ferry service from Melbourne to George Town.
    TT-Line chief executive Peter Simmons said passengers booked on Monday’s Devil Cat run had been offered confirmed bookings and spaces for their cars on last night’s Melbourne-Devonport Spirit of Tasmania service.
  • Tauranga review after export slump
    A 35 per cent slump in log export due to the effect of the economic crisis gripping South Korea has forced New Zealand’s Port of Tauranga to review all its operations and to enforce "major cost control" measures, according to chief executive Jon Mayson.
    Given the uncertainty surrounding future trade with several major Asian markets, the company had not made any forecasts about it full-year profits following last month’s announcement of a 28 per cent increase in its half-year to December profit to $6.7 million, he said.
  • P&OP seeks injunction in Dampier battle
    P&O Ports will go to the Supreme Court this morning to seek an injunction to prevent the Dampier Port Authority from granting exclusive stevedoring rights to Western Stevedores.
    Jackson McDonald, partner Kim Lyons said P&O Ports would allege that the WA government had exceeded its statutory powers in evicting it from Dampier and that some injunctive relief was needed to enable it to continue operating until the court made its decision.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Board weighs UP-SP changes
  • Harbor tax unconstitutional
  • US-South America rates are sinking
  • BNSF chief seeks to mend rail-shipper ties
  • Highway bill has a little something for everyone
  • Ex-ILWU chief Herman remembered as civil rights activist

  • Hanjin's help keeps DSR-Senator afloat
  • BNSF unveils permit system in Texas
  • Xerox taps Tower to handle import transactions
  • Interlake Steamship plys Great Lakes with limestone and gypsum
  • Swissair's former chief Otto Loepfe dead at 62
  • Baton Rouge picks Orange's Roger Richard as port director
  • 6 carriers in Europe join hands in an alliance
  • FMC grants Cosco greater rate flexibility
  • Cruise line ends search for missing passenger
  • Chemical solution considered in battle against zebra mussels
  • Boston dockers agree to more meetings as strike deadline passes without incident
  • Britain decides to sell stake in Mersey Docks
  • Sydney strike expected to cost Patrick Stevedore $3.4 million
  • Oslo maritime stock exchange courts US-quoted ship firms
  • Gates becomes a king of shreds and patches -- and numerous lawsuits

›››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
Le Aziende informanoSponsored Article
ABB Ability™ Marine Remote Diagnostic System
Always on board with you
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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