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November 3, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • KL minister explains why shippers use S'pore port
    Few major shipping lines call at Malaysian ports, while S'pore gets daily calls
  • EU regulators, carriers agree on pricing principles
  • S'pore's Hub Lines launches Tuticorin-Colombo service
  • EU reviews subsidies given to Kvaerner's German yard
Air and Land Transport
  • Boeing celebrates BA's 50th jumbo -- without the plane
    Jet not delivered due to last-minute problems with a fuel pump and engine thrust reverser
  • Qantas pilots forced to fly blind on 4 Aussie flights
  • Tata given nod for Bangalore airport: aviation minister
  • Japan's domestic car sales down 17.1%
  • Heathrow Express gathering speed
Features
  • Port serves Germany well
    Dutch port is accessible to large ships on one hand, and to German steel and chemical industries in its hinterland
Columns
  • A distraction to get into arguments over terminal handling charges

Sched Netweb site
  • HKSC holds out hope for handling charge reduction
  • Taiwan eases rules allowing NYK to open Taipei branch
  • Wan Hai to continue Hyundai slot charter
  • Antitrust request from IAFC
  • Better perishables-handling package for Australia
  • Asian woes add to US hardships
  • AMS becomes freighter port
  • Airline blames hurricane for traffic drop
  • UPS file lawsuit against US Postal Service e-mail product
  • UNI Airways acquires four Boeing MD-90s

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • EU sues countries over open skies agreements
  • Deal United Airlines and All Nippon Airways
  • Vos Group under one flag
  • Start of first air freight train
  • El Al new customer for Atlas Air
  • Belgian railroad NMBS demands compensation from suppliers
  • Nelson launches new crane
  • Lower road haulage profitability

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Farm woes overshadow trade as voter concerns
  • Shipyard pact moves without US
  • Colombia vows to join US in drug searches
  • UN plan shifts cleanup of toxic waste to exporter
  • US manufacturers set plan to regain product standards edge
  • Hurricane Mitch has devastated Central America's trade and transport links
  • Britain issues its most positive statement on the euro
  • Japan protectionism threatens APEC summit, US trade official says
  • BA boss slams rigged European aviation market
  • USF Red Star opens new terminal in Roanoke, Va.
  • Tower Air adds a freighter to its fleet
  • Venezuelan customs officials threaten to strike again
  • North and South Korea can build ties with new industrial park, says S. Korea prez
  • BAX Global taps Stephen T.D. Dixon as vice president for planning and development
Transportation
  • Mitch sinks freight transport in Central America
  • Transporters to avoid rail border bottleneck
  • Colombia set for sell-off of transport infrastructure
  • Nasstrac head Joe Cutrona to resign Jan. 1
  • BAA says high costs offset freight gains
  • Gains in sectors fly index past Dow
Maritime
  • West is courted to boost interest, funds in Ust-Luga port project
  • East German yards look for leeway on commission's shipbuilding limits
  • India port gets feeder service from Hub Lines
  • Marseilles scrambles to regain cargo market
  • Fierce sibling rivalry hangs over merger of leading ship line
  • Le Havre port sets simple goal but faces tough task

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • EC Favorable on Carrier Proposal on Competition Issues
  • FMC Plans Hearing in Chicago on Transpacific Rates
  • SITC Container to Start Fastest Qindgao/Tokyo Service
  • APL Outlines Strategy for Future
  • SAirGroup Acquires 45% Stake in Air Europe

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Gobierno canario concede a Binter las rutas de utilidad pública
  • La UE subvenciona los transportes que abandonen la carretera
  • Hutchison Whampoa comprará el 45 por ciento de ECT
  • Virgin Express embarca a 55.400 viajeros más en septiembre
  • "Car cosy", el garaje móvil
  • Inaugurado el Museo del Ferrocarril de Asturias

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'Let A Hundred Bangalores Bloom'
  • CP Ships reports profit rise
  • AMVER awards for 12 Indian shipping companies
  • Japanese yards get export orders
  • RBI spells out new credit policy for next 6 months
  • India to step up ties with Israel
  • Handicraft exports show rising trend; but much more needs to be done
  • Foreign Investment Promotion Board clears proposals worth Rs 225 crore
  • Inflation down to 7.98 per cent
  • 'Toy cities' plan to make dent in export market
  • ADB to fund two-thirds of Surat-Manor expressway
  • Room for cheer on tea front
  • Adhere to quality control norms, MPEDA cautions seafood exporters
  • Pulses import made duty-free
  • Call to upgrade textile mills
  • Leader in mint oil production

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
    Mega moves at Megafreight
  • Unidel adds West Africa link
  • SADC allows political waffle to stand in the way of practical progress, says Erwin
  • Some light in Eritrea/ Ethiopia conflict
  • Chopper service takes off at RB this month
  • SA haulier implicated in deaths of 18 border-jumpers
  • Zimbabwe Customs gets electronic clearance moving
  • Portnet managers predict upturn in 2000
  • Salvage convention delegates gather in Cape Town
  • Truck drivers will be targeted in pedestrian safety campaign
  • Durban school starts maritime studies course to matric level
  • Specialist temp personnel company opens its doors nationally
  • 'EU will continue to protect its agricultural sector'
  • Paresh Pandya sells Mpumalanga to foreign investors
  • Beira builds fences, reinforces warehouses to jack up security
  • Beira rejigs procedures to speed vessel turnaround
  • Upgraded Dar is ready for privatisation
  • Unit standards will enable trainers to target the industry's specific needs
  • Freight Training focuses on risk management in international trade
  • Education & Training FEATURE
  • Video-based courses in imports and exports take a holistic approach
  • JCCI to release Exporter's Manual shortly
  • SDS takes training responsibility into the workplace
  • Early airport move to La Mercy revives Portnet's plans
  • Hildyard moves to MSC Durban and Modinos heads up Jo'burg
  • Rising number of ship arrests motivates launch of Cape office for maritime attorneys

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • American to head BHP
    AN American has been chosen to head-up the troubled Australian resources and bulk commodities giant, Broken Hill Pty.
  • Liffe jobs blow as 600 staff face axe in next year
    THE London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) said yesterday it planned to cut its workforce of more than 1,000 to fewer than 400 by the end of next year, although its impact on the Biffex dry cargo futures market was uncertain.
  • Brostroms swings into the black
    Leading product tanker operator Brostrom Van Ommeren Shipping experienced a surprisingly good third quarter which helped the group to almost doubled profits in the first nine months of 1998.
  • Restructuring costs to erode gains from BP/Amoco tie-up
    BP Amoco, the new oil super giant to be created by the merger of BP and US major Amoco, will see its projected cost savings of $2bn in the first two years eaten up by severance pay and other outlay over that period, a document sent to BP shareholders shows.
  • Global credit squeeze to hit shipping
    THE credit crunch that has hit shipping in recent months has been a direct result of investors' flight from risk in the aftermath of recent global economic turmoil.
  • Chennai blames agents for queue of boxships
    IN what is perceived as a reverse twist to the problem of vessel congestion at India's major ports, six container vessels are waiting in stream at Chennai port for lack of sufficient cargo and related documents.
  • Shippers and carriers move closer
    A NEW spirit of co-operation is emerging between shippers and carriers as the two sides work together on a number of joint initiatives.
  • Port facilities outweigh cash lures says APL
    Customised port facilities and close co-operation in the design and development of port terminals should outweigh the "false economics of development incentives" such as tax breaks and sweetheart lease deals, according to an American President Lines executive.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • Kotug faces Bremen hurdle
    BREMEN'S senator for ports, Uwe Beckmeyer, has highlighted a regulatory hurdle, which will hinder Holland's Kotug from its planned entry into the Bremerhaven tug business.
  • Feederlink mounts Southampton-Scotland link
    THE push by EU and local politicians to promote short sea shipping has influenced Rotterdam-based feeder operator Feederlink to start a new UK coastal service next week.
  • Safety rating proposed for Philippine ferries
    THE adoption of a safety rating system for all domestic ferries in the Philippines has been proposed to minimise accidents.
  • Ecuador gains access to Atlantic
    THE new Commerce and Navigation Treaty between Peru and Ecuador grants the latter's trading vessels and warships access to the Atlantic Ocean via the Amazon River.
  • Hyundai concludes deals with North Korea
    HYUNDAI Group founder Chung Ju-Yung returned from North Korea yesterday with an unprecedented package of business deals with Pyongyang.
  • Canadian shippers claim rates freeze
    CANADIAN shippers say they have convinced North Atlantic shipping conferences to maintain their 1998 rates through 1999.
  • Malaysia ends transfer fees
    MALAYSIA'S government has abolished inter-terminal transfer fees at the country's national load port Port Klang, in an effort to boost its competitive edge.
  • No date for Disney Wonder
    DISNEY Cruise Line has declined to set a sailing date for its second vessel, the Disney Wonder, and is offering passengers with early reservations the option of cancelling.
  • Sea Malta to provide cruise services
    SEA Malta plans to diversify its services by tapping into the cruise liner industry, according to its chairman Marlene Mizzi.
  • Gulf silt clearance will take months
    SILT, which was washed into many of the Gulf of Mexico's shipping channels by Hurricane Georges, may take several months to clear, according to the US Army Corps of Engineers.
  • Hyundai's Tacoma terminal on schedule
    WORK on the a new $63m container terminal being built for Hyundai Merchant Marine at the Port of Tacoma is due for completion by the end of November.
  • S&P downgrades Osprey
    CREDIT rating agency Standard & Poor's has lowered its corporate rating of Singapore tanker owner Osprey Maritime from BB to B+.
  • Singapore ISM compliance rises
    SINGAPORE'S registry has reached a 98 per cent compliance rate for vessels falling under phase one of the International Safety Management Code.
  • Rains stops Rhine shipping
    HEAVY rain has stopped inland waterways shipping on the lower levels of the Rhine and on the Main and Mosel in Germany.
  • Hamburg plans pilot fee cuts
    TALKS are underway about cutting pilotage fees for ships in the port of Hamburg.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Zeebrugge: Rheinbarge devrait accélérer les dessertes rhénanes
    De nouvelles perspectives s'annoncent pour le port de Zeebrugge en matière de dessertes de l'hinterland européen. D'une part Inter Ferry Boats (SNCB) va y créer un port sec que jouxtera une zone "marchandises". D'autre part, le réseau NEN va être dédoublé. Enfin, IFB s'apprête à lancer le concept "Rheinbarge". C'est ce qu'a déclaré Marc Dubois, general manager de IFB, lors du colloque organisé à l'occasion du 25e anniversaire d'APZI, l'organe promotionnel de la communauté maritime et portuaire de Bruges-Zeebrugge.
  • Inter Ferry Boats récupère le trafic de Sea-Land entre Anvers et Rotterdam
    Fin de l'an dernier, l'opérateur Interferry "perdait" le "Delta Express", un trafic des containers de Sea-Land entre le terminal anversois Zomerweg et la Maasvlakte de Rotterdam (les boîtes continuant toutefois à être traitées au terminal d'Interferry à Anvers). Le nouvel opérateur était la société NDX, une joint-venture entre CSX, NS Cargo et DB Cargo. Un an plus tard, Inter Ferry Boats récupère l'opération des dix navettes hebdomadaires (soit 20 trains dans les deux sens).
  • Le "Cigogne-shuttle"augmente fréquence et capacité
    En novembre de l'an dernier, la société de transport routier de Dendermonde Transport Verbeken et Interferry, la filiale de la SNCB spécialisée dans le transport de containers, devenue Inter Ferry Boats depuis sa fusion avec une autre filiale de la SNCB Ferry Boats (et, pour être complet, avec la division rail d'une autre filiale, Edmond Depaire) créaient un GIE 50/50 baptisé "Cigogne-shuttle" et lançaient une nouvelle relation ferroviaire entre Anvers et Strasbourg, le "Cigogne-shuttle". Dès le 1er janvier prochain, la navette va prendre une autre tournure en ce sens qu'elle sera à 100% entre les mains des "clients". La fréquence des navettes repassera à cinq trains par semaine.
  • Un projet pour une deuxième Maasvlakte est lancé
    "Si des entreprises sont prêtes à coopérer, avec des moyens entièrement privés ou non, au développement de la Deuxième Maasvlakte, cela prouve que le projet est viable au niveau commercial." Tel est le commentaire d'un porte-parole de l'Entreprise Portuaire Communale de Rotterdam sur les projets d'ING et de Ballast Nedam pour la construction en phases de l'extension du port (limitée à 1.000 ha) près de l'actuelle Maasvlakte.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Tug confusion costing industry: PPSP
    Melbourne Tug Services' new tug ordering practices are costing shipping companies money, according to the Port Phillip Sea Pilots managing director, Charles Griffiths.
    The new arrangement which began on Sunday, requires that ships' agents advise of the number of tugs required for a vessel at least an hour before a vessel's arrival or departure, with the old arrangement of ordering 'to pilots requirements' no longer accepted.
    Any tugs ordered that leave the wharf to attend a vessel, now also incur normal charges -- whether or not the tug is utilised.
    Captain Griffiths says the new arrangement is causing considerable confusion.
  • Botany: People skills required, says MUA
    Productivity at Port Botany terminals will not improve until management acquire some "people skills", according to the deputy secretary of the central New South Wales branch of the Maritime Union of Australia, Jim Donovan.
    Mr Donovan told DCN he did not believe productivity levels could improve under management which did not consult with its workers.
    There was very little doubt, he claimed, that if management had made the effort to speak to its workers, productivity levels would be favourably affected, he said.
    Referring specifically to Container Terminals Australia Ltd, Mr Donovan said P&O Ports had to admit that the management's decision to remove crane chasers was wrong and resulted in a drop in performance.
  • Authority report card: B minus, try harder
    There is a perception by the breakbulk industry that port authorities are preoccupied with container terminal operation and that other forms of shipping run second, according to Asiaworld managing director Ken Fitzpatrick.
    Speaking at the 36th biennial conference of the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities in Adelaide last week, he said the same message was out in the general community as shown during the Patrick dispute where public debate raged over how many containers an hour was acceptable.
  • Ballast program trial 'progressing well'
    A trial of the communications system to be implemented as part of Australia's coastal ballast water management program is progressing well, according to a spokesman for the project's joint consultants, PPK and Thompson Clarke Shipping.
    The spokesman said yesterday that the degree of cooperation exhibited by the lines involved in the month-long trial had been exceptional over the first two weeks.
  • NZ Guild still battling TranzRail, MSA
    The New Zealand Merchant Service Guild is still thinking of taking legal action against the NZ Maritime Safety Authority over the latter's decision to exempt TranzRail from having to make several modifications to crew accommodations on its new 150-metre inter-island ferry, Aratere.
    Guild secretary John McLeod, who is attending an International Transport Workers Federation meeting in India, was not available for comment but an MSA spokesman said it understood that the guild was still considering litigation as a means of forcing TranzRail to undertake the modifications in line with the requirements of ILO Convention 133.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 1998
  • WWF Urges TBT ban
    The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) urged world maritime authorities to ban the use of TBT-based antifouling paints utilized to keep ships' hulls free and clear. The group reported that "disturbing evidence" of its effect on marine life is coming in from around the world. Meanwhile, a group met in Washington, D.C. last week to propose that sudden action not be taken regarding TBT-based marine coatings, citing evidence that the level of TBT has dropped considerably in the last 10 years after many countries passed legislation limiting use of the coating.
    The Organotin Environmental Program (ORTEP) Association hosted an event which delivered data which shows that that estimated annual cost to the world fleet to switch from TBT-based paints to currently available tin-free products would range from $500 million to $1 billion. The cost analysis was conducted by Princeton Economic Research Inc.
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) was to start meetings today at which officials will discuss the fate of TBT-based paints, a group representing the economic and scientific communities recently met in Washington, D.C. to present information which reportedly forecasts dire economic consequences resulting from a "premature ban of Tributylin (TBT)-based antifouling paints."
  • Few Signs Of Better Tanker Rates
    First Olsen Tankers reported that there appear to be few reasons to expect any significant improvement in freight markets during 1999, and the company must be prepared for a further reduction in operating results based on existing spot market activity in the Knock Tanker Pool in which it operates.
  • Texaco Elects Board Member
    Charles R. Shoemate has been elected the fourteenth member of the Texaco Inc. board of directors. Mr. Shoemate is chairman, president and CEO of Bestfoods.
  • OTAL Launches North American Liner Agency
    West Africa shipping and logistics specialist, OT Africa Line (OTAL) has launched OTAL North America, a maritime agency in the U.S. and Canada. Using a series of inter-line agreements and its own tonnage, the company provides regular weekly sailings linking the U.S. and Canada with every major West African market between Nouakchott in Mauritania and Lobito in Angola. The company also manages transportation to and from the interior of West Africa using its own inland transportation network. OTAL (USA) Inc. and OTAL (Canada) Inc. will be headquartered in New York and Toronto, respectively.
  • TerraMar Managers Appoints President, COO
    John B. Harkins, Jr. has been appointed the president and COO of TerraMar Managers, Inc. TerraMar Managers, headquartered in Metairie, La. provides marine project management for shipyard upgrades and repairs to derrick and lay barges, supply boats, drill rigs and tugs, as well as logistics management for the movement of oilfield cargoes offshore and worldwide.
  • Wheeler Chosen As Agent For Venezuelan Shipyard
    Dianca Shipyard of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela has nominated Wes Wheeler, president of Wheeler Associates, as agent for the U.S. and Canada. The shipyard, founded in 1905 by the Venezuelan navy, is now undergoing privatization by the Venezuelan Investment Fund. Facilities at the shipyard include a graving dock up to 30,000 dwt, a synchrolift of 5,000 tons with six docking spaces plus available quay space of approximately 3,500 ft. (1,070 m) and 36 ft. (11 m) depth of water.
  • Crowley Names Sales Director To Venezuela
    Mike Sierra has been named Crowley American Transport sales director for Venezuela. In his new position in Caracas, Mr. Sierra will be responsible for overseeing corporate and field sales, as well as telesales and executive sales support functions in the region.
  • CSL Launches Floating Website Address
    The world's largest floating website address was recently unveiled by Canada Steamship Lines of Montreal, when the MV Atlantic Erie left shipyard. Painted along both sides of the ship, the CSL website address, www.csl.ca, measures 125 ft. long x 7 ft. wide (38 x 2 m). Each letter is 7 ft. (2 m) high and 8 ft. (2.4 m) wide.
  • Inmarsat Appoints Maritime General Manager
    Inmarsat has announced the appointment of Robert Johnson to the position of general manager of Maritime Services. Mr. Johnson will manage the maritime marketing and safety services teams and continue to build Inmarsat's key maritime business. He joins Inmarsat from Litton Marine Systems BV, where he held he position of director of sales/general manager for Europe, Middle East, CIS, Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
  • Committee Nominations Approved By Senate
    Senator John McCain (R-AZ), chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation has announced the Senate approval of the following nominees: John Moran and Harold Creel, Jr. to be Federal Maritime Commissioners for the terms expiring June 30, 2000 and June 30, 2004 respectively; Ashish Sen to be director of the Bureau of Transportation Statistics at the Department of Transportation for a four year term.

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A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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