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August 4, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Don't discourage investors, S'pore shippers urge KL
    Attempt to force exporters to use M'sian ports will only backfire
  • Korean yards forecast to see drop in newbuilding orders this year
  • P Klang can handle more cargo: terminal operator
  • Colombo port urged to relax controls on bunkering
  • Port Shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippine Airlines strike costs carrier 4.9b pesos
    But airline is confident of reversing losses after settling dispute
  • China drops plan to build MD-90s
  • B757-300 makes maiden flight
  • Kuwait's national carrier plans shake-up ahead of privatisation
  • Zhuhai air show draws 600 firms
Features
  • M'sia ponders its options
    KL may even force shippers to use home ports to win back some of the external trade currently transitting S'pore
Columns
  • Prevent fatal accidents by avoiding shortcuts in work practices

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Don't discourage investors, S'pore shippers urge KL
    Attempt to force exporters to use M'sian ports will only backfire
  • Korean yards forecast to see drop in newbuilding orders this year
  • P Klang can handle more cargo: terminal operator
  • Colombo port urged to relax controls on bunkering
  • Port Shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippine Airlines strike costs carrier 4.9b pesos
    But airline is confident of reversing losses after settling dispute
  • China drops plan to build MD-90s
  • B757-300 makes maiden flight
  • Kuwait's national carrier plans shake-up ahead of privatisation
  • Zhuhai air show draws 600 firms
Features
  • M'sia ponders its options
    KL may even force shippers to use home ports to win back some of the external trade currently transitting S'pore
Columns
  • Prevent fatal accidents by avoiding shortcuts in work practices

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Don't discourage investors, S'pore shippers urge KL
    Attempt to force exporters to use M'sian ports will only backfire
  • Korean yards forecast to see drop in newbuilding orders this year
  • P Klang can handle more cargo: terminal operator
  • Colombo port urged to relax controls on bunkering
  • Port Shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippine Airlines strike costs carrier 4.9b pesos
    But airline is confident of reversing losses after settling dispute
  • China drops plan to build MD-90s
  • B757-300 makes maiden flight
  • Kuwait's national carrier plans shake-up ahead of privatisation
  • Zhuhai air show draws 600 firms
Features
  • M'sia ponders its options
    KL may even force shippers to use home ports to win back some of the external trade currently transitting S'pore
Columns
  • Prevent fatal accidents by avoiding shortcuts in work practices

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Don't discourage investors, S'pore shippers urge KL
    Attempt to force exporters to use M'sian ports will only backfire
  • Korean yards forecast to see drop in newbuilding orders this year
  • P Klang can handle more cargo: terminal operator
  • Colombo port urged to relax controls on bunkering
  • Port Shots
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippine Airlines strike costs carrier 4.9b pesos
    But airline is confident of reversing losses after settling dispute
  • China drops plan to build MD-90s
  • B757-300 makes maiden flight
  • Kuwait's national carrier plans shake-up ahead of privatisation
  • Zhuhai air show draws 600 firms
Features
  • M'sia ponders its options
    KL may even force shippers to use home ports to win back some of the external trade currently transitting S'pore
Columns
  • Prevent fatal accidents by avoiding shortcuts in work practices

Sched Netweb site
  • New service by Sitc on Dalian-Kobe/Osaka
  • New direct Tokyo-Pacific Northwest service
  • Direct shipping service on Japan-China trade
  • Isuzu hires Hanjin
  • TNWA's PSI service re-adjusted
  • Investment in Bangladesh opposed by dockers
  • Govt to aid export industry
  • Technological advances for Cargo 2000
  • FDX Corp announces 1998 4th quarter and FY98 earnings
  • US-Peru airways open wider

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 3, 1998
  • Conflict between shippers and forwarders on Y2K problem
  • United Airlines urges action against Europe
  • Norasia exchanges MSC for CMA
  • United Airlines orders 22 Airbus aircraft
  • Yangming ordered vessels at Hyundai

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House poised to OK ship reform bill
  • Kelly gets nod as head of Customs
  • IBM plea on Russian sales disables computer exports
  • WTO may ignore deal and let Taiwan join before China
  • Cargo theft plagues carriers in Guatemala
  • Lloyd Triestino set to become part of the Evergreen Group
  • Overnite posts best second-quarter, first-half results in four years
  • Wisconsin Central's 2nd qtr income falls
  • Polar Air to begin freight service to Africa
  • Mexico opposition win threatens end to one-party dominance of presidency
  • Marine insurer Intercargo opens LA office
  • American to pay crash family $2.4 million
  • Brown named president of Yellow international logistics unit
  • Asia crisis, GM strike slow US economy, but not as much as some feared
  • Kodak to relocate production unit to Mexico
Transportation
  • Anti-theft group finds some success in busy first months
  • China Air to open 2nd hangar in Taipei
  • British firm Ocean allies with Caliber
  • Canadian rail readies lockout of employees
  • APL wins deal from GM Thailand
  • China to increase intermodal traffic by the year 2000
  • Exporters pour on the spirits globally
Maritime
  • Towboat pilots union ends its strike while announcing plans for elections
  • Cleanup begins at old Navy base
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine buys cruise ships for Korea
  • Chinese Port of Rizhao plans major expansion
  • Surcharges continue on feeder operators
  • Container traffic rises at Rotterdam in 1st half
  • Maersk prepares to clash with Panama's truck unions
  • Matson steps in to take out the waste

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House poised to OK ship reform bill
  • Kelly gets nod as head of Customs
  • IBM plea on Russian sales disables computer exports
  • WTO may ignore deal and let Taiwan join before China
  • Cargo theft plagues carriers in Guatemala
  • Lloyd Triestino set to become part of the Evergreen Group
  • Overnite posts best second-quarter, first-half results in four years
  • Wisconsin Central's 2nd qtr income falls
  • Polar Air to begin freight service to Africa
  • Mexico opposition win threatens end to one-party dominance of presidency
  • Marine insurer Intercargo opens LA office
  • American to pay crash family $2.4 million
  • Brown named president of Yellow international logistics unit
  • Asia crisis, GM strike slow US economy, but not as much as some feared
  • Kodak to relocate production unit to Mexico
Transportation
  • Anti-theft group finds some success in busy first months
  • China Air to open 2nd hangar in Taipei
  • British firm Ocean allies with Caliber
  • Canadian rail readies lockout of employees
  • APL wins deal from GM Thailand
  • China to increase intermodal traffic by the year 2000
  • Exporters pour on the spirits globally
Maritime
  • Towboat pilots union ends its strike while announcing plans for elections
  • Cleanup begins at old Navy base
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine buys cruise ships for Korea
  • Chinese Port of Rizhao plans major expansion
  • Surcharges continue on feeder operators
  • Container traffic rises at Rotterdam in 1st half
  • Maersk prepares to clash with Panama's truck unions
  • Matson steps in to take out the waste

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • House poised to OK ship reform bill
  • Kelly gets nod as head of Customs
  • IBM plea on Russian sales disables computer exports
  • WTO may ignore deal and let Taiwan join before China
  • Cargo theft plagues carriers in Guatemala
  • Lloyd Triestino set to become part of the Evergreen Group
  • Overnite posts best second-quarter, first-half results in four years
  • Wisconsin Central's 2nd qtr income falls
  • Polar Air to begin freight service to Africa
  • Mexico opposition win threatens end to one-party dominance of presidency
  • Marine insurer Intercargo opens LA office
  • American to pay crash family $2.4 million
  • Brown named president of Yellow international logistics unit
  • Asia crisis, GM strike slow US economy, but not as much as some feared
  • Kodak to relocate production unit to Mexico
Transportation
  • Anti-theft group finds some success in busy first months
  • China Air to open 2nd hangar in Taipei
  • British firm Ocean allies with Caliber
  • Canadian rail readies lockout of employees
  • APL wins deal from GM Thailand
  • China to increase intermodal traffic by the year 2000
  • Exporters pour on the spirits globally
Maritime
  • Towboat pilots union ends its strike while announcing plans for elections
  • Cleanup begins at old Navy base
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine buys cruise ships for Korea
  • Chinese Port of Rizhao plans major expansion
  • Surcharges continue on feeder operators
  • Container traffic rises at Rotterdam in 1st half
  • Maersk prepares to clash with Panama's truck unions
  • Matson steps in to take out the waste

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • ANL Set to Be Sold to French Shipping Line
  • WTSA Carriers to Discuss Rate Stabilization
  • Russia's Zarubino Project in Progress

urgente online pressweb site
  • Campaña de Correos para recuperar el servicio transfronterizo
  • La estación de Renfe en el puerto de Bilbao ya tiene terreno
  • Aena controlará el aeropuerto jerezano La Parra
  • JSF instalará cruces ferroviarios en Libia
  • Renfe y la Xunta arreglarán la red en Lugo y Orense
  • Apertura del enlace de Sant Quirze, en la A-18
  • Pésimos resultados de Lan Chile

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Indian Oil joins hands with Madras Refineries
  • Bharat Coking seeks bar on Chinese coke
  • Global port majors bid for Chennai box terminal
  • State IT policy by Aug 15
  • Food ministry faces problems of plenty
  • Better infrastructure vital: opines Japanese envoy
  • Jalan cites strengths of Indian economy despite crisis
  • Vasudevan releases STCW Rules 1998 & Meta Manual
  • PSA clinches deal to develop Pipavav port

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fearnleys Futures in fraud losses
    NORWEGIAN broker Fearnleys has compensated trading partners after allegations that a broker working for its subsidiary, Fearnleys Futures, fraud-ulently arranged forward freight agreement con-tracts.
  • 'Rotterdam' in UK debut
    One of the largest containerships afloat, the 6,674 teu P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam made her European debut over the weekend, calling at the UK port of Southampton.
  • Record coal activity at Newcastle
    COAL exports from the Australian port of Newcastle have continued to run at a high level despite the problems expected with Asian demand this year, says the chairman of Port Waratah Coal Services, John Risby.
  • Going with the flow:
    Going with the flow: A man uses a cart to transport a boat along a flooded street in the Bangladesh capital of
  • Sopanata sells Elcano stake to partners
    MADRID'S dream of converting former state-owned Elcano into a global shipping company with Spanish and Portuguese partners has come to an end just 12 months after it was sold for $39m.
  • 'P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam' debut
    ON her first revenue earning trip since delivery, the P&O Nedlloyd Rotterdam made her European debut over the weekend, calling at the UK port of Southampton.
  • HSBC Holdings profits suffer in Asian crisis
    HSBC HOLDINGS, one of Europe's largest banks, felt the full force of Asia's economic crisis in the first-half of this year with higher-than-expected bad debt provisions pushing the group's profit below market expectations.
  • Maersk in South Africa action pledge
    DANISH shipping line, Maersk, launched its solo South Africa/Far East service with the promise of more developments in the future, writes Nicci Botha, Johannesburg.

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 3, 1998
  • Conflict grows over contaminated mud
    CONTAMINATED mud in the port of Bremerhaven is causing growing conflict between the states of Bremen, Lower Saxony and the German government.
  • Higher loss of life clouds casualty improvement
    GREATER loss of life from ship casualties in the first half of the year clouded an improvement in the number of total ship losses according to statistics released by the ILU.
  • Bid to resolve ICB Shipping ownership
    THE chairmen of Frontline and ICB Shipping are holding informal talks over a solution to the ownership situation of ICB.
  • PSA Corp takes stake in Pipavav
    SINGAPORE'S PSA Corporation has acquired a significant stake in Pipavav Port in the Indian state of Gujarat.
  • WABO to change crews and manager
    THE Norwegian obo carrier company WABO expects to save up to $2.5m per year through re-crewing its ships and changing its shipmanagement.
  • Korean coal outlook 'still bullish'
    KOREAN demand for coal will remain strong, according to an official with South Korea's major coal buyer Korea Electric Power Corp.
  • Songkhla blockade over
    A BLOCKADE of the Thai port of Songkhla by about 400 fishing vessels ended at the weekend following an agreement by the government to postpone a fishing ban.
  • Moore Stephens warns on club ratings
    UK-BASED shipping and insurance accountant Moore Stephens has warned shipowners that they should treat Standard & Poors' 1998 ratings of P&I clubs with care.
  • Port operators focus on Chennai
    PSA Corporation, P&O Ports and Hutchison International have made presentations to India's Ministry of Surface Transport to upgrade and operate the Chennai port container terminal.
  • Grupo Libra adds third ship
    GRUPO Libra has added a third container vessel to its service between the east and west coasts of South America.
  • Federal oversight ends for US railroad
    REJECTING the pleas of major US shippers, the US Surface Transportation Board has released Union Pacific Corp from federal oversight imposed last October.
  • Subic Bay hearing opens
    THE Philippine Court of Appeals today hears a writ of preliminary injunction filed by Richard Gordon, ousted chairman of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, against president Estrada.
  • New berth for Eurokai
    CONSTRUCTION has started on another container berth at Hamburg's Eurokai container terminal.
  • Government snubs PMMA plea
    GOVERNMENT has refused the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy's (PMMA) request to source essential funds from foreign lending institutions.
  • Australian stevedores under scrutiny
    AUSTRALIA'S two major stevedores have been warned they will be subjected to official pricing scrutiny unless they pass on labour cost savings to shippers.
  • Florida-Puerto Rica MOU signed
    MIAMI company Sea-Barge has reached agreement with Totem Resources and Matson Navigation to deploy Matson vessels on a Florida-Puerto Rico service
  • Commission approves Group limit
    THE International Group of P&I Clubs has been informed by the EC Competition Directorate that it will approve the terms of the 1998 Pooling Agreement on limitation of cover.
  • Second drug haul on German ship
    HALF a ton of cocaine has been seized by customs authorities at Port Everglades from a German ship on which drugs were also discovered in May.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Norasia et CMA s'allient sur la route entre l'Europe et le Moyen/Extrême-Orient
    Le mariage n'aura duré que deux ans. Norasia et MSC (Mediterranean Shipping CY) se séparent. Le premier s'engagera dès le 8 octobre prochain dans un accord de type VSA avec l'armement français CMA, le second deviendra donc la seule compagnie maritime à opérer en tant que solitaire sur cette route tout en maintenant une flotte de 10 PC de 3.500 à 4.000 TEU dans un service assuré à une fréquence hebdomadaire.
  • L'allongement de la piste d'Antwerp Airport est parfaitement justifié
    A la veille des vacances, le gouvernement flamand a quasiment pris une position de principe en faveur de l'allongement de la piste de l'aéroport d'Anvers. Il avait promis une décision ferme: elle est reportée à octobre/novembre, lorsque seront connus les résultats de quelques études complémentaires. L'occasion est donc bonne de reprendre le dossier à tête reposée, avec des arguments techniques et sans polémiques stériles, et de couper les ailes de certains canards.
  • Logistique globale: MSAS et Caliber s'allient
    Le groupe britannique Ocean a annoncé qu'il a conclu une alliance stratégique entre sa division logistique MSAS Logistics et l'entreprise américaine Caliber Logistics, basée dans l'Ohio. MSAS représentera Caliber en Europe et en Asie, tandis que Caliber représentera le groupe européen en Amérique du Nord.
  • Le gouvernement flamand approuve le projet de licence d'agent maritime
    Lors de son dernier conseil avant les vacances d'été, le gouvernement flamand a approuvé l'avant-projet d'arrêté royal concernant la création d'une licence d'agent maritime. Le premier obstacle vers la protection de la profession est ainsi franchi. Il y en a encore cinq autres: le gouvernement bruxellois, le gouvernement wallon, le gouvernement fédéral, le Conseil d'Etat et enfin la Commission européenne.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Contingency planning underway as time runs out
    With time running out for the settlement of the dispute between Patrick and the Maritime Union of Australia, an increasing number of shipping lines and shippers have been looking at contingency measures.
    It now appears that the only way in which the matter can be resolved is if the MUA agrees to set aside several million dollars to satisfy possible compensation claims from shippers who have been injured by the union's dispute.
    The end of efforts to resolve the crisis could take place as soon as today, the deadline set by the banks which are seen as being central to the future of Patrick's four labor hire companies.
  • Waterfront workforce 'halved by Xmas'
    Manning levels on the Australian waterfront will be cut by half by Christmas, according to the Minister for Workplace Relations, Peter Reith.
    Speaking at an HR Nicholls Society function late last week, Mr Reith said that after the Patrick issues had been settled, he expected P&O Ports would move to close the "inefficiency gap they will then have with Patricks".
    "Manning levels in the industry will be reduced by just under half," he claimed.
    Mr Reith said he was delighted to tell his audience that the days of "the crane driver on 14 hours a week earning $90,000 a year" are over.
  • Lloyd Triestino sale sealed
    A formal agreement between Evergreen and Finmare for the purchase of Lloyd Triestino was signed last Friday at the headquarters of the Italian shipping group in Rome.
    It was signed by executive vice-president and assistant to the chairman of the Evergreen group, R. G. Shyu and the managing director of Finmare, Antonio Zappi.
    Evergreen's acquisition of Lloyd Triestino has been approved by the Italian government and the sale is expected to be finalised in September at which time Evergreen will take full control of the company.
  • Chullora works set to begin
    Works on National Rail's proposed $40 million upgrade of its intermodal terminal in Sydney could begin as early as this month after the development plans were given the green light by the relevant authorities and the NSW government.
    The application for the proposed redevelopment of NR's capacity-strained Sydney Freight Terminal at Chullora, which was submitted to local councils in August last year, was last week given formal approval by the NSW Minister for Urban Affairs and Planning Craig Knowles.
  • Burnie loader repaired
    The port of Burnie concentrate loader, which was damaged by a bulk carrier making an emergency departure from the port during an "extreme weather event" last Tuesday, became operational again yesterday.
    Harbour master Captain Mike Boss-Walker said the loader was damaged when 65 knot winds hit the port on Tuesday night.
    He said the gale caused the Cyprus-flagged, Greek-owned, 52,000 dwt carrier, Captain George II, to break eight of her 24 lines simultaneously.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
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.
PORTS
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%
SHIPPING
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
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
PORTS
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
PORTS
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
PORTS
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
SHIPPING
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
SHIPPING
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
SHIPPING
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
PORTS
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
ACCIDENTS
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
PORTS
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
PORTS
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
SHIPPING
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
SEAFARERS
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
CRUISES
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
LEGISLATION
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLATION
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
PORTS
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
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
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
PORTS
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.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
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
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
OFFSHORE
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
FINANCING
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
NEWS
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
PORTS
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
PORTS
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
NEWS
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
PORTS
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 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
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"
MEETINGS
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
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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
LEGISLATION
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
SAFETY & SECURITY
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
PORTS
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
LOGISTICS
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
OFFSHORE
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
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
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
SAFETY & SECURITY
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
PORTS
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
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
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
PORTS
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
PORTS
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%
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