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November 4, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nanyang's S'pore office to manage 4 new tankers
    Chinese tanker owner to take delivery of newbuildings in 2nd qtr of 1999
  • S'pore marine sector sees 17% growth in revenue
  • Drive against FOCs to intensify
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific makes conditional offer for PAL
Features
  • Banking on creative design
    Italian shipbuilder has built on its niche in designing and building cruise ships. says its managing director
Columns
  • Sound watchkeeping practices should be maintained at all times

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nanyang's S'pore office to manage 4 new tankers
    Chinese tanker owner to take delivery of newbuildings in 2nd qtr of 1999
  • S'pore marine sector sees 17% growth in revenue
  • Drive against FOCs to intensify
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific makes conditional offer for PAL
Features
  • Banking on creative design
    Italian shipbuilder has built on its niche in designing and building cruise ships. says its managing director
Columns
  • Sound watchkeeping practices should be maintained at all times

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nanyang's S'pore office to manage 4 new tankers
    Chinese tanker owner to take delivery of newbuildings in 2nd qtr of 1999
  • S'pore marine sector sees 17% growth in revenue
  • Drive against FOCs to intensify
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific makes conditional offer for PAL
Features
  • Banking on creative design
    Italian shipbuilder has built on its niche in designing and building cruise ships. says its managing director
Columns
  • Sound watchkeeping practices should be maintained at all times

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nanyang's S'pore office to manage 4 new tankers
    Chinese tanker owner to take delivery of newbuildings in 2nd qtr of 1999
  • S'pore marine sector sees 17% growth in revenue
  • Drive against FOCs to intensify
Air and Land Transport
  • Cathay Pacific makes conditional offer for PAL
Features
  • Banking on creative design
    Italian shipbuilder has built on its niche in designing and building cruise ships. says its managing director
Columns
  • Sound watchkeeping practices should be maintained at all times

Sched Netweb site
  • China seeks foreign investment for transport infrastructure
  • SCT capacity to exceed 2 million TEU
  • FMC inquiry implicates HUAL
  • NOL registers first half losses
  • TMM to add to Gulf/Med service
  • Emery launches JV in China
  • More co-operation for Star Alliance service
  • New Malaysian airfreight gateway for DHL

Cargowebweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1998
  • Deutsche Post makes a killing with Securicor
  • Brussels complaint about NS Cargo takeover
  • Criticism of spatial planning in Rotterdam harbor
  • River Rhine water level no longer rises, danger averted
  • 'Limited expansion' still permitted at Schiphol
  • TNT Post acquires national companies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Carriers propose increases on Asia imports for 1999
  • Survival in shipping trade will go to the consolidated few, analysts say
  • Logistics contract 'divorces' rising as industry grows
  • Importers fear anti-dumping fines, curtail steel shipments
  • Three container ships caught in freak Pacific storm docked on west coast for repairs
  • Dole and Chiquita suffer major damage to crops in wake of Hurricane Mitch
  • WTO's trade dispute agenda swells
  • Industrial electricity prices now the lowest since 1981, feds say
  • Kazakh oil route via Bosphorus safe, Chevron says
  • Britain says it has no problem trading with Cuba
  • Canadian National shuts down a small unused branch line in Saskatchewan
  • Marine life is dying from boat paint pollution, according to World Wildlife Fund
  • Boyd Bros. Transportation to buy flatbed hauler Ruel Smith Transportation Services
  • Arnold Industries' third quarter income rises slightly
Transportation
  • FedEx vows to deliver seasonal cargo
  • Logistics growth predicted to slow slightly in the coming year
  • Shippers search for seamless solution
  • Railroads go to arbitration with union
  • BNSF desk designed to improve grain flows
  • Teamsters get ballots for election rerun
  • India to invite bids for air cargo hub
Maritime
  • Shipping lines retrench as Central America is devastated by hurricane
  • NOL selling APL rail unit to raise cash, analysts say
  • Rio car terminal in private hands
  • European ship lines win China logistics licenses but still lack parity with US
  • Carriers debate port agency's power as maritime authority nears in Hawaii

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Carriers propose increases on Asia imports for 1999
  • Survival in shipping trade will go to the consolidated few, analysts say
  • Logistics contract 'divorces' rising as industry grows
  • Importers fear anti-dumping fines, curtail steel shipments
  • Three container ships caught in freak Pacific storm docked on west coast for repairs
  • Dole and Chiquita suffer major damage to crops in wake of Hurricane Mitch
  • WTO's trade dispute agenda swells
  • Industrial electricity prices now the lowest since 1981, feds say
  • Kazakh oil route via Bosphorus safe, Chevron says
  • Britain says it has no problem trading with Cuba
  • Canadian National shuts down a small unused branch line in Saskatchewan
  • Marine life is dying from boat paint pollution, according to World Wildlife Fund
  • Boyd Bros. Transportation to buy flatbed hauler Ruel Smith Transportation Services
  • Arnold Industries' third quarter income rises slightly
Transportation
  • FedEx vows to deliver seasonal cargo
  • Logistics growth predicted to slow slightly in the coming year
  • Shippers search for seamless solution
  • Railroads go to arbitration with union
  • BNSF desk designed to improve grain flows
  • Teamsters get ballots for election rerun
  • India to invite bids for air cargo hub
Maritime
  • Shipping lines retrench as Central America is devastated by hurricane
  • NOL selling APL rail unit to raise cash, analysts say
  • Rio car terminal in private hands
  • European ship lines win China logistics licenses but still lack parity with US
  • Carriers debate port agency's power as maritime authority nears in Hawaii

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Carriers propose increases on Asia imports for 1999
  • Survival in shipping trade will go to the consolidated few, analysts say
  • Logistics contract 'divorces' rising as industry grows
  • Importers fear anti-dumping fines, curtail steel shipments
  • Three container ships caught in freak Pacific storm docked on west coast for repairs
  • Dole and Chiquita suffer major damage to crops in wake of Hurricane Mitch
  • WTO's trade dispute agenda swells
  • Industrial electricity prices now the lowest since 1981, feds say
  • Kazakh oil route via Bosphorus safe, Chevron says
  • Britain says it has no problem trading with Cuba
  • Canadian National shuts down a small unused branch line in Saskatchewan
  • Marine life is dying from boat paint pollution, according to World Wildlife Fund
  • Boyd Bros. Transportation to buy flatbed hauler Ruel Smith Transportation Services
  • Arnold Industries' third quarter income rises slightly
Transportation
  • FedEx vows to deliver seasonal cargo
  • Logistics growth predicted to slow slightly in the coming year
  • Shippers search for seamless solution
  • Railroads go to arbitration with union
  • BNSF desk designed to improve grain flows
  • Teamsters get ballots for election rerun
  • India to invite bids for air cargo hub
Maritime
  • Shipping lines retrench as Central America is devastated by hurricane
  • NOL selling APL rail unit to raise cash, analysts say
  • Rio car terminal in private hands
  • European ship lines win China logistics licenses but still lack parity with US
  • Carriers debate port agency's power as maritime authority nears in Hawaii

urgente online pressweb site
  • Luz verde para el aeropuerto de La Rioja
  • La comisión Europea lleva a ocho países al Tribunal de Justicia
  • P&O Nedlloyd y Maersk, con amplias licencias para operar en China
  • El aeropuerto de La Gomera se abrirá al tráfico a principio de 1999
  • Fomento licita las obras para la estación de Santurce
  • Siete puertos españoles invierten 260.000 millones en modernizarse
  • Tibbett&Britten Iberia cambia de domicilio
  • Ofensiva comercial de Iberia
  • EE.UU. inicia el programa "Cielos seguros para Africa"
  • Feve invierte 2.100 millones en rediseñar los trenes "man"

Port Development International (PDI)web site
OCTOBER 10, 1998
General News
  • Peruvian sell-off
  • Klasco groups consolidate
  • Portugese privatization
  • East Port Said advisory awarded to Dr Lackner & Partner
  • Noord Natie and Ventspils
  • Patrick parting
  • Canaveral deal signed
  • Back to Malta
  • Ro-ro plans for India
  • ICTSI half year
  • Hong Kong on-stream
  • Philippine priorities
  • Terminales Rio renegotiates
  • Sabtank to invest in Yanbu
  • Gibraltar box hub
  • HongKong looks for creative finance
  • Evergreen invest more in Asia
  • Patrick pays '7.5M TO ACCC
  • HHLA looks to extend Baltic connections
  • Manila rates go up
  • Mejillones pre-qualifies bidders
  • CTSA rate hike to combat Asian slump
  • P&O Ports pushing for MITH first
  • Intermodal News
Shipping News
  • After the dust settles Cosco still look to gain
  • Maersk upgrade Australia-East Asia Lines
  • SCT Services
Technology News
  • The Port of Felixstowe, UK, has taken delivery of two Paceco Espana RTGs
  • Coastal Geosciences has produced a new corer for dredging surveys
  • Liebherr has begun production of ship-to-shore cranes whose rails go round corners
  • Mobile harbour crane production has ceased at Mannesmann's plant in Zweibrucken
  • Dredging International has developed a new device for the laying of multiple horizontal drains, called the Knife
  • Orts has developed a diesel hydraulic system for grabs
  • Kongsberg Norcontrol Systems project to supply a VTMIS for the Norwegian Coastal Directorate has been completed
  • Auramo has developed new intelligent features for its range of paper clamps
  • Hammerlift reports that it is currently overbooked on most of its products
  • Two new products have been launched by Kongsberg Simrad
  • Scania has taken an order for two units of the DS11 series diesel engine
  • Delivery of the single largest order that the Kalmar Group has ever received is underway
  • ABB has won two contracts to supply its electrical equipment for grab shipunloaders in China
  • NORENT has delivered a 100m passenger gangway to Karlskrona in Sweden

Port Development International (PDI)web site
OCTOBER 10, 1998
General News
  • Peruvian sell-off
  • Klasco groups consolidate
  • Portugese privatization
  • East Port Said advisory awarded to Dr Lackner & Partner
  • Noord Natie and Ventspils
  • Patrick parting
  • Canaveral deal signed
  • Back to Malta
  • Ro-ro plans for India
  • ICTSI half year
  • Hong Kong on-stream
  • Philippine priorities
  • Terminales Rio renegotiates
  • Sabtank to invest in Yanbu
  • Gibraltar box hub
  • HongKong looks for creative finance
  • Evergreen invest more in Asia
  • Patrick pays '7.5M TO ACCC
  • HHLA looks to extend Baltic connections
  • Manila rates go up
  • Mejillones pre-qualifies bidders
  • CTSA rate hike to combat Asian slump
  • P&O Ports pushing for MITH first
  • Intermodal News
Shipping News
  • After the dust settles Cosco still look to gain
  • Maersk upgrade Australia-East Asia Lines
  • SCT Services
Technology News
  • The Port of Felixstowe, UK, has taken delivery of two Paceco Espana RTGs
  • Coastal Geosciences has produced a new corer for dredging surveys
  • Liebherr has begun production of ship-to-shore cranes whose rails go round corners
  • Mobile harbour crane production has ceased at Mannesmann's plant in Zweibrucken
  • Dredging International has developed a new device for the laying of multiple horizontal drains, called the Knife
  • Orts has developed a diesel hydraulic system for grabs
  • Kongsberg Norcontrol Systems project to supply a VTMIS for the Norwegian Coastal Directorate has been completed
  • Auramo has developed new intelligent features for its range of paper clamps
  • Hammerlift reports that it is currently overbooked on most of its products
  • Two new products have been launched by Kongsberg Simrad
  • Scania has taken an order for two units of the DS11 series diesel engine
  • Delivery of the single largest order that the Kalmar Group has ever received is underway
  • ABB has won two contracts to supply its electrical equipment for grab shipunloaders in China
  • NORENT has delivered a 100m passenger gangway to Karlskrona in Sweden

Port Development International (PDI)web site
OCTOBER 10, 1998
General News
  • Peruvian sell-off
  • Klasco groups consolidate
  • Portugese privatization
  • East Port Said advisory awarded to Dr Lackner & Partner
  • Noord Natie and Ventspils
  • Patrick parting
  • Canaveral deal signed
  • Back to Malta
  • Ro-ro plans for India
  • ICTSI half year
  • Hong Kong on-stream
  • Philippine priorities
  • Terminales Rio renegotiates
  • Sabtank to invest in Yanbu
  • Gibraltar box hub
  • HongKong looks for creative finance
  • Evergreen invest more in Asia
  • Patrick pays '7.5M TO ACCC
  • HHLA looks to extend Baltic connections
  • Manila rates go up
  • Mejillones pre-qualifies bidders
  • CTSA rate hike to combat Asian slump
  • P&O Ports pushing for MITH first
  • Intermodal News
Shipping News
  • After the dust settles Cosco still look to gain
  • Maersk upgrade Australia-East Asia Lines
  • SCT Services
Technology News
  • The Port of Felixstowe, UK, has taken delivery of two Paceco Espana RTGs
  • Coastal Geosciences has produced a new corer for dredging surveys
  • Liebherr has begun production of ship-to-shore cranes whose rails go round corners
  • Mobile harbour crane production has ceased at Mannesmann's plant in Zweibrucken
  • Dredging International has developed a new device for the laying of multiple horizontal drains, called the Knife
  • Orts has developed a diesel hydraulic system for grabs
  • Kongsberg Norcontrol Systems project to supply a VTMIS for the Norwegian Coastal Directorate has been completed
  • Auramo has developed new intelligent features for its range of paper clamps
  • Hammerlift reports that it is currently overbooked on most of its products
  • Two new products have been launched by Kongsberg Simrad
  • Scania has taken an order for two units of the DS11 series diesel engine
  • Delivery of the single largest order that the Kalmar Group has ever received is underway
  • ABB has won two contracts to supply its electrical equipment for grab shipunloaders in China
  • NORENT has delivered a 100m passenger gangway to Karlskrona in Sweden

Cargonews Asiaweb site
OCTOBER 26, 1998
  • PSA widening its horizons
  • APL resigns from TWRA
  • Profitability alludes NOL once again
  • Work to start on Sabah port
  • International port slated for Zambales province

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Cruise blow for Thames 2000 party
    LONDON'S proposed new cruise terminal, heralded as a key part of the millennium celebrations, is unlikely to be operational until the 2000 cruise season at the earliest.
  • Cosco and China Merchants in $250m fund-raising move
    TWO of China's leading shipping groups, Cosco and China Merchants plan to raise $250m on the international markets this week.
  • First Olsen warning of more tanker stagnation
    Norway's First Olsen Tankers has predicted continued stagnation in the tanker market throughout 1999 and a commensurate decline in its own profitability for next year.
  • Rates benefit Mosvold third quarter
    SATISFACTORY freight rates helped Norway's Mosvold Shipping, which operates four very large crude carriers, report a profit-making third quarter, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo Correspondent.
  • Argentina to relax rules on port owners
    THE authorities in Buenos Aires are to remove restrictions which have prevented consolidation among puerto nuevo terminal operators.
  • Court to decide saga of Uruguay privatisation
    Uruguay's port privatisation saga could be decided this month, according to the head of the Montevideo port authority.
  • US move to keep forces in Panama
    NINE of the most influential members of the US House of Representatives have proposed legislation providing key trade and financial benefits for Panama if that country allows US armed forces to remain until at least 2015 in order to battle narcotics trafficking.
  • Tribunal rejects unfair dismissal claim of Killick Martin broker
    AN employment tribunal has rejected a claim that Baltic Exchange shipbroker Lyn Gale-Vine was unfairly dismissed by London-based Killick Martin Chartering.

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1998
  • MSC 'negotiating La Spezia stake'
    MEDITERRANEAN Shipping Co is widely rumoured to be negotiating a significant stake in La Spezia Container Terminal.
  • Liferafts found from missing barquentine
    TWO empty liferafts have been found from a barquentine with 31 people on board that has been missing for a week in the Caribbean.
  • Further waterway problems for Europe
    INLAND shipping companies operating on the lower levels of the Rhine expect high water levels to take two weeks to return to normal.
  • Rotterdam seeks proof of de-bugging
    ROTTERDAM Port will demand that ships show they have countered the effects of the millennium bug and that they operate with greater safety margins on January 1, 2000.
  • Commodore raises expansion funds
    FLORIDA-based Commodore Holdings is raising $10m to re-finance an existing loan and to finance expansion..
  • Subic identifies expansion sites
    SUBIC Bay Metropolitan Authority has identified areas where it could develop the freeport's planned expansion.
  • Tilbury takes box terminal stake
    PORT of Tilbury London on the river Thames is taking a one-third share in Tilbury Container Services.
  • Liner majors to raise Asian rates
    CHIEF executives of 13 major trans-Pacific container shipping lines, meeting in Tokyo last week, have agreed to raise eastbound freight rates from Asia to the US.
  • Kotug's arrival hits Bremerhaven operators
    TWO Bremerhaven-based tug operators are planning to cut the number of tugs and personnel used when Dutch rival Kotug arrives in January.
  • Lines form west coast link
    GERMANY'S Columbus Line, the TMM group of Mexico and Maruba of Brazil are forming a joint service linking the west coasts of North, Central and South America.
  • Owners warn Panama of pull-out
    FOREIGN shipowners and shipmanagers using Filipino crew under the Panamanian flag have warned of a massive flag out.
  • Port company terminates Suharto contracts
    PELINDO II, the Indonesian state port operator, has terminated contracts with 24 companies largely owned by the family of former-president Suharto.
  • Melbourne seeks expansion investment
    MELBOURNE, Australia's largest container port, has flagged its intention to seek major investment to expand the port's capacity.
  • Sea Ventures plans US-flag cruise ships
    SEA Ventures, a cruise industry development company, has announced its intention to build three 41,800 gt cruiseships in a US shipyard for Jones Act trading.
  • APL to sell rail network
    OAKLAND-based American President Lines is to sell its container rail network, Stacktrain Services.
  • Port Raysut opens for business
    PORT Raysut on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula opened for business on November 1.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Rotterdam souhaite une livraison et collecte des marchandises containerisées 24 h sur 24
    Il n'a pas été facile de convaincre l'organisation des chargeurs EVO, mais maintenant elle est prête à coopérer à trois projets pilotes qui pourront traiter le flux croissant de containers à Rotterdam. L'EVO, ensemble avec Gemeentelijk Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, des armements, ECT, Transport en Logistiek Nederland (TLN), Vereniging van Zeecontainervervoerders (VZV), Fenex, Rotterdam Interne Logistiek et Platform Modal Split , vont en arriver à un système de traitement logistique 24 h sur 24. Les partis concernés choisiront bientôt trois projets pilotes parmi les cinq concepts de base proposés.
  • Le Harry Vos Groep change son nom en Vos Logistics
    Toutes les 26 filiales du groupe néerlandais Harry Vos Groep opèrent, depuis le 1er novembre, sous le nom de Vos Logistics. Une plus grande consistance envers les clients et plus de contrôle sur la totalité des services de transport au sein de l'entreprise en résulteront. Les activités de Vos Logstics ressortissent de trois business units (Cargo,Vracs et Citerne) et les activités annexes seront vendues ou données en sous-traitance.
  • Nordana Line troque le ro/ro pour le multipurpose lo-lo
    A la fin du mois de mai dernier, l'armement Nordana Line, une division du groupe Danebrog Rederi AS, lançait un nouveau service régulier combiné sur l'Afrique de l'Est avec une flotte de trois multipurpose affrétés du type "Astrakan ro/ro". La rotation se limite pour l'instant à quatre ports, à savoir Anvers port de base, Tilbury et de l'autre côté Mombasa et Dar-Es-Salaam. Ce service est aujourd'hui à la veille d'une mutation en ce sens que l'armement modifie sa stratégie opérationnelle en remplaçant les "Astrakans" par des multipurpose impliquant des manutentions intégralement en lo/lo.
  • Deutsche Post acquiert 50% de Securicor Distribution Services
    La société postale d'Etat allemande Deutsche Post - qui sera privatisée dans deux ans - et le groupe britannique Secoricor plc sont arrivés à un accord visant à la création d'une joint-venture baptisée Europack. Dans le cadre de cet accord, Securicor vendra une participation de 50% dans Securicor Distribution Services (SDD) à Deutsche Post pour un montant de 223 millions de GBP (dont 200 mio. en cash). Les réseaux des deux entreprises dans le domaine des colis business-to-business seront fusionnés. D'autres activités que le colis sont également concernées par la transaction.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Users rubbish CTAL claims
    Claims by P&O Ports that the situation at Container Terminals Australia Ltd at Port Botany is improving have been greeted by more complaints from the industry.
    The chief executive of Tasman Express Line Ltd, Ron Longley, told DCN yesterday that unless there was "an immediate return to normality" the shipping line would advocate the introduction of a congestion surcharge.
    "The impact on Tasman Express, as a dedicated trans-Tasman shipping line, is serious," Mr Longley said.
    "Analysis of the time that our vessels have spent alongside in Sydney during the Maritime Union of Australia go-slow shows that it has increased by over 50 per cent from that time that our vessels normally spend alongside.
  • FreightCorp trials Melb service
    National Rail's stranglehold on interstate intermodal business appears to be coming under increasing pressure, with revelations that aggressive NSW rail freight operator FreightCorp will today begin interstate trials with one of NR's biggest customers.
    It is understood that FreightCorp will today send its first intermodal freight train between Sydney and Melbourne for plastics forwarding organisation, the CRT Group.
    The start-up of the trial service, with a view to regular scheduled services in the near future, is significant as it marks FreightCorp's first foray across southern borders. Revelations of the trials also came just weeks after the start-up of daily scheduled Sydney-Melbourne intermodal services by FreightCorp's rivals -- Junee-based private operator Austrac and V/Line Freight.
  • Federation presses for continued ILO role
    The involvement of the International Labor Organisation in maritime affairs must be preserved at all costs, delegates at the Seafarers' Section of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) Congress, now under way in New Delhi, agreed.
    The 39th congress heard that, in particular, the ITF should press for the retention of the ILO's maritime machinery, in the form of specially convened maritime conferences recommending minimum standards of employment for seafarers.
    A resolution also called on affiliates to approach their respective governments and national trade union centres to explain the importance of the ILO's maritime machinery and to request support to preserve it.
  • Bulkers: just making ends meet
    LAST year BHP's view of the bulk freight market was optimistic, according to the company's general manager chartering, John Clarebrough, but he says the past year has been tough for ship owners and operators and rates have fallen markedly.
    Addressing the 36th biennial conference of the Association of Australian Port and Marine Authorities in Adelaide he said BHP's internal forecasts for 1997-98 predicted freight rates would swing upwards, with strong demand growth of 3.8 per cent offsetting the relatively high dry bulk and combination carrier fleet growth of 3.2 per cent, but the onset of the Asian crisis affected demand.

Marine Linkweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 1998
  • Kvaerner Stock Drops On 3Q Warning
    Kvaerner ASA is quickly finding that fickle financial markets and changes at the top do not mix well. On the heels of a surging stock price driven by the installation of a new CEO, the company last week warned investors of a "significant weakening" in third quarter results, an announcement which triggered a 14 percent share price fall.
  •  Mosvold Ships Two Undergo Fifth Special Surveys
    Norway's Mosvold Shipping ASA said that three of its vessels are due to undergo drydocking for fifth special surveys in the first half of 1999. Preliminary assessments of the steel thickness and quality of the ships was positive, it reported.
  • Hong Kong Ferry Route Licenses Awarded
    The Hong Kong government is reportedly to award the operation licences for eight outlying islands ferry routes to Hong Kong Ferry (Holdings) Co. Ltd's Hong Kong and Yaumati Ferry Co. Ltd. (HYF), and Hong Kong & Kowloon Ferry Ltd. (HKK). Hong Kong Ferry's existing 75-year-old franchise to run outlying islands, inner harbour and new town ferry routes through HYF will expire in March 31, 1999.
  • Ships Sold
    Bulker, Anaisai, built 1996, 73,201 dwt, sold for $17.25 million.
    Bulker, Maritime Pearl, built 1990, 42,025 dwt, sold for $10.9 million.
    Tanker, Sanko Heron, built 1982, 61,540 dwt, sold for $10.6 million.
  • VT Buys Boat Building Unit
    British ship builder Vosper Thornycroft Holdings Plc reportedly agreed to buy the Halmatic boat building unit from the U.K. Hunting Plc.
  • USCG Spots Debris From Missing Ship
    U.S. Coast Guard crews reportedly found a field of debris from a Caribbean sailing ship -- Fantome -- that vanished off Honduras last week with 31 crew members on board while trying to evade Hurricane Mitch.
    The 71-year-old four-masted schooner was the flagship of Windjammer Barefoot Cruises' fleet of tall ships.
  • Cascade General Completes Upgrades To Regal Princess
    The P&O cruise ship Regal Princess was re-launched in early October after a 12 day stopover at Cascade General's Portland shipyard. The 36,575 ton ship departed with an enlarged and modernized Lido Caf' on Deck 12 and a new Children's Center on Deck 14, as well as numerous other modifications.  Within a day of the ship's arrival from Sitka, Alaska, the yard had lifted two pre-fabricated deck extensions onto the stern of the vessel originally built by Fincantieri in 1991. The two aluminum structures weighed in at 13 tons for the Lido Caf' extension and 20 tons for the Children's Center.  Besides a complete bottom blast and re-coat, numerous frames supporting the double bottom were repaired. In addition, the port six-blade Lips propeller weighing 33,000 lbs was removed, the shaft was pulled, and a full biannual inspection was carried out by officials of Lloyd's of London.
    Passenger areas were given a complete upgrade and re-fit, with new carpets and fixtures. Deck spaces were given new ceilings, wall paneling and d'cor. More than 500 workers were involved in the project, working around the clock to ensure the 1,596 passenger ship would be ready to resume operations out of San Francisco to the Caribbean on October 3.

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ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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