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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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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 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
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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