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BRIEFS
April 7, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • Aussie shipbuilder looks beyond Asia to West for orders
    Asian ferry operators hit by falling local currency against greenback, Aussie dollar
  • Hamburg expects trade with China, HK to grow strongly
  • P&O Australia chosen to build Egyptian port
  • Star Cruises to charter out catamaran to P&O
  • S Korea's shipbuilding orders plunge in 1st qtr

  • Two S'pore-Tokyo services to be cancelled on Thursday
  • BMW will not raise its bid for Rolls-Royce Motors
  • Air Aruba resumes flights with leased jets
  • Mazda to inject more capital into Thai operation
  • Hyundai plans car factory in Russia
  • BAA to extend train link to Heathrow

  • Strategy leaves little to chance
    This is the first in a two-part series on Singapore's efforts at protecting the marine environment

  • Studies upbeat about future of container shipping, port operations

Sched Netweb site
  • Lines increase THCs
  • Cosco realigns services
  • Hanjin's Asia-North America routes reduced
  • EVA and China Airlines strengthen cargo fleets
  • US airport master plan hits turbulence
  • New terminal opens at St Louis

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 6, 1998
  • 'UPS involved in arms transport after El Al disaster'
  • Restructuring deal Eurotunnel finalised
  • Higher tariffs on the Atlantic trade
  • Smit Internationale investments after profitable year
  • Rotterdam rail terminal expansion brought forward

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • COSCO starts through service to Chengdu via rail
  • Sara members to raise rates in June
  • Dockers confirm to stage 48-hour strike
  • New logistics firm launches LCL service to Vietnam
  • A step forward for ship Reform Act

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Guido Perla finishes supply vessel design
  • Insurance club warns of millennium headaches
  • Olympia planning boat/chowder event
  • Pennsylvania governor praises shipyard lease arrangement
  • Secretary Slater presents African aviation initiative
  • UPS donates $2 million to five nonprofit groups

Marine Linkweb site
APRIL 6, 1998
  • Carnival Buys Britains Cunard For $500M
  • Boatracs Names Curt McLeland CFO
  • NPM Buys 30% Of Shipping Firm NDH
  • MC Shipping Buys Outgas Ships Partner
  • Canada Buys Four Used British Submarines

Globalweb site
APRIL, 1998
  • Reportagem especial
    Transporte intermodal
    Transporte ferroviário
    Terminais
    Privatização da Fepasa
    A influência da privatização nos serviços ferroviários
    Transporte rodoviário
    Transporte marítimo
    Setor aéreo também está atento
    Hidrovias impulsionam a navegação interior
    Operador multimodal traz oportunidade de novos negócios
  • Libra e Multiterminais assinam contrato do Tecont
  • Marítimo
    Adiós, norte-sul
    Evergreen inicia expansão nas Américas
    Evergreen é uma das l'deres de mercado
  • Transporte aéreo
    Rio tem novo terminal de carga
  • Equipamentos & serviços

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • India moves to protect home fleet
    INDIA looks set to review its cabotage laws and introduce new protection for domestic companies.
  • China lines up capital works in Chittagong
    CHINA is looking to invest in infrastructure projects in Chittagong, writes Shirish Nadkarni, India Correspondent.
  • Troubled Danyard hit again
    BELEAGUERED Danish shipbuilder Danyard, which is operating under the threat of closure when its current orderbook expires, suffered another large loss last year. And the company is expected to be hit by further losses in the next two years.
  • Lloyd's group warns of soft market conditions
    BUSINESS conditions in the insurance market so far this year have reached a level of difficulty not seen many times in the past, specialist Lloyd's insurance group Goshawk said yesterday.
  • Asian container lines push for rates increase
    UNIGLORY and Wan Hai, two key players in the intra-Asia container trades, are pushing fellow operators for a 10% increase in rates.
  • Swire offshoot gets new tugs
    SWIRE subsidiaryHongkong Salvage and Towage has taken delivery of a pair of tailor-made harbour tugs from Imamura Shipbuilding of Japan.
  • Outright sales of SA ports unlikely
    Various forms of private sector involvement were under consideration but outright port sales were unlikely, said Douglas McClure, director, parliamentary services for the Department of Public Enterprises.
  • Port duty adds to problems facing Indian shipbreakers
    MAHARASHTRA'S shipbreakers are finding trading conditions dire.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 6, 1998
  • Holyman to sell its stake in Condor
    HOLYMAN has announced the sale of its 50 per cent stake in the UK-based Condor operation to joint venture partner Commodore Shipping Co.
  • Philippine operators warn on flag exodus
    PHILIPPINE overseas shipping operators have warned of a mass flagging out of ships from the Philippine registry because the government has failed to act on its manning rules.
  • Egypt to privatise stevedore
    EGYPT'S government is to offer the public a stake in a cargo-handling company, its first privatisation in the port services sector.
  • Smedvig sues Esso over drillship dispute
    NORWEGIAN offshore group Smedvig has sued Esso Exploration and Production Norway for damages of up to Nkr2bn ($265m) over disputes regarding the Balder FPU drillship.
  • Norwegian offshore companies plan merger
    DSND Sondenfjeldske and Seateam Technology, two Norwegian companies in the offshore services sector, have unveiled a plan to merge.
  • Iverships results disappoint
    VAN Ommeren Iverships has revealed that profits were unchanged at $2m last year in spite of a doubling in turnover to $120m.
  • Marubeni to post $237m loss
    JAPAN'S Marubeni Corp said it would announce a loss, its first for 46 years, of $237m when it posts results for the financial year ended March.
  • Stena satisfied with new ferry
    STENA has announced it is satisfied with the financial performance of its new fast ferry, Stena Discovery, following repairs to storm damage.
  • India to train more officers
    INDIA is to tackle the exodus of seafarers to foreign flags by training more personnel.
  • Philippines makes positive noises on cabotage
    DOMESTIC operators in the Philippines say they are amenable to the opening of the country's cabotage trade to foreign ships.
  • SNCM launches tender for fast ferry
    FRENCH ferry operator SNCM has launched an international tender for the construction of a new fast ferry for its France-Corsica service.
  • Australia underwrites more credit to Indonesia
    AUSTRALIAN taxpayers will be required to underwrite cotton shipments to Indonesia under an insurance package announced by the government.
  • Australian cattle producers face bankruptcy
    THE collapse of Australia's live cattle exports to Asia is threatening to wipe out some cattle producers in northern Australia.
  • Brittany Ferries moves into the black
    BRITTANY Ferries, the French ferry operator, has posted a 1997 net profit of Ffr85m ($14m), after a loss in 1996 of Ffr16m.
  • New Alaska ferry delayed
    CITING unforeseen design and testing difficulties, Halter Marine has announced a delay in the delivery of the new Alaska ferry Kennicott.
  • Cunard goes to Carnival
    CUNARD Line has been sold by Kv'rner to a group of investors led by Miami-based Carnival Corp for $500m.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Seaway: le Canada procéderait à une hausse unilatérale des tarifs
    Tout semble indiquer que le gouvernement canadien s'apprête à appliquer une augmentation des tarifs du transit par les écluses du Seaway se trouvant sur son territoire, et ceci même au cas ou les Etats-unis n'acceptent pas. Cette prise de position a été communiquée par le ministre canadien des Transports David Collenette.
  • Seagha place l'information ATEL sur Internet
    Le projet d'essai visant à mettre à disposition l'information ATEL de B-Cargo via Internet expire dans quelques jours. Le nouveau produit Seagha sera officiellement présenté à la fin du mois. Cela signifie que le système EDI du secteur privé du port d'Anvers enclenche la vitesse supérieure. Seagha a d'ailleurs noté une hausse sensible du trafic de données au cours du premier trimestre de l'année.
  • La Wallonie n'apprécie pas les droits de transit par le port d'Anvers
    La récente décision du conseil d'administration de l'Entreprise portuaire anversoise, relativement à l'abandon définitif du tracé de la liaison Oelegem-Zandvliet fait couler beaucoup de salive et d'encre dans le hinterland anversois...

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Sydney strike: Patrick to test legal options
    Patrick was yesterday considering its legal options following the Maritime Union of Australia's decision to hold a second seven day strike at the company's Botany Bay terminal starting today.
    One option includes an application to seek a termination of the bargaining period under the Workplace Relations Act before the Australian industrial Relations Commission.
  • Oceanfast to build ferries offshore
    WA Ferry tug and yacht builder Oceanfast has concluded a Heads of Agreement with its major Singaporean shareholder Keppel Singmarine Dockyard to build an 80 metres hull roll-on-roll-off ferry.
    It is proposed that this agreement form the basis for a new mega-ferry program involving a range of new designs for mono hulls from 80 metres through to 120 metres.
  • Shipbuilder to favor monohulls
    Oceanfast's new venture into a large ferry construction program with Keppel Singmarine Dockyard could see such vessels being built in Western Australia in two years, according to the company's chief executive John Farrell.
    Mr Farrell said "We have two sites in WA. One is developed and the other is largely undeveloped. We have a plan and a commitment with the WA government to develop that site."
  • ATN buys Emu Bay for $7.8m
    Mining giant Pasminco Limited has sold the railway business and railway assets of Emu Bay Railway Company to the Australian Transport Network group for 7.8 million, it was announced yesterday.
    The sale is expected to be completed by the end of April, and is conditional upon Foreign Investment Review Board approval.
  • Brisbane redevelopment brought forward
    Major port redevelopment plans for the Fisherman Islands area will be brought forward as a result of a Queensland government decision to build a 65,000-seat spots stadium and related infrastructure on Port of Brisbane Corporation and privately-owned land.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Extent of river strike is murky
  • Piracy takes toll in Mexico
  • Cotton exports expected to fall 14% this year
  • Distribution center eases hassle of selling Western goods in China

  • New ATA chief seeks more funds, lower taxes
  • Transroll to buy 300 reefer containers
  • Crowley steams into growing logistics field
  • US-Mexico airport seminar wins praise
  • Restrictions put on barges at St. Louis
  • ResidenSea confirms interest in acquiring Cunard from Kvaerner
  • Australian rail firm expands holdings
  • Japan port fight 'far from over,' US official says
  • Navieras/NPR to add Puerto Rico-Miami run
  • Shekou adds equipment, plans to streamline bureaucracy
  • Inaccurate bills of lading put a crimp in cotton exporters' business deals

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