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December 8, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Many ships unlikely to meet GMDSS deadline
    Thousands have yet to convert to Global Maritime Distress and Safety System, mandatory on Feb 1
  • Fuel testing firm sets up laboratory in S'pore
  • Indian committee proposes amending port Act
  • Zim teams up with Korean firm in deal on 2 container terminals
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • India trying to speed up privatisation of aviation firms
    5 airports identified for upgrading or construction with help from private sector capital
  • PAL plans capital boost of US$90m, fleet cuts
  • Polynesian Air working again with Hawaiian Airlines
  • BAe, Dasa to merge before Christmas: report
  • Malaysian govt urging small airlines to merge
  • Nissan, Hitachi to cooperate on developing car technology
  • Boeing's Toronto plant to remain open till 2001
  • Swissair may team up with Cargolux
Features
  • Bleeding from financial crisis
    Indonesia's Sempati ceased commercial operations, PAL almost collapsed and other airlines have suffered losses
Columns
  • Modern bulk carriers suffering from fatigue cracks: report

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA-CGM looks to profit from Indonesian market
  • Customs Pre-clearance zone for Darwin
  • Rotterdam demands vessels be millennium-proof
  • Wan Hai implements service extension scheme
  • Waiting time reduced at port of Shanghai
  • US seeks to open up China's aviation market
  • TNT predicts growth in Asia
  • Sharjah wins Dubai/ACI dispute

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Amsterdam Airport was Israeli military transit airport
  • German Betuwe rail link connection 'uncertain'
  • Cathay won't buy PAL stake
  • Provincial roads after all
  • 'Transport fairs a success'
  • Wella outsources cosmetics transport

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • TACA appeals European antitrust fines
  • Shippers uneasy as Hoffa takes over Teamsters
  • Postal Service aims to recoup Yule season
  • Hoffa-led Teamsters issue strike threat against Overnite
  • Customs seizes Moon rock for sale in Miami
  • Planes, wine and workers snag Swiss-EU trade pact
  • Greece looks to privatize Olympic Airways by next March
  • Romania's second-largest shipyard likely to be sold to Dutch company
  • British truckers say stowaway fines are unfair
Transportation
  • Daewoo to open auto assembly plant
  • IC promotes Kammerer as STB reviews CN merger
  • BNSF reshuffles team, aims to upgrade service
  • JOC index loss still beats the Dow
Maritime
  • Second tender planned for ship line
  • Federal court says three firms must pay for chemical spill cleanup in Louisiana
  • Hutchison offered 50% stake in ECT
  • Transroll, Hamburg-Sud form traffic partnership
  • Maersk, Sea-Land reportedly eliminate Philadelphia's bid
  • Navy port spills by location
  • ILWU and West Coast waterfront employers prepare for tough negotiations
  • Navy's oil, fuel spills pollute US waters

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Coega hiccup
  • Safmarine bidders - all the options
  • Sasfin gets the go-ahead to set up banking subsidiary
  • Tank container factory opens with near full order book
  • Safmarine builds triple-storey hostel out of 47 containers
  • SA slump likely to last till the end of next year
  • Road transport hits the information highway
  • Third party distribution centre opens in CT
  • Durban company gets contract to build two new tugs
  • For the record
  • PE Chamber will host automotive export drive to UK next year
  • Portnet slates media rebuke over helicopter deal
  • Gulf Agency opens in Durban
  • Ming Universe arrives in Durban
  • Beira gets new handling equipment
  • Boeing lays off 20 000 as world recession bites
  • IDC to set up export-import bank
  • JJ's Airfreight opens its doors
  • Groupage slumps as increased duties batter importers
  • Zim petrol hike pumps up overborder haulage costs
  • Distrust in economy sees IMF freezing R1680m allocation
  • Rennies Intermodal hopes for Feb upturn
  • Flood of interest as second train leaves for Uganda
  • Natro takes the owner-driver route
  • Skilled SA staff tap into global opportunities
  • GAL offers fastest SA - New Orleans transit
  • UK donates R9-m to help beef up SA customs

Marine Logweb site
  • Halter and Bazan in fast ferry venture
    First delivery from U.S. yard to "prominent European operator" slated for 2000

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Australia gets A$10m back in ANL deal
    THE Australian government has recouped A$10m (US$6.4m) from the sale of ANL's liner shipping business to France's CGM Group, although the French company has also taken on liabilities of five times that figure.
  • Fund manager George Soros
    Fund manager George Soros said yesterday he believed world financial markets were still in a downtrend despite a strong recovery. Speaking at the London School of Economics, he called for regulation of hedge funds and predicted problems for the UK if its currency joined the Euro, saying that historically it was closer to the dollar. However, he said he could be wrong.
  • Greek ferry venture seeks listing
    MINOAN Flying Dolphins, the trade name for a new venture which will merge the high-speed ferry interests of the Ceres group and Minoan Lines on Greece's short haul passenger routes, is to seek a listing on the Athens Stock Exchange in the course of next year.
  • Seven lines facing Brussels fines for Adriatic price-fixing
    THE European Commission plans to decide on Wednesday the level of anti-trust fines on seven ferry lines serving routes between Italy and Greece, a commission source said yesterday, writes Nigel Tutt, Brussels. The fines will follow a commission investigation which found that the lines were price-fixing passenger, car and lorry fares between Ancona, Bari and Brindisi in Italy to Patras in Greece, they said. "A price-fixing cartel is 'a very serious' offence. But this case was only 'serious' because of the gravity of the offence. Fines for serious cases can vary between Ecu1m-Ecu20m per company," a source said.
  • EU takes a tougher line on state aids for shipbuilders
    A NEW regulation covering state aids to shipbuilding and other industries has been adopted by the Council of Ministers of the European Union and will take effect shortly.
  • Turkey cancels straits VTS system tenders
    Insufficient interest from contractors has caused the Turkish government to cancel tenders for a Vessel Traffic Information System due to be installed to provide radar and communications coverage over the Turkish straits.
  • Eurotunnel expands freight fleet
    Eurotunnel Freight has invested in two complete freight shuttles worth a total of '40m ($67.2m), the Anglo-French Channel Tunnel operator has announced.
  • Petroleum imports set to grow in key regions
    Clare Longley and Alison Smith report from the fourth Lloyd's Shipping Economist Products Tanker conference in London. LATIN America and the Mediterranean can expect to see further growth potential in terms of petroleum product imports towards 2000, according to shipbroker Simpson Spence & Young.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Heavy snowfall paralyses Swedish port
    A HEAVY snowstorm has brought the Port of G'vle on the east coast of Sweden to a standstill.
  • Lorient-Casablanca route to be revived
    FRENCH liner operator Gulf Stream is hoping to restart a roro service between Lorient in north-west France and Casablanca in Morocco.
  • Minister boosts Colombo port promotion
    SRI Lanka's port development minister MHM Ashraff has set up a Port Promotion Council to recommend measures to improve efficiency at Colombo Port.
  • Renaissance delivery prompts order talks
    CHANTIERS DE L'ATLANTIQUE has delivered the second of six cruiseships to US-based cruise line Renaissance Cruises.
  • Adelaide hits major throughput mark
    SEA-LAND (Australia)-operated Port Adelaide has exceeded 100,000 teu in a single year for the first time in the port's history.
  • MC Shipping continues rejuvenation policy
    MC SHIPPING has sold a multipurpose/container feedership and reached agreement with insurance underwriters for damages on another vessel.
  • Zim partnership brings South Korean advantages
    ZIM has entered into a partnership with Dong-A subsidiary Korean Express Co regarding operation from two new container terminals in South Korea.
  • Four lines form South American co-operation
    TWO Brazilian and two European lines have confirmed they are to co-operate on the north Europe-east coast South America route.
  • Engineers assess damage to Antarctic vessel
    ENGINEERS are currently assessing the damage to the Antarctic research and supply ship Aurora Australis.
  • Adsteam buys Australian rival
    EXPANDING Australian towage operator Adsteam Marine has strengthened its presence in the domestic tug sector with a buyout of a rival business.
  • Strongest tanker escort tug launched
    DAKOTA Creek Industries of Anacortes in Washington state has launched the world's highest horsepower Voith Schneider tractor propulsion tug.
  • Former transport minister in kickback allegations
    URUGUAY'S former transport minister is alleged to have suggested that a $2m incentive had to be paid in order to win the tender for Montevideo's container terminal.
  • Philippines calls for mortgage law changes
    PHILIPPINES' officials have called for changes to the mortgage law as part of its bid to align its ship financing system with international requirements.
  • Canada to cut and freeze ice breaking fees
    CANADA has accepted a proposal from shippers and shipowners to cut its proposed Coast Guard icebreaking fees in half and keep them at that level for three years.
  • Research vessel picks up 52 refugees
    UKRAINIAN research vessel Akademik N Strakhov arrived in Valletta Grand Harbour yesterday morning with 52 would-be illegal immigrants on board.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Wallenius envisagerait de transférer ses activités atlantiques d'Anvers à Zeebrugge
    Il en est question depuis quelques mois et les rumeurs deviennent de plus en plus persistantes: l'armement Wallenius, le grand spécialiste européen du transport océanique de voitures neuves aurait l'intention de transférer ses activités atlantiques d'Anvers où ses navires sont traités au terminal pour voitures de la Hessenatie à la darse de Vrasene dans la zone portuaire de la rive gauche à Zeebrugge où un terminal dédié serait aménagé dans l'arrière-port.
  • Mærsk étudie l'implantation d'un hub dans le Sud de l'Inde
    Le groupe maritime danois Mærsk étudierait la possibilité d'implanter un nouveau port à containers dans le Tamil Nadu, l'Etat qui forme la pointe sud de l'Inde. Ce nouveau "hub" serait aménagé à proximité de la ville de Kolachel et pourrait vraisemblablement constituer une maillon de plus dans la chaîne de grands terminaux situés sur l'axe de navigation est-ouest et desservant des zones géographiques distinctes. On ignore si l'armement américain Sea-Land, partenaire habituel de Mærsk dans ce genre de projets, participerait à l'entreprise.
  • Les opérateurs citerniers belges menacent d'agir
    Les opérateurs citerniers intérieurs actifs sur le marché belge, menacent d'agir. "Si lundi aucun accord n'a été atteint avec les sociétés pétrolières, mardi, nous formerons des barrages sur le canal Albert, dans la région liégoise", c'est ce qui nous a été communiqué par téléphone le weekend dernier. Les opérateurs citerniers menacent d'entreprendre des actions pareilles sur le canal maritime Bruxelles-Escaut.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • SA gets head start on new regs
    South Australian truck operators will be the first to benefit from long-awaited proposals to increase truck mass limits, following the SA government's commitment to implement the proposed reforms by 1 January.
    However, truck operators in other states -- particularly in NSW, the ACT, Queensland and Tasmania -- could have to wait much longer before being able to take advantage of the reform.
  • Ports at standstill for meetings
    Cargo handling and shipping movements in most major Australian ports will come to a standstill today when members of the Maritime Union of Australia attend the union's annual general meeting.
    Work in a number of smaller ports will also be affected by similar meetings tomorrow.
    Normal cargo handling and shipping movements are expected to resume on the afternoon shift.
    Issues from the recent MUA national council meeting will be discussed at the meetings, with P&O Ports' plans for waterfront reform likely to receive particular attention.
  • CGM gets ANL for $10m plus
    ANL and the Commonwealth completed the sale of ANL's Liner Shipping division to France-based international shipping company, CGM, at the weekend, for $10 million.
    The Ministers for Finance and Transport, John Fahey and John Anderson, said ANL's container shipping business would operate under the commercial title, ANL Container Lines Pty Ltd.
  • Anderson explains national delay
    Federal Transport Minister John Anderson has decided to scrap the government's previously announced plan to introduce a modified mass limits regime for federally registered heavy vehicles from 1 January, following continued opposition to the proposal mainly from NSW and the ACT.
    At the conclusion of the Australian Transport Council meeting in Melbourne on Friday, Mr Anderson said his decision followed significant progress being made "towards a national approach" to the proposed increase in mass limits for vehicles utilising road friendly suspension systems.
  • ASR upbeat despite coal loss
    Australia Southern Railroad chief executive Chuck Chabot remains upbeat about the prospects of the South Australian rail freight business, despite the loss of one of its largest customers last week and questions being raised about the viability of the intra-state network.
    The Australian Democrats last week warned that the future of South Australia's intra-state freight rail network was under a cloud as a result of the Leigh Creek coal haulage contract going to the NSW-based FreightCorp rather than the Adelaide-based ASR.

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 7, 1998
  • Babcock Wins Contract To Refit Naval Ship
    British engineering firm Babcock International Group won a contract from the UK Ministry of Defense to refit the 31,565 tons naval support vessel RFA Fort Victoria. Babcock said it secured the "multi-million pound" order against strong competition from commercial refit yards and other dockyards. The company did not disclose the contract value.  The refit at Babcock Rosyth in Scotland will start on February 1, 1999 and the work will last for 17 weeks employing about 250 at its peak. The contract includes the maintenance, survey and overhaul of all major ship's systems and equipment, said the company.
  • Singapore Liberalizes Tug Services In March
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) will reportedly bring the third phase of its towage liberalization program forward to March 1, 1999 from July 1. Under the third and final phase, tug operators with public licenses would be allowed to provide towage services to all sectors within port waters.
  • TACA Shipping Lines To Appeal Fines
    Container shipping lines in the Trans-Atlantic Conference Agreement (TACA) have reportedly lodged an appeal against record fines imposed on them by the European Commission for breaking competition rules. The 15 TACA lines lodged an appeal with the European Court of First Instance on the grounds that they had not held a dominant market position. In September the Commission fined the shipping lines a record aggregate 273 million ecu for breaching competition rules by operating a price fixing cartel on the Atlantic trade.
  • EU To Fine Greek Ferries
    The European Commission will reportedly fine one Italian and six Greek ferry firms up to $23.41 million each for allegedly fixing prices on Adriatic Sea routes.
  • MC Shipping Sells Ship To Korean Interests
    MC Shipping Inc. is said to have sold a multipurpose/container feeder ship, the MC Emerald, to Korean interests for over $1 million.
  • Kvaerner, HDW Kiel Win Attica Deal
    Kvaerner ASA said that it and German shipyard HDW Kiel had reached a deal to supply 1,000 prefabricated modular cabins for four ferries ordered by Greece's Attica Enterprises. Kvaerner said the deal was won by its Finnish subsidiary Kvaerner Masa-Yards Piikkio Works.
  • Bimco, U.S. Work On Sea Safety Reporting System
    International shipowners organization Bimco said it has entered discussions with the U.S. Coast Guard and Maritime Administration (Marad) to set up a system that would receive, analyze and disseminate information about unsafe occurrences at sea.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Poseidon Principles takes stock of the decarbonisation of shipping, which still has a long way to go
Copenhagen
The association's latest annual report highlights the progress made
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
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› 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%
Federazione del Mare and Wista Italy sign a memorandum of understanding to promote gender equality
Genoa
The aim is also to promote the sustainability and development of the maritime sector.
Four new electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the port of Koper
Helsinki
They were ordered by Luka Koper from Konecranes
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