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June 19, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
    Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
  • Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
  • Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
  • Ship adrift towed to Madras
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
    Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
  • Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
  • Branson still committed to US-based airline
  • PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
  • Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
  • Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes
Features
  • Test for Branson's Midas touch
    Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail
Columns
  • Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
    Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
  • Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
  • Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
  • Ship adrift towed to Madras
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
    Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
  • Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
  • Branson still committed to US-based airline
  • PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
  • Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
  • Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes
Features
  • Test for Branson's Midas touch
    Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail
Columns
  • Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
    Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
  • Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
  • Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
  • Ship adrift towed to Madras
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
    Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
  • Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
  • Branson still committed to US-based airline
  • PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
  • Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
  • Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes
Features
  • Test for Branson's Midas touch
    Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail
Columns
  • Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Captrans suspends S'pore-India service
    Indian-owned line trying to seek further financing to pay off debts
  • Korea's Hanjin steps up move into tanker shipping
  • Aussie dockers get details of pact with Patrick
  • Ship adrift towed to Madras
Air and Land Transport
  • Australia signs air cargo deal with Singapore
    Pact to provide unrestricted reciprocal market access also signed with Germany
  • Confirmed: faulty wheel caused German train crash
  • Branson still committed to US-based airline
  • PAL plans to sell up to 40 jets
  • Pilots of proposed alliance meet to discuss joint concerns
  • Bangladesh to privatise 4 more railway routes
Features
  • Test for Branson's Midas touch
    Whether Richard Branson can recover his golden image will be tested with the planned 250m float of Virgin Rail
Columns
  • Dissenting arbitrator cannot insert his views into award: appeal court

Sched Netweb site
  • FEFC issues warning over eastbound trade rates
  • Transpacific agreement expires
  • Sea-Land optimistic for future of world trade
  • TMM plans slot charter from Lykes
  • Textainer celebrates 600,000th TEU delivery
  • Dockside operation firms join
  • Pilots' strike hurts Air France cargo operations
  • Dragonair in final trial run at Chek Lap Kok
  • Jumbos to roll slower off line
  • Air Canada and Voyageur sign agreement

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 18, 1998
  • Amsterdam harbor pool saved in nick of time
  • TNT Post's new PR manager: 'We take the web very seriously'
  • Shippers dissatisfied with reefers
  • Bax office in Switzerland
  • Y2K problem for shipping and transport 'potentially catastrophic'
  • UPS electronic service available worldwide
  • New HIDC manager
  • Eurotunnel claims market leadership
  • Plea for airport inside Rotterdam port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
  • Deficit spurred by import flood
  • Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
  • Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
  • US takes steps to build relations with Iran
  • House leaders seek reform vote date
  • Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
  • Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
  • US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
  • Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
  • Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
  • Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
  • Three killed in Chicago area train crash
  • US opens door to Iran ties
  • Japan trade surplus soars again in May
Transportation
  • AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
  • Polish rail strike creates freight delays
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
  • Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
  • Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
  • A higher logistics profile
Maritime
  • Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
  • CP Ships boosts Latin service
  • 6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
  • Deficit spurred by import flood
  • Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
  • Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
  • US takes steps to build relations with Iran
  • House leaders seek reform vote date
  • Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
  • Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
  • US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
  • Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
  • Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
  • Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
  • Three killed in Chicago area train crash
  • US opens door to Iran ties
  • Japan trade surplus soars again in May
Transportation
  • AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
  • Polish rail strike creates freight delays
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
  • Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
  • Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
  • A higher logistics profile
Maritime
  • Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
  • CP Ships boosts Latin service
  • 6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Mexico pledges to legalize big trailers
  • Deficit spurred by import flood
  • Traders eye choices amid GSP lapse
  • Lawmakers urge probe of China's shipping practices
  • US takes steps to build relations with Iran
  • House leaders seek reform vote date
  • Panama Canal draft increased to 38 feet with effect Friday
  • Raytheon Aircraft gives Emery Worldwide global supply chain pact
  • US Trade Rep let's vote on Fast Track
  • Boeing sees no reason to fear threat from Airbus freighter threat
  • Transit Group buys truckload carrier KJ Transportation
  • Peru carrier given only 7 flights to US under open skies; still wants 21
  • Three killed in Chicago area train crash
  • US opens door to Iran ties
  • Japan trade surplus soars again in May
Transportation
  • AAR goes shopping for Hamberger
  • Polish rail strike creates freight delays
  • Hong Kong Air Cargo faces challenger
  • Conrail appoints Timothy O'Toole to head firm after the acquisition
  • Macau cuts landing fees, waives a passenger charge
  • A higher logistics profile
Maritime
  • Jazzed up ports eyed for faster future
  • CP Ships boosts Latin service
  • 6-day strike begins at Piraeus, Thessaloniki

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Canada Rate Increases to Be Effective July 15
  • MOL's Consolidated Profit for FY97 Jumps 39%
  • JSA President Urges Competitive Systems for Shipping
  • JHTA Adds Five Vice-Chairmen
  • NEC Logistics Achieves ISO 14001

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Todd employees celebrate launching third and final Jumbo Mark II ferry
  • AAR reports freight traffic up on North American railroads
  • UPS claims new delivery system by internet will change business

urgente online pressweb site
  • El Congreso de los Diputados aprueba la Ley Postal
  • Los cruceros llegan a Bilbao
  • La suerte de Cathay Pacific
  • DHL inaugura centro logístico en Japón
  • Philippine Airlines, al borde de la suspensión de pagos

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bank Ellerman deploys higher capacity vessels on Ind. Ocean service
  • Details of UP industry status on Internet
  • DGFT clarifies 4 per cent duty applicability
  • IMC seminar on 'Financing of Exports' today
  • CWC ICD-Waluj inaugurated
  • Clinton's visit 'under review'
  • Spice exporters seek clarification on export credit rate
  • EU team to review anti-dumping duty on Indian firms
  • Indian to head Citibank
  • Government to introduce citizen charters in phasesd manner
  • Automatic approval for 100% foreign equity in power
  • CHA employees' strike called off
  • Port & Dock workers' mite to cyclone-hit
  • Plan panel tells Assam to fix core priorities
  • ECU-Line in Japan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Funding blow for ResidenSea
    RESIDENSEA, the private company planning to build the world's first floating resort, was forced yesterday to postpone for three months a plan to raise $190m on the Olso stock market.
  • China and Taiwan in sea trade link talks
    CHINESE and Taiwanese container lines are holding discussions on the reciprocal opening of direct deep sea trades across the Taiwan Strait.
  • Rates continuing to weaken
    CONTAINERSHIP charter rates remain under pressure, with the twin forces of the Asian crisis and newbuilding activity continuing to push down the market.
  • UK small firms count cost of monetary union
    A THIRD of British small company owners believe that the single currency will be bad for business, according to a UK survey on attitudes towards European monetary union (EMU), writes Karen Thomas.
  • US rail regulator set to gain increased power
    THE US Surface Transportation Board, which has reaped both praise and derision for its handling of the long-running Union Pacific Railroad imbroglio, would gain expanded powers to police rail freighting under controversial legislation filed by US Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson.
  • Finnish market first for Rina
    REGISTRO Italiano Navale (Rina) has entered the Finnish market for the first time, reinforcing its position in the passenger vessel sector by beating off stiff competition from Lloyd's Register.
  • Dronik to survey wreck of cargoship 'Rema'
    ABERDEEN-based Dronik Consultants is to undertake a survey of the wreck of the general cargo vessel Rema, which sank in the North Sea in April with the loss of four crew.
  • Intertanko hails ISM code success
    INTERTANKO yesterday announced that all full members required to have International Safety Management code certification by the July 1 round one deadline had attained documents of compliance.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 18, 1998
  • Sharp fall forecast for Ecuador's banana exports
    EXPORTS of bananas from Ecuador could drop by 25 or 30 per cent this year because of flooding caused by El Ni'o.
  • Finmare restructure may be based on Tirrenia
    FINMARE's latest restructuring plan involves a massive fleet of 90 cabotage vessels based on Tirrenia as a holding company.
  • Trygg-Hansa sells marine insurance division
    SWEDISH insurance group Trygg-Hansa, part of SE-Banken, has signed the final contract to sell its Industrial & Marine division to the Swiss Zurich group.
  • China 'implicated in Petro Ranger hijacking'
    PIRACY experts at today's Marine Risk Management seminar in London all but named China as being behind the hijacking of the Petro Ranger.
  • Co-operation was only option says Alianca
    ALIANCA president Carlos Fischer told Fairplay this week that it had become essential for the Brazilian line to co-operate with foreign companies.
  • Italian second register attracts 100 ships
    ONE hundred Italian ships have applied for registration under the country's one-month-old second register, according to the head of the shipowners' association.
  • Complacency 'greatest threat to reefer sector'
    THE greatest threat to conventional reefer vessels is not the container operator, but compla-cency and misreading of customers' needs, according to the chairman of OOCL (Europe).
  • Colombo terminal disrupted for second time
    OPERATIONS at the Jaya Container Terminal (JCT), Colombo port's main container facility, were disrupted for the second time in three days on June 16.
  • Philippine port charges set to rise
    CARGO handling rates in Manila North Harbour are set to rise by 12 per cent in an attempt to appease port workers.
  • Costa Rica plans mega port-city
    PLANS for the creation of a port city in the province of Limon on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast, have been released by development firm OSI Proyectos.
  • Lloyd Werft to lengthen Norwegian Majesty
    LLOYD Werft has won a $53.3m contract from NCL Holding, the Oslo-based parent of NCL Cruises, to stretch the 32,000 gt Norwegian Majesty.
  • Safety awareness may account for fewer accidents
    AN eight month lull in major activity at a Singapore-based oil spill reaction unit may be due to an increased awareness of safety procedures in the maritime industry.
  • Fremantle wharfies first to accept new deal
    WHARFIES in Fremantle have become the first in Australia to accept a new deal to end a six-month dispute with the Patrick stevedoring company.
  • Finmare reports huge loss
    FINMARE, which encompasses Italy's state owned shipping companies, has reported a loss of Lire70.7bn ($40.5m) in 1997, compared with a profit of with Lire10.6bn for 1996.

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Strasbourg a la possibilité de desservir des unités de 500 TEU
    Pour le port autonome de Strasbourg, l'exercice 98 se déroule dans les meilleures conditions et si les tendances actuelles se maintiennent, il lui sera possible d'afficher de nouveaux records. A l'issue des 5 premiers mois, le trafic des containers, tous les modes de transport confondus, était en progression de 35%, avec 43.967 mouvements contre 32.359 pour la période correspondante de l'année précédente.
  • Les ministres européens du Transport approuvent les contrôles mobiles des camions
    Les ministres européens du Transport réunis à Luxembourg sont tombés d'accord sur les inspections ponctuelles des poids lourds, des autobus et des remorques le long des routes. Cette mesure doit permettre de contrôler si le trafic routier respecte les normes environnementales et d'améliorer la sécurité. Les contrôles seront principalement axés sur la qualité des freins, le poids autorisé et l'émission de CO2.
  • Contaz Line veut faire d'Anvers le port de base d'un nouveau service breakbulk
    "En un an, nous avons plus que doublé notre trafic à Anvers. Ce port intervient désormais pour 70% de nos volumes southbound, alors que précédemment, notre service containérisé sur la Turquie, la Grèce et la mer Noire était axé sur Rotterdam. Nous envisageons de lancer d'ici un an un service conventionnel/breakbulk sur la même route. Ce service aura lui aussi Anvers comme port de base." C'est ce que nous ont déclaré les représentants de l'armement Basco Shipping & Trade lors de leur passage dans les bureaux de leur agent anversois Ahlers Bridge à l'occasion d'une manifestation organisée pour la clientèle(1).
  • Gefco Anvers veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en deux ans
    La société française de transport et de logistique contrôlée par le groupe automobile français PSA a créé il y a plusieurs années une filiale baptisée Gefco Benelux (avec siège à Oosterhout) pour optimaliser la distribution de ses véhicules dans les trois pays de cette zone. Pas moins de quatre filiales ont été créées en Belgique: Ath (Ghislenghien) pour la distribution des véhicules Peugeot/Citroën dans le Benelux, Anvers pour l'exportation d'outre-mer de ces véhicules et l'expédition de diverses, Bruxelles/Zaventem pour le transport aérien, et Braine-l'Alleud pour les diverses. La filiale anversoise veut doubler son chiffre d'affaires en deux ans en se concentrant davantage sur la prestation de services à des tiers et en opérant de manière plus indépendante de la société-mère.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Maritime union hopes reality' will prevail
    The Maritime Union of Australia was hoping that yesterday's national stopwork meeting would provide a platform for next week's crucial stopwork meetings which will decide whether to accept the agreement about to be concluded with Patrick.
    According to industry sources, the union hopes that "reality will prevail," although no one is under-estimating the task of selling the agreement to Patrick's rank and file members, 51 per cent of whom are to lose their jobs.
  • ANSCON pushes for higher Taiwan rates
    Members of the Australia Northbound Shipping Conference will embark on a rate restoration program for shipments to Taiwan.
    An ANSCON spokesman said the combination of severely depressed freight rates and increased costs could not continue indefinitely if member lines were able to afford to maintain what he described as an excellent direct service to Taiwan.
  • Port spat nears resolution
    An inter-governmental spat that threatened to derail plans for a $40 million bulk commodity import-export facility in the port of Melbourne appears to have been resolved.
    DCN understands that certain arms of government were unhappy at having the "dirty" facility, so close to the upmarket, high-tech, residential Docklands development precinct.
  • Bidders line up for Optima rail contract
    Tenders for col haulage and infrastructure management along the 250km rail line between Leigh Creek and port Augusta and South Australia close this week, with many of Australia's biggest rail operators and service providers expected to make bids for the lucrative contract.
    State-owned operators FreightCorp, Queensland rail and Westrail could possibly make surprise bids to join National rail and Australia Southern Railroad as bidders for the coal haulage task for SA's Optima Energy the power generation arm of the old ETSA.
  • Kembla outlines ambitious plans for growth
    Port Kembla Port Corporation's plans for new Inner and outer Harbour facilities were discussed at a meeting with the state committee of the Australian Chamber of Shipping at Wollongong on Wednesday.
    The Corporation's chief executive Philip McGavin, said that in the inner Harbour new extended multi-purpose deep-water berths backed by hardstand aprons could service port user needs ranging from vehicles to timber products concentrates to concrete and gypsum to general cargo.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
PORTS
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
SHIPPING
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
PORTS
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
SHIPPING
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
PORTS
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
SHIPPING
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
PORTS
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
SHIPPING
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
PORTS
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
DEFENCE
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
SHIPPING
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
PORTS
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
PORTS
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
PORTS
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
ACCIDENTS
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
PORTS
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
PORTS
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
PORTS
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
SHIPPING
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
SHIPPING
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
SHIPPING
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
PORTS
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
ACCIDENTS
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
PORTS
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
PORTS
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
PORTS
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
SHIPPING
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
SEAFARERS
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
CRUISES
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
LEGISLATION
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
ASSOCIATIONS
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLATION
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
PORTS
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
SHIPPING
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
PORTS
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
PORTS
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
FREIGHT TERMINALS
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
PORTS
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
PORTS
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
LAW
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
PORTS
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
PORTS
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
FREIGHT TERMINALS
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
LOGISTICS
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
LOGISTICS
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
COMPANIES
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
PORTS
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
SHIPPING
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PORTS
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
COMPANIES
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
OFFSHORE
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
SHIPPING
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
ASSOCIATIONS
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
FINANCING
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
PORTS
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
NEWS
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
PORTS
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
PORTS
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
NEWS
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
PORTS
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
LEGISLATION
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
SAFETY & SECURITY
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
PORTS
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
LOGISTICS
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
OFFSHORE
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
SAFETY & SECURITY
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
PORTS
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
COMPANIES
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
PORTS
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
PORTS
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
PORTS
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
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