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BRIEFS
March 20, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
  • New satellite to boost monitoring of oil pollution
    Satellite images can also be used to monitor marine traffic within S'pore port limits
  • Sydney the worst port? Not true, says port authority
  • Sea-Land, Maersk to stop calling at Vancouver
  • Dubai to set up car export facility

  • Indonesian airlines seek to reschedule leasing payments
    Govt asked to help carriers by giving a special rupiah to dollar rate
  • Taiwan grounds Saab planes
  • Five carriers speak out against BA-AA alliance
  • Continental Airlines to buy 15 Boeing 737s worth US$810m
  • Pan Am's third potential investor withdraws offer
  • UAE to buy four Indon planes for US$150m
  • Union Pacific accused of safety violations

  • Security questions surface
    Greenpeace activists' boarding of a vessel in canal raises worries about safety after Americans leave in 2000

  • Law Lords end dispute on shipbuilder's claim for accrued instalment

Sched Netweb site
  • Feeder ships start mooring at Kobe port
  • Hamburg-Sud unveils big reefer
  • Long Beach strikes deal in Cosco terminal row
  • Maersk introduces direct call to Port Klang
  • Sydney Ports Corp names first overseas agent
  • Batangas terminal development speeded up
  • Indian Airlines grants cargo consolidation
  • Sharjah airport schemes to cost Dh75 million
  • EVA unveils Kaohsiung-Los Angeles service
  • American Airlines to buy seven more Boeing 777s

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 19, 1998
  • P&O Nedlloyd wants own terminal in Rotterdam
  • New direction required for transhipment company ECT
  • Nedlloyd price 7 per cent up; plans for European alliance
  • Accord with Switzerland rejected
  • Evergreen opens up in Poland and Hungary
  • Long term contract Evergreen in Los Angeles
  • Insult at KLM Cargo leads to claim of over a billion

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • MOT, FTC compromise on conference exemption
  • Nittsu to launch 'New Miami Consolidation'
  • P&O Nedlloyd roders five 5,000-TEU ships
  • P&O Nedlloyd's profit jumps in 1997
  • Trio starts Mexico-Japan service
  • CP Ships to purchase Ivaran
  • Broccolis in 'Fresh-Mist' van arrive in Yokohama
  • TSK ships to start regular call at Kawasaki
  • Strong air exports continue at TACT

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Terminal puts Port of Olympia in spotlight
  • Hyundai project going up at Port of Tacoma
  • Burlington and Santa Fe open joint Gulf Coast area dispatching center
  • Delta inaugurates nonstop Portland to Boston service
  • Columbia dredging leads discussion group's agenda
  • Maersk begins Malaysia service to U.S. West Coast in record time
  • OOCL begins new service from North China to Taiwan

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Eletson ready to sell double-hull tankers
    ELETSON Holdings, which over a year ago relinquished to US energy major Mobil the first of four 46,000 dwt double-hull product tankers it had ordered from beleaguered Newport News Shipbuilding, may now be preparing to relinquish the three remaining vessels.
  • French ports closed by duty-frees protest
    FRENCH trade unionists have closed the Channel ports of Calais and Boulogne today in protest at the threat to their jobs posed by the planned abolition of duty-free sales next year.
  • P&O Nedlloyd set for a new age
    SEVERAL large containerships will soon be heading for the breakers. P&O Nedlloyd intends scrapping a number of older vessels once the carrier has taken delivery of five new 54,400 dwt boxships, each with a capacity of 5,000 teu, ordered this week.
  • Orkla sets up new company
    NORWAY'S Orkla group has established a separate shipowning company to take advantage of the country's new tonnage-based shipping tax regime.
  • Greek-owned fleet expands
    SIGNIFICANT gains in the amount of tonnage controlled by Greek shipowners over the last 12 months are reminiscent of the early years of the decade when the annual swelling of the fleet confounded pundits who felt Greeks would have their fins clipped by a tide of new legislation sweeping shipping.
  • Philippines still main supplier of seafarers
    THE Philippines remained the single largest supplier of seafarers to the world merchant fleet in 1997, with the number of Philippine seafarers deployed overseas reaching 188,469.
  • Rotterdam in Rostock land bridge talks
    ROTTERDAM port is in talks with the German Baltic port of Rostock over a container land bridge to link the two by daily block trains.
  • Clydeport pre-tax figures almost double to '7.85m
    WEST Scotland port operator Clydeport yesterday announced pre-tax profits of '7.85m ($12.9m), up 47.8% on 1996.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 19, 1998
  • Strikes boost for Strike Club
    AN upward trend in strikes last year has helped generate an increasing membership for the Strike Club.
  • Tanker Navigation receives listing approval
    TANKER Navigation received approval yesterday for a listing on the Oslo stock exchange.
  • Bugsier wins Kiel salvage
    HAMBURG-based salvage operate Bugsier has won the order to free the German coaster which partially sank in the Kiel Canal.
  • Duty free protest to close Calais
    CALAIS, the French ferry port, will be closed all day tomorrow because of a 24-hour strike by French seamen and dockers over the proposed ending of duty free sales in Europe.
  • MUA escalates strike action
    TWO key Australian ports will be hit by strikes next week as the MUA escalates its industrial campaign against the Patrick stevedoring company.
  • P&O Ned seeks own Rotterdam terminal
    P&O Nedlloyd md Paul Bijvoets has stressed that the company's desire to operate its own terminal in Rotterdam is to control its own costs, not because of Maersk's move.
  • Ivarans sells liner shipping unit to CP Ships
    IVARANS Rederi in Oslo has sold its Ivaran Lines liner shipping subsidiary to CP Ships for an undisclosed price.
  • First "Russian" timber carrier leaves Malta
    THE first of six timber carriers held at Malta since 1991 is on the move.
  • H & W close to major drillship order
    HARLAND & Wolff (H&W) has come closer to winning an order for a large drillship from Global Marine.
  • Easy Line buys third Superflex ferry
    EASY Line, the Danish subsidiary of the Norwegian shipping group Eidsiva, has acquired a third ferry of the so-called Superflex type.
  • BIFA seeks EC controls on P&O Stena
    THE British International Freight Association (BIFA) is calling for the European Commission's Competition Directorate (DG IV) to impose conditions on the newly merged P&O Stena Line.
  • Arco boosts Alaska exploration spending
    US petroleum major Atlantic Richfield (ARCO) will boost its 1998 five-year oil exploration and production spending in Alaska to $2.5bn.

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Waterfront woes worsen
    The principal antagonists in Australia's waterfront battle yesterday appeared to be moving deeper into the trenches, leaving users increasingly fearful of the cost and consequences.
    With productivity at Patrick's Botany Bay terminal dipping below 10 containers an hour, Patrick director Bill Clayton told DCN the company did not wish to close down the site and hoped the Maritime Union of Australia would come to its senses and cease all industrial action.
  • P&O Nedlloyd posts $110 million profit
    P&O Nedlloyd has recorded a $US 73 million profit last year, a $US54 million increase over the pro forma result for 1996 prior to the merger of the two shipping lines.
    The shipping line reported what it described as an encouraging fourth quarter despite the economic turmoil in Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia and Thailand - the four countries most affected by the crisis comprise less than 10 per cent of P&Os throughput.
  • Quality before competition pilots resolve
    The 224 delegates attending the inaugural international Pilotage Conference in Brisbane have backed the economic regulation of pilotage services in preference to the introduction of unfettered competition.
    The conference said competition in pilotage failed to properly serve the public interest, noting that the available evidence suggested the potential benefits of competition - in the form of "marginal cost savings" - far outweighed the added risk to ship safety.
  • Vaile flags a private ARTC
    Federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile has indicated that the government would consider privatising the Australian Rail Track Corporation in the longer term in line with industry sentiment on the issue.
    Mr Vaile was responding to comments by Shadow Transport minister Lindsay Tanner concerning the "revelation" last week by the ARTC's chairman Ken Baxter that the government could go in for privatisation.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Sluggish exports tied to Asia
  • Illegal apparel imports overstated
  • Malcom McLean readies new service between Northeast and Jacksonville
  • One waterway, two international taskmasters

  • Union mulls extending strike
  • Congress weighs new ship scrapping rules
  • Outlook bright for 1998 season
  • Canadian user-managers decide on tolls
  • Marad, Coast Guard to hold meetings at port cities
  • Slater takes heat on user fees
  • NY-NJ port authority to back Conrail acquisition
  • Panama announces further restrictions
  • Panel searching for candidate to fill AAR post
  • Ivaran a new niche for CP Ships
  • Swire's chairman sees rough times for Hong Kong
  • US yard's decision unlikely to ease way for ratification of global pact
  • Private-sector approaches needed to solve rail service, rate problems

TradeWindsweb site
  • High-roller Livanos in $400m bet
    SHIPOWNER Peter Livanos is on the verge of placing an order for up to 12 chemical tankers worth $400m. The boss of Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises is in talks with yards in Italy, Poland and Korea. He is pressing ahead with the huge order despite his belief that the market for chemcial tankers will be at a low ebb when the ships are due for delivery.
  • SSY in the firing line over valuations
    LONDON SHIPBROKER Simpson, Spence & Young is facing a $31.6m damages claim for allegedly overvaluing the collapsed Adriatic Tankers fleet. US bondholders who lost millions of dollars claim some ships were valued at double their realistic level.
  • Shawyer going out to pasture
    VETERAN LONDON shipbroker Eric Shawyer is finally calling it a day. The flamboyant head of E A Gibson says he will retire in the summer ending a glittering 45-year career that saw him rise from messenger boy to the very top.
  • Market shakers
    PAUL RANKIN and George Tiney, the founding partners of P&I Club Ocean Marine Mutual, are planning a stock market listing in a move that could have big implications for the competition.
  • Doctor's orders
    SHIPPING LEGEND Loucas Haji-Ioannou is moving back into shipowning on the orders of his doctor. The 70-year-old has made the decision after being told retirement is not good for him.
  • Pireaus probe
    NORWAY'S Den norske Bank fears it may have uncovered irregularities in one of its shipping divisions. The investigation, based on activies in Piraeus, comes two months after a top executive left the bank.
  • Cruise booster
    MONTE CARLO-based Vlasov Shipholding is looking to boost its cruiseship business. Company chief Ettore Bonaventura comments on speculation that Cunard is a target.
  • Bluer bulkers
    THE FALLING value of bulk carriers is a worry for those owners who have spent heavily on ships in recent times.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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%
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
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
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
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
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
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
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.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
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%
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
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
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
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%)
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
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
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
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
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
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
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
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
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
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"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
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
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
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
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
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%
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
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
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
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
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
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
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
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
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
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
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
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
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
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"
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
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%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
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
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%
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