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BRIEFS
January 30, 1998
Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 29, 1998
  • Worldwide container service CGM/Marfret and Contship
  • Shipping's fight against levy on radar use
  • Investigation into cartel formation oil concerns
  • No subsidy for British rail link to Channel Tunnel
  • Possible extension of campaign by Belgian security guards
  • Other name for KLM subsidiaries

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • Russo-Japanese task force to be set up for Siberian rail
  • 3 carriers join forces in lucrative US/Oceania trade
  • MOL logistics subsidiaries to be merged
  • KWE takes over Canadian forwarder
  • United Airlines posts sharp cargo revenue gains

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Pickets target Melbourne port
    AUSTRALIA's waterfront moved closer to crisis yesterday as the Maritime Union of Australia mounted a picket at Melbourne's Webb Dock, halting cargo operations at the Pat-rick stevedore facility.
  • Brent Spar to be used in quay project
    SHELL UK's Brent Spar loading buoy is to reused in the building of a new quay extension in Norway. The decision comes almost two and a half years after the company was forced to abandon its planned deepsea disposal of the Spar - Shell estimates the exercise has cost it between '43m ($72m) and '46m.
  • Profits at Newport News rise by 433%
    NEWPORT News Shipbuilding, the leading US ship design and construction company, has reported fourth-quarter net earnings of $16m ('9.5m) ($0.44 per share), up 433% on the year-earlier period's $3m, on an 18.24% increase in revenues to $512m from the year-earlier $433m.
  • Freight rates help ICB's record showing
    SWEDISH tanker specialist ICB Shipping achieved a record performance in underlying profitability last year, thanks to stronger freight rates for suezmaxes and VLCCs.
  • Japan steps up cruiseship building role
    JAPAN's Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries (IHI) is close to completing the Pacific Venus, the second-largest domestic ocean-going passengership built in the country.
  • Genoa shipyard wins bulker conversion deal
    GENOA-based shiprepair specialist San Giorgio Del Porto has secured a Lire18bn ($10.3m) contract to transform a 1982-built bulk carrier into a self unloading vessel for transhipment operations in the Gulf state of Bahrain.
  • London move to avert ship firm failures
    A NEW co-ordinated service aimed at helping banks avert collapses of shipping companies they finance has been launched by survey, shipbroking and legal experts in London.
  • Eggar takes Monument post
    FORMER UK energy minister Tim Eggar has been appointed chief executive of Monument Oil and Gas, the London-based exploration and production company, writes Leigh Smith.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 29, 1998
  • ICB reports record profits
    ICB Shipping has reported its highest profit ever for 1997. In its year-end report, the company says that its vessels' earnings improved 'considerably' compared with 1996.
  • Bird Port may bring jetty project forward
    A SMALL private terminal in the Bristol Channel may bring forward a project to develop a deep water jetty following growing demand.
  • Colombo begins work on North Pier
    COLOMBO Port has begun work to expand the North Pier to handle general cargo that will be displaced when the Queen Elizabeth Quay is leased to a consortium led by P&O Australia.
  • Crewing agencies now perform dual role
    MANY crewing agencies operating in the Philippines are now performing a dual role for their foreign shipowning or shipmanagement principals.
  • Owners warned to check charterparties
    EAGERNESS to fix ships is tempting some owners to do business without carrying out elementary checks, according to The Swedish Club.
  • No decision on Royal Caribbean's third Eagle
    ROYAL Caribbean International has still to confirm whether it will order a third Eagle-class cruiseship from Kvaerner Masa-Yards in Finland.
  • Lithuania to privatise major stevedore
    LITHUANIA has announced that it plans to sell 90 per cent of the shares in Klaipeda Stevedoring Co (Klasco).
  • Sestao yard wins shuttle tanker order
    AESA, the Spanish shipbuilder, has signed a contract for a shuttle tanker to be constructed at its Sestao yard in Bilbao.
  • RINA 'well ahead' in ISM race
    ITALIAN classification society RINA said it is well ahead in the race for compliance with the ISM Code.
  • Algeciras maintains its lead among Spanish ports
    OVERALL traffic at Spain's 27 commercial ports increased by 2.8 per cent to 290.2m tonnes in 1997, according to state agency Puertos del Estado.
  • Mounties fear gangs taking over stevedores
    ROYAL Canadian Mounted Police drug investigators are concerned about the possible move of biker gangs into the workforce of major ports such as Halifax and Vancouver.
  • Preussag denies Hapag-Lloyd sale speculation
    PREUSSAG has denied German media reports that it plans to break up shipping and tourism group Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Australia stands by for renewed port battle
    THE MUA and ITF prepare for a bitter dispute as Australia's new, non-union stevedoring company pledges to cut container handling costs by 30 per cent.
  • German ports reveal cruise terminal plans
    HAMBURG and Bremerhaven ports have both revealed plans for new cruiseship terminals, following falls in the number of calls for 1998.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Proposed Chunnel rail link in peril
  • NS, CSX allocate nearly $2 billion for improvements, division of Conrail
  • Interpool in talks to buy 51% stake in Mitsui unit
  • Russian officials put rail reform back on track
  • CSXT train derails on way to Chicago
  • Peninsular orders more Fincantieri cruise ships
  • Dispute may spread to other ports in Australia, official says
  • Down Under beef: Asian crisis forces freight cuts to Japan
  • Hanjin in sale/lease-back deal for part of container fleet
  • STB could advance Rock revival March 17
  • Ship bill could hurt forwarders' bottom line
  • US, European officials to discuss attempts to control trans-Atlantic airline alliances
  • Antwerp sets record for cargo in 1997
  • Firing away at 'loose cannons'
  • ASM taps former Marad director
  • Don't worry about triple-trailers; fret over driver background checks
  • Scandinavian firms take over former East German shipyards
  • A seafarer's magic: able to consume Disney World in a single day

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • Business as usual: Patrick
    Patrick yesterday claimed that it was "business as usual" and apart from Webb Dock, this was true in most cases.
    Despite tensions created by the stevedore’s decision to sublet one of its three Webb Dock berths to a new company, Producers and Consumers Pty Ltd associated with the National Farmers Federation, members of the Maritime Union of Australia did not walk off the job anywhere else, including Melbourne.
  • MPC offers to settle
    The Melbourne Port Corporation is believed to have made a settlement offer in its long-running Supreme court battle with P&O Ports over the latter’s attempt to prevent the establishment of a third international container terminal in the port.
  • Big year for Ports Corp SA
    Ports Corp South Australia has recorded an operating profit of $6.1 million for the 1996-97 financial year, a result which has encouraged the organisation to reduce charges to port users.
    Ports Corp marketing manager Wayne Parham said record trade levels had prompted the port to review most of its charges in September 1997 with some, such as a cargo service charge being reduced by as much as 28 per cent.
  • Another $3m bill for Queensland floods
    The damage bill to road-related infrastructure following the recent record floods in northern Queensland is expected to reach $3 million in the Townsville/Ingham/Tully area alone the Queensland government announced this week.
  • Hicks to head up NRTC
    The National Road Transport Commission announced yesterday that Stuart Hicks has been appointed its new chairman and Jim Stevenson its chief executive.
    Mr Hicks has a long background in transport, having worked previously as the director general of Western Australia’s Department of Transport and in a number of other transport positions including the Commonwealth’s Bureau of Roads.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
PORTS
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
CUSTOMS
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
SHIPYARDS
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
EDUCATION
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
PORTS
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
ACCIDENTS
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
NEWS
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
PORTS
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
LOGISTICS
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
CRUISES
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
INSTITUTIONS
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
SHIPPING
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
NEWS
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
SHIPYARDS
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
PORTS
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
TRADE
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
PORTS
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
PORTS
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
PORTS
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
PORTS
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
PORTS
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
SEAFARERS
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
PORTS
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
PORTS
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
DEFENCE
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
PORTS
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
SHIPPING
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
PORTS
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
PORTS
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
SHIPPING
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
SHIPPING
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
PORTS
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
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
The unions confirm the three-day strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
The protest action is scheduled for January 31, February 3 and 4.
DEFENCE
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
TRUCKING
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
LOGISTICS
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
NEWS
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
LOGISTICS
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
PORTS
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
SHIPPING
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
NEWS
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
LOGISTICS
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
ENVIRONMENT
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
PORTS
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
SHIPPING
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
SHIPYARDS
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
PORTS
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
MARITIME SERVICES
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
PORTS
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
SHIPPING
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
CRUISES
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
INDUSTRY
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
PIRACY
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
PORTS
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
SHIPYARDS
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
YACHTING
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
PORTS
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
EDUCATION
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
NEWS
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
SHIPPING
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
MARITIME SERVICES
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
PORTS
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
ASSOCIATIONS
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
PORTS
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
COMPANIES
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
MOURNING
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
PORTS
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
PORTS
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
SHIPPING
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
INDUSTRY
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
PORTS
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
LOGISTICS
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
SHIPPING
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
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
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
SEAFARERS
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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