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December 30, 1998
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lines pulling out of Colombo port
    Delays in unloading due to labour problems and high fuel costs cited as reasons
  • Beijing denies plan to ban ship imports
  • Enron, Shipping Corp of India and Mitsui in LNG tie-up
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippines plans new int'l airport south of Manila
    Former US naval base at Sangley Point can accommodate two runways
  • Manila determined to save PAL at all costs
  • Beijing cracks down on smoke-belching minibus taxis
  • Major JAL shareholder calls on board of directors, president to quit
Features
  • Yards find new market niches
    Competition forces major yards to move to high-value end of the industry and develop new customers
Columns
  • Will bulk carriers get a safe haven in a storm?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lines pulling out of Colombo port
    Delays in unloading due to labour problems and high fuel costs cited as reasons
  • Beijing denies plan to ban ship imports
  • Enron, Shipping Corp of India and Mitsui in LNG tie-up
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippines plans new int'l airport south of Manila
    Former US naval base at Sangley Point can accommodate two runways
  • Manila determined to save PAL at all costs
  • Beijing cracks down on smoke-belching minibus taxis
  • Major JAL shareholder calls on board of directors, president to quit
Features
  • Yards find new market niches
    Competition forces major yards to move to high-value end of the industry and develop new customers
Columns
  • Will bulk carriers get a safe haven in a storm?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lines pulling out of Colombo port
    Delays in unloading due to labour problems and high fuel costs cited as reasons
  • Beijing denies plan to ban ship imports
  • Enron, Shipping Corp of India and Mitsui in LNG tie-up
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippines plans new int'l airport south of Manila
    Former US naval base at Sangley Point can accommodate two runways
  • Manila determined to save PAL at all costs
  • Beijing cracks down on smoke-belching minibus taxis
  • Major JAL shareholder calls on board of directors, president to quit
Features
  • Yards find new market niches
    Competition forces major yards to move to high-value end of the industry and develop new customers
Columns
  • Will bulk carriers get a safe haven in a storm?

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping lines pulling out of Colombo port
    Delays in unloading due to labour problems and high fuel costs cited as reasons
  • Beijing denies plan to ban ship imports
  • Enron, Shipping Corp of India and Mitsui in LNG tie-up
Air and Land Transport
  • Philippines plans new int'l airport south of Manila
    Former US naval base at Sangley Point can accommodate two runways
  • Manila determined to save PAL at all costs
  • Beijing cracks down on smoke-belching minibus taxis
  • Major JAL shareholder calls on board of directors, president to quit
Features
  • Yards find new market niches
    Competition forces major yards to move to high-value end of the industry and develop new customers
Columns
  • Will bulk carriers get a safe haven in a storm?

Sched Netweb site
  • Heung-A builds SE Asia link
  • Beijing lifts exim ban
  • Joint venture delayed
  • Cosco hopes to clear bug threat by June
  • Carriers blame economy for high THCs
  • Indonesia port operator plans public listing
  • Ocean freight dumping rife
  • Dnata starts work on Dubai logistics centre
  • Heavy cuts at AIA
  • AMR Corp sells ground-services

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 29, 1998
  • Sea-Land temporarily gets out of Edi-Land project in Rotterdam
  • Research result: combined use of bar codes and Edi sometimes favorable
  • Cargo Card use continues to grow

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Exporters fear higher rates to cut sales in US
  • US, Canada: Whose culture is it, anyway?
  • Europe to hold 13-hour party to launch its unified currency
  • Hong Kong visa change should slow counterfeiting
  • Barge traffic heavy on Illinois River
  • World Bank approves $400 million loan to improve Russia's highways
  • Chile evaulating full Mercosur membership next year
  • Morocco selects two bidders to build a port at Tangier
  • Japan's Mitsui and Nishimatsu Construction join Philippine railway venture
  • Iraqi oil exports reach record highs, UN says
Transportation
  • China issues bonds to fund railroad projects
  • UPS to raise rates 2.5%, smallest hike in 11 years
  • Three importers backing Haggar in Customs case
  • China Airlines losses worse than thought
  • US multi-modal shipments rising, DOT report finds
  • Tampa's airport authority studies security camera taping system
Maritime
  • Atlantic shippers sign four-month contracts
  • Shanghai earmarks $192 million to expand river shipping system
  • Hamburg-Sud rocked by squalls from every economic direction
  • Crowley will offer customers online shipment tracking service
  • London port orders ships to dock dry
  • Cargo shipowners must test 50% of crew for drugs in '99
  • Conference on oil-spill response set for Jan. 5-6

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Exporters fear higher rates to cut sales in US
  • US, Canada: Whose culture is it, anyway?
  • Europe to hold 13-hour party to launch its unified currency
  • Hong Kong visa change should slow counterfeiting
  • Barge traffic heavy on Illinois River
  • World Bank approves $400 million loan to improve Russia's highways
  • Chile evaulating full Mercosur membership next year
  • Morocco selects two bidders to build a port at Tangier
  • Japan's Mitsui and Nishimatsu Construction join Philippine railway venture
  • Iraqi oil exports reach record highs, UN says
Transportation
  • China issues bonds to fund railroad projects
  • UPS to raise rates 2.5%, smallest hike in 11 years
  • Three importers backing Haggar in Customs case
  • China Airlines losses worse than thought
  • US multi-modal shipments rising, DOT report finds
  • Tampa's airport authority studies security camera taping system
Maritime
  • Atlantic shippers sign four-month contracts
  • Shanghai earmarks $192 million to expand river shipping system
  • Hamburg-Sud rocked by squalls from every economic direction
  • Crowley will offer customers online shipment tracking service
  • London port orders ships to dock dry
  • Cargo shipowners must test 50% of crew for drugs in '99
  • Conference on oil-spill response set for Jan. 5-6

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Exporters fear higher rates to cut sales in US
  • US, Canada: Whose culture is it, anyway?
  • Europe to hold 13-hour party to launch its unified currency
  • Hong Kong visa change should slow counterfeiting
  • Barge traffic heavy on Illinois River
  • World Bank approves $400 million loan to improve Russia's highways
  • Chile evaulating full Mercosur membership next year
  • Morocco selects two bidders to build a port at Tangier
  • Japan's Mitsui and Nishimatsu Construction join Philippine railway venture
  • Iraqi oil exports reach record highs, UN says
Transportation
  • China issues bonds to fund railroad projects
  • UPS to raise rates 2.5%, smallest hike in 11 years
  • Three importers backing Haggar in Customs case
  • China Airlines losses worse than thought
  • US multi-modal shipments rising, DOT report finds
  • Tampa's airport authority studies security camera taping system
Maritime
  • Atlantic shippers sign four-month contracts
  • Shanghai earmarks $192 million to expand river shipping system
  • Hamburg-Sud rocked by squalls from every economic direction
  • Crowley will offer customers online shipment tracking service
  • London port orders ships to dock dry
  • Cargo shipowners must test 50% of crew for drugs in '99
  • Conference on oil-spill response set for Jan. 5-6

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'Multimodal hub' concept in Nagpur freight city evokes investors' interest
  • OOCL opens up new vistas for Chinese agro produce
  • L/C for garment exporters off
  • Gujarat coastline - A coastline offering plenty of opportunities
  • Nabard report wilts flower exporters
  • Centre earmarks Rs 120 cr for export promotion industrial parks
  • Cotton textile exports may dip by $100 m
  • Record tea output on the cards
  • Model highway concession agreement gets a kick-start
  • Gujarat to develop Veraval port
  • Sops to small-scale industries restricted to Rs 1 cr investment
  • Transporters strike looms large again!

Marine Logweb site
  • Smith to join new Liberian register manager
    The Liberian Shipowners Council is preparing to issue a statement to the effect that its long-time General Secretary, Jerry Smith, has quit to take a key position at Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry.
  • Halter revises earnings outlook, cites problems at TDI-Halter
    Halter Marine Group, Inc. expects its third quarter ending December 31, 1998 to be marginally profitable compared to Wall Street expectations of $0.27 per share.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Fyffes to form European alliance with Capespan
    ANOTHER shake-up in the refrigerated shipping market is looming, after a major financial deal impacting a big slice of European fruit shipping and distribution.
  • Preussag continues to expand
    HAPAG-Touristik Union, the tourism subsidiary of Germany's Preussag group, continues to expand with its third takeover move in less than two weeks.
  • Nantes-St Nazaire port hits record
    French port Nantes-Saint Nazaire claims to have handled more than 30m tonnes this year, the highest in its history.
  • Siemens triumphs in LNG project
    An international consortium led by Siemens of Germany has been selected by the Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (Tidco) to implement an integrated liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal and power project at Ennore, in the southern Indian state.
  • Ferry firms must keep list of passengers
    NEW rules calling for shipping companies to record the names and personal details of all passengers carried are due to come into force worldwide from January 1.
  • Two missing as fire rages on Cypriot bulker
    TWO seafarers have gone missing in an early morning engineroom fire which raged out of control on the Cyprus-flag bulk carrier Violetta at anchor in Bolivar Roads, between Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula in the traffic-filled Houston Ship Channel.
  • US shipyard trade bodies join forces
    AMERICA's oldest shipyard trade group, the Shipbuilders Council of America, and the country's newest such organisation, the National Shipyard Association, have merged, leaving the US shipbuilding sector with only two trade associations.
  • T Mariotti wins Grimaldi contract to refit Victory
    ITALIAN Shipyard T Mariotti has won a contract from ferry operator Grimaldi to transform the Japanese built 17,113 gt passenger and ro/ro ferry Victory.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTS
Signed the act for the rebalancing of the concession in chief of Venice Terminal Passengers
Venice
Spain : The aim is to "create a new normal", which is aimed strongly at an upper-middle customer segment, with the aim of creating a pole for luxury cruises in Venice, " he said.
PORTS
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Ligure
Genoa
Recorded increases of 2.5% and 21.9%, respectively. It continues the downturn of cruises in both scallops
CRUISES
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vela to Viking
Trieste / Los Angeles
Can accommodate 998 passengers
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
PORTS
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
Podgorica
Will evaluate the possible acquisition of the majority stake in the Turkish Global Ports Holding
PORTS
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
Beijing
Containers amounted to over 24.4 million TEU (+6.2%)
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
PORTS
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
The Spezia
Marina di Carrara has been recorded a decrease of -15.6%
PORTS
At Spezia they don't want a president of the AdSP "parachuted"
The Spezia
They ask for a president "plug & play" able to deal with the problems right away
PORTS
Defined the location in the port of Gioia Tauro of the construction site for the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Joy Tauro
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
PORTS
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
Ankara
Expected the realization of a terminal container
SHIPPING
T&E calls for EU measures to limit ship speed and greater use of wind propulsion
Brussels
Summary complaint of the organization on the progress made by the shipping industry for decarbonisation
CUSTOMS
To extend the customs corridor to goods in export and on transhipment in the port of Spezia
The Spezia
He was speaking at a meeting between the AdSP and the Customs Agency.
SHIPPING
After Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd also initiates an agreement with Chinese Goldwind for supplies of green methanol
ENVIRONMENT
Messina (Assshipowners) : yes to the environmentalist push, but the timing and the ways are wrong
Rome
Local, often untimely, local norms have the only effect of moving traffics out of the Old Continent.
PORTS
Port of Ravenna, final visit of the EU representative to the project "Ravenna Port Hub : Infrastructural Works"
Ravenna
The European contribution has been more than 30 million euros.
TRANSPORTATION
In 2023, the performance of road and rail transport services fell in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel
Modal shares remained unchanged
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
New intermodal service Melzo-Marcianise of Hannibal
Melzo
Two weekly rotations that from the first quarter will rise to three
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
PORTS
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
Singapore
The new company will become operational by the end of 2024
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
TRADE
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
Paris
Down the value of goods to and from China
PORTS
Omanita group Asyad will manage the port of al-Suwayq for 40 years
Muscat
The expansion of the stairway and the construction of a quay
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of an intermodal terminal in Budapest
Astana
A delegation of the Kazakh KTZ Express to the port of Rijeka
SHIPPING
The BIMCO has adopted the FuelEU Maritime Clause
Copenhagen
The European regulation will enter into force next January.
SHIPPING
Kenon Holdings (Idan Ofer) announces the next exit from the capital of ZIM
Singapore
Currently owns 19.8 million shares
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
NIM and EH Group will develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for shipping
PORTS
In the third quarter of 2024 the traffic of goods in the port of Tanger Med increased by 11%
Anjra
In the first nine months of the year, growth was 12% percent.
PORTS
Project of the ovadese Vezzani to set up a terminal for the automotive in Porto Marghera
Venice
Filed for the release of a demanial concession for the quay ex Sirma
PORTS
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
SHIPPING
Rixi, without the ETS review, European maritime fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage
Rome
According to the deputy minister, it is necessary to intervene at the root of the problem
PORTS
PSA Italy continues in purchase of equipment for Marghera terminal
Genoa
Committed total value of 8.5 million euros for three rubber-tyred gantry crane electric
JOBS
Corsica Sardinia Ferries in search of navigating personnel
Go Ligure
The wanted profiles are different, for machine areas, room and kitchen
PROGRESS AND TECHNOLOGY
Agreement for the digital integration of the FS and AdSP Polo Logistics systems of the Western Liguria
Genoa
SHIPPING
New Oriental Mediterranean Service-Adriatic via Malta of CMA CGM
Marseille
Will have a weekly frequency
COMPETITION
Brussels to give state aid for 1.9 billion euros to German railway company DB Cargo
Brussels
ASSOCIATIONS
Renewed the Governing Council of Wista Italy
Milan
Constancy Musso confirmed president
SHIPPING
Maersk completes orders to three shipyards for 20 new container ships
Copenhagen
In Yangzijiang Shipbuilding committed for six 17,000 teu ships and two from 9,000 teu. At Hanwha Ocean and New Times Shipbuilding ordered six units from 15,000 teu each
ASSOCIATIONS
Biagio Mazzotta assumes the post of Vice-President of the Federation of the Sea
Rome
President of Assonave will be running for vice president of ENMC
PORTS
ESPO calls on the new EU Commission to maintain and strengthen the CEF programme
Brussels
The exhortation is also to better adapt it to the needs of ports and their stakeholders
EDUCATION
The agreement on training between the AdSP of the Tirreno Centre Northern, the ITS Academy, " G. Caboto " and the European Escola
Cyvitavecchia
SHIPPING
Consultation on the extension of the UK ETS to the maritime sector
London
Shipping would be included since 2026
COMPANIES
MSC completes acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTS
ONE acquires a stake in Jakarta's NPCT1 terminal container
Singapore
It has a traffic capacity of 1.5 million teu per year
PORTS
Transped orders a mobile crane Konecranes Gottwald for its Porto Marghera terminal
Helsinki
It will be taken in delivery in the second quarter of next year
LOGISTICS
Dutch Raben Group and Swiss elvetica Sieber Transport make up a joint venture
Oss / Berneck
It will detect the Swiss company's groupage transport activity
LOGISTICS
Dachser & Fercam Italia has opened a new branch in Arezzo
Bolzano
Three thousand square meters of operational surface area and 400 of offices
SHIPYARDS
Fincantieri initiates agreement with SIMEST for the growth of watermark businesses
Milan / Trieste
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
PORTS
Approved the Plan of the Organic Ports of Sardinia
Cagliari
There are 938 workers in the 36 enterprises operating in the scallots
OFFSHORE
Saipem has awarded an EPCI offshore contract from BP in Indonesia
Milan
SHIPPING
Container ship charterer MPCC's revenues fell by -28% in the third quarter
Oslo
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
Fermerci reports delays and cuts to incentives for rail freight transport
Rome
Paper: Real risk of losing 115 million euros
PORTS
In the third quarter, traffic in shipping containers of Moroccan Marsa Maroc increased by 5% percent.
Casablanca
Exhaustion of the growth of transshipment volumes
SHIPYARDS
At Samsung Heavy Industries orders for the construction of four 16,000-teu container carriers
Busan
Commits the value of about 781 million
ENVIRONMENT
Eni-MSC agreement in the field of sustainability and energy transition
San Donato Milanese
It was subscribed by Claudio Descalzi and Diego Aponte
PORTS
The Grimaldi terminal in the port of Barcelona has been equipped with Onshore Power Supply
Barcelona
It will become operational in January
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
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
MEETINGS
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
››› 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
Autorità di Regolazione dei Trasporti
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
SHIPYARDS
South Korea's HJSC adjusts a salesperson for four new 7,900-teu container ships
Busan
ASSOCIATIONS
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
LOGISTICS
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
INDUSTRY
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
ASSOCIATIONS
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
SHIPYARDS
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
PORTS
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
SHIPYARDS
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
SHIPPING
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
STUDIES AND RESEARCH
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
COMPANIES
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
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