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October 4, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Benefits of US shipping reform to grow further
    Shippers, carriers can now truly form partnerships: US shippers' group
  • Piracy rebuttal by China 'selective', says IMB
  • Pegasus chief sorry for oil spill off California
  • Older, smaller ships main casualties
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • DHL to be first buyer of Boeing's converted 757s
    Boeing will buy from British Airways 34 used passenger 757s that it will refurbish as freighters
  • Swissair won't rule out joining global alliance
  • BA chief not hopeful of US-UK open skies pact soon
Columns
  • Stowaways remain big problem for container operators

Sched Netweb site
  • K Line dissolves finance subsidiary
  • Croatia Line plumbs the depths
  • NOL appoints two more to APL management team
  • Wallenius launches US-flag firm
  • Malaysia Airlines inks deal with Northwest Airlines
  • BA and Qantas join forces in Hong Kong
  • FedEx upgrades European service with Paris hub

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Tech Pacific Australia contract for Emery Worldwide
  • Web site US government about Y2K bug in transport
  • UPS Increases `Around the World` Flights
  • Substantial Alitalia loss
  • 'World ports must aid to help deepen Suez Canal'
  • Internet will influence transport 'drastically'

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Logista saca a bolsa el 25 por ciento de su capital
  • Renfe adjudica sus espacios publicitarios a Urbaser
  • El grupo portugués Rangel adquiere Roquette
  • Fomento modifica la Ley de Navegación Aérea para potenciar el sector aéreo privado
  • La revista "Fortune" destaca a TNT en Europa y a UPS en EE.UU.
  • Iberia une la puntuación con la OneWorld
  • Delta, Swissair y Singapore Airlines se devuelven los "cromos"

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Hapag-Lloyd projects significant profit for fiscal ending Sept.
  • Overseas courier rules eased substantially
  • Dutch firm allowed stake in Cochin airport
  • Panel studying tax changes to give thrust to mineral sector
  • Elf additives set to enter Indian markets
  • Vizag Port to cut wharf charges for bulk cargoes
  • EU ready to discuss dumping issues
  • India to export 6 lakh tonne petro-goods to Bangla
  • Gujarat enacts law to boost pvt. investment in core sector
  • Rubber shows recovery signs
  • 150 firms to take part in Gartex '99
  • Textile exports looking up
  • Ministry-wise fast-track panels for FDI proposed
  • Ministry's steel team proves success in EC
  • RBI issues 'takeout financing' guidelines
  • Coffee Board seeks $ 8 m from ICO
  • Indian firms plans to invest $ 500 million in Bahrain

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • OPEC compliance slightly up in September
  • Singapore refiner plans higher October runs
  • Russian fuel oil export ban lifted today
  • Tight weekend avails sent prices higher in Singapore today
  • USWC markets sharply higher on spotty avails
  • US Gulf IFOs reach USD 130
  • Stable US East Coast market set to rise
  • Stable prices in Latin American ports so far
  • Tight spots and some bargains seen in Middle Eastern markets
  • Durban suppliers prepare for refinery downtime
  • African West Coast markets marginally firmer
  • Singapore jumps USD 2

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Silversea to manage condo ship
    William L. Smith, president and COO of Silversea Cruises Ltd says the line has signed a contract with ResidenSea Ltd. to manage The World of ResidenSea, scheduled for delivery in December 2001.
  • Canadian-U.S.consortium to take over Davie Industries
    In a meeting yesterday in L'vis, Quebec, the creditors of Davie Industries gave their support to a joint offer to purchase made by a Canadian-U.S. consortium
  • $3.7 million ship scrapping contract
    Ship Dismantlement and Recycling Joint Venture (SDR) has been awarded a $3.7 million contract for the dismantling and disposal of an inactive U.S. Navy ship.
  • Oceaneering to convert jack-up to MOPU for Australian project
    Oceaneering International, Inc. has been selected as the preferred contractor to provide a mobile offshore production unit (MOPU) for development of the Legendre North and South oil fields in WA-1-P on the North West Shelf of Western Australia.
  • Boston ship repair executives enter guilty pleas
    The Octanova case rumbles on. The top executives of a major Boston ship repair company yesterday pled guilty to violating the federal Anti-Kickback Act.
  • Shipowners' associations meet, but don't merge
    The chairmen of three prominent shipowners' organizations met in London on Thursday.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Banks withhold Russia ship loans
    FINANCE packages for Russian shipping worth up to $100m have been put on hold by western banks concerned that the security of non-Russian flagging can no longer be relied on.
  • Cruise pioneer Ted Arison dies aged 75
    TED Arison, one of the pioneers of the modern cruise industry, has died aged 75, writes David Osler.
  • Frontline move to strengthen finances
    JOHN Fredriksen's Frontline has wasted no time in strengthening its financial position as the full takeover of ICB Shipping gets underway.
  • Daewoo delay worries markets
    More than a month has passed since creditors decided to dismember South Korea's embattled Daewoo Group, but there has been no concrete progress yet on how to resolve the group's affiliates or debts.
  • Medcenter deal for Maersk
    MAERSK has won the right to operate part of the Medcenter Container Terminal at Gioia Tauro as a fully dedicated terminal after two years of negotiations, Lloyd's List can reveal.
  • Wave power
    Wave power: fierce storms lash the ferry Pride of Portsmouth passing the port defences of Le Havre in northern France at the weekend.
  • Accident prompts new nuclear doubts
    FOUR days after the nation's worst nuclear accident, Japanese investigators yesterday launched a full-scale investigation into the cause of the disaster.
  • Ports ask Congress for infrastructure cash
    AMERICA'S ports are to launch a major political lobbying effort aimed at squeezing additional funding for vital port infrastructure projects from a recalcitrant Congress.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Navy to subsidise shipbreaking in US
  • New president at Polish Ocean
  • Adsteam counter-bids Lang for Holyman
  • POAL launches new tug operation
  • Synchrolift wins Gulf orders
  • Frontline reshuffles its finances
  • Asian recovery stimulates Japanese import surge
  • Eurotunnel plans road link
  • Stolt profits slump
  • A&P completes refinancing
  • Florens raises $75M in capital market
  • Deadlock in Malta shipyard talks
  • Evergreen contributes $3M to quake relief
  • MOL reveals three year targets
  • Silversea will manage ResidenSea
  • Colombo bunker prices soar
  • ECT workers approve sale plan
  • P&O Australia raises $182M from asset sale

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 1999
Home
  • High-tech suppliers upset by restrictions
  • Traders watch textile quotas fill up
  • Burnside sees big shipping industry changes
  • United Shipping buys largest same-day carrier in U.S.
  • Plans finalized for first US trade show in Cuba in 40 years
  • DaimlerChrysler opens Polish bus unit
  • Judge Oks Boeing settlement
  • Eleventh hour talks scheduled between Polar Air and pilots union
Transportation
  • Morgan nomination goes to Senate
  • Three plead guilty to hazardous-materials charges
  • Report: Switch to railroads is no panacea
  • DOT refuses review of fatigue research
  • GATX starts chemicals unit
  • US&T adds express delivery to its stable of companies
  • BA executive pessimistic on resolving open-skies debate
  • Standard hours for European truckers face roadblocks
Maritime
  • Outlook brightens for shipowners as fleet grows
  • Coast Guard: Ports will remain open on New Year's Eve
  • Eurotunnel's revenue is fueled by truck traffic
  • Strachan tapped to handle Star Shipping support work
  • Carriers try to overcome increases in ship fuel costs

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
  • Railtrans présente un nouveau produit: le Gaudi-shuttle
    La présence de l'opérateur en combiné ferroviaire Railtrans à la manifestation "Freight Select", qui s'est tenue ces jours-ci à Anvers, a été l'occasion de présenter un nouveau produit: le Gaudi-shuttle. Il s'agit d'une navette ferroviaire entre Anvers et l'Espagne.
  • "De nombreux projets déjà gelés au Havre"
    Inquiets de voir la situation actuelle s'apparenter à une "préavis de décès", les professionnels de la filière transport et logistique font état de nombreux projets déjà bloqués au Havre. Or, l'enjeu du bras de fer avec le syndicat des dockers porte sur les activités logistiques sans lesquelles la grande ambition "Le Havre Port 2000" ne se justifierait plus. A moins bien sûr d'accepter de la financer en pure perte.
  • L'entreprise portuaire communale de Gand est opérationnelle
    Le conseil d'administration de la nouvelle entreprise portuaire de Gand (GAB - Gemeentelijk Autonoom Bedrijf) s'est réuni mercredi pour la première fois. Le conseil avait été formellement constitué par le conseil communal de Gand une semaine plus tôt.

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Polish Shipyard Gets Orders For Seven Ships
Breaking News
  • Minoan Flying Dolphins To Order Three Ferries
  • Carnival Cruise Lines Founder Dies

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 1, 1999
Maritime Contract News
  • Polish Shipyard Gets Orders For Seven Ships
Breaking News
  • Minoan Flying Dolphins To Order Three Ferries
  • Carnival Cruise Lines Founder Dies

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%)
New historical record of monthly container traffic in the port of Long Beach
Long Beach / Los Angeles
In October, strong growth in Los Angeles climbing activity.
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
ZIM records excellent quarterly economic performance driven by noli uptick and activity with Latin America
Haifa
The fleet transported a record number of containers
In the third quarter, the Viking cruise group's revenues grew by 11.4% percent.
Los Angeles
Increase of 14.3% of turnover generated by ocean cruises
Signed the final agreement on the contract of port workers
Rome
Italian Antitrust initiates an investigation into SAS (MSC group), Moby and Large Navi Fast
Rome
According to the AGCM, competition restrictions may have occurred as a result of the 49% acquisition of Moby's capital by SAS.
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
T&E highlights the need to also count the well-to-tank emissions for LNG used by ships
Brussels
Total greenhouse gases produced would be more than 30% higher than those considered by the FuelEU Maritime Regulation
DFDS and Ekol are rethinking and agreeing on the sale of the Turkish company's international network to the Danish group
Copenhagen / Istanbul
Revised the terms of the deal expired on the first November
Slight downturn in freight traffic in the port of Hamburg in the third quarter
Hamburg
Stable container traffic
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
Cargotec agrees to the sale of MacGregor to funds managed by Triton
Helsinki
Sale of the value of 480 million that is expected to be completed by the first half of 2025
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Koper increased by 8.3%
Lubiana
In the first nine months of 2024, the increase was 3.2% percent.
Ok of Ukraine's antitrust enforcement at the entrance of MSC in the capital of HHLA terminalist company
Kiev
The company operates the CTO terminal of the port of Odessa
Inaugurated the new Peruvian port of Chancay operated by China's COSCO Shipping Ports
Lima
Has 1,500 linear metres of docks
More than doubling the value of new orders acquired by Fincantieri in the first nine months of 2024
Trieste
The sunshine committed for shipbuilding grew by +154,3 percent.
Established the Ship Recycling Alliance to speed up the recycling of safe and environmentally friendly ships
Copenhagen
The initiative in view of the entry into force on June 26 of the Hong Kong International Convention
Kuehne + Nagel will acquire 51% percent of the capital of American IMC Logistics
Schindellegi / Collierville
US company mainly operates drayage services
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
In the third quarter of this year, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues grew by 28.2%
Hamburg
Increase of 3.8% of containers carried by the fleet. Average value of nils up 22.9%
In the third quarter freight traffic in the port of Genoa decreased by -4.9% percent while in Savona-I went up by 15.7% percent.
Genoa
Decided increase in transshipment containers determined by the Red Sea crisis. Down the cruises
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
In the third quarter, HMM revenues increased by 67% thanks to the 83% growth in the container segment
Seoul
+116% increase in the value of the average nole per container transported
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Evergreen's quarterly financial performance hike
Taipei
Taiwanese company invests 186.8 million to buy new shipping containers
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
In the third quarter, container traffic at the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.9% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany (Eurogate) the increase was 13.6% percent. In Italy (Contship Italy) of 6.8%). Slowing growth at Tanger Med. Damietta terminal will become operational in April
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
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
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
Alpe Adria activates new rail service between the port of Trieste and the Malpensa Intermodal terminal in Sacconago
Trieste
Euroseas order in China the construction of two 4,300-teu feeder container
Athens
Quarterly revenue from rentals inj growth of 5.8%
The Analysis of the Fedespea Studies Centre on economic and operational performance of Italian container terminals
Milan
GNV strengthens its business department with two nominees
Genoa
New business manager and new general manager of the company in Spain
On the former Carbonyl of the Port of Genoa, the yards of the foranea dam and the subport tunnel
Genoa
The AdSP Management Committee deliberated it yesterday.
In Genoa, the Graduation Day of the Italian Academy of Mercantile
Genoa
Delivered 50 diplomas at the end of the biennial and three-year formative course
On November 27 in Rome, the public assembly of UNIPORT will be held
Rome
Meeting on the theme "Italian Ports, a network of businesses in the service of the country and of Europe"
Roberto Nappi, founder and director for 40 years of "Corriere Marittimo", has died.
Genoa
His career had begun at the writing of the Telegraph in 1958
New EU sanctions to prohibit the use of ships and ports for the transportation of drones and missiles produced by Iran
Brussels
Masucci confirmed president of Italian Propeller Clubs
Genoa
New mandate for the three years 2024-2027
The seamen of the Galaxy Leader have been hostage for a year
London / Hong Kong
Platten (ICS) : It is unacceptable ; humanity prevails and they are immediately released
MSC will implement a markup of noli for maritime transport from the Far East to the Mediterranean
Geneva
Increases of 25% and 18% for containers from 20 'and 40' direct in the western Mediterranean and Adriatic
Completed the dual-fuel retrofit of a large container ship in Maersk
Copenhagen
He will be able to navigate methanol. Increased the hold capacity
Environmental authorization of the Region to dredging the quays from 19 to 26 of the port of Ancona
Ancona
The intervention will cost a total of 16.5 million euros.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Intermodal shipments between the port of Trieste and Slovakia are growing
Trieste
In the third quarter the container traffic handled by HHLA dropped by -2%
Hamburg
In Trieste the volumes processed by PLT Italy in the first nine months of 2024 have decreased
In October container traffic in the port of Hong Kong grew by 0.7%
Hong Kong
In the first ten months of 2024, a decline of -5.2%
In the July-September quarter freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia fell by -11.8%
Cyvitavecchia
The Cruserists increased by 2.7%
Last month the port of Singapore handled 3.5 million containers (+ 8.1%)
Singapore
In the first ten months of 2024, growth was 6.2% percent.
MSC has completed the acquisition of the majority of logistics company MVN
Geneva / Milan
The Milanese business plans to close 2024 percent with a turnover of 100 million euros.
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
In the summer quarter passenger traffic in the cruise terminals of Global Ports Holding grew by 27.5%
Istanbul
Revenue up 23%
SDC freight forwarder introduced artificial intelligence in the management of customs practices
Venice
Annually the practices followed exceed 15mila units
The sale of the shipping company Santandrea from the Pacorini to Aprile
Trieste
The company was founded in 1989 in Trieste
Port of Gioia Tauro, the memorandum of understanding for security in working environments and port operations
Joy Tauro
Will have a duration of three 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
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
Conference of Assiterminal entitled "Ports in Connection-ESG, IA, CSRD"
Genoa
It will be held on December 5 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
Argentina enfrenta tarifas portuarias hasta 500% más altas que otros países de la región
(Pescare)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Paola Piraccini appointed as Legal Technical Collaborator of Spininvest
Genoa
Joined in magistrate in 1981, he is a retired cassation adviser
The meeting in Rome between the representatives of Italian ports and ports in Florida
Rome
Expect a comparison to find common themes on which to set up a benchmarking task
This year the Cruserists in the port of Ancona have grown by 18.9%
Ancona
25.1% increase in transits and drop by -5.1% of landings and embarkation
Changed Risso constitutes a joint venture in Cagliari
Cagliari / Genoa
Partnership at 50% with Fausto Saba and Riccardo Vargiu
Ok to the 2025 forecast budget of the AdSP of the Tyrrhenian Sea Centre North
Cyvitavecchia
It presents a surplus of more than 2.5 million euros
In Palermo, the first sheet of the new ferry for the Sicilian region was cut off.
Trieste / Palermo
The delivery of the ship is scheduled for 2026
Global Ship Lease's quarterly revenue records show the first decrease since the end of 2018
Athens
The company believes that its container fleet has very good future prospects of employment
DP World signs an agreement to buy Australian Silk Logistics
Dubai / Melbourne
The expected value of the transaction is approximately 115 million
A worker has passed away in the port of Crotone
Joy Tauro
He would suddenly go down to the ground while talking to some colleagues
Torbianelli : well the ok of CIPESS in financing the future Molo VIII of the port of Trieste
Trieste
Of the estimated 315 million euros, 206.9 are expected by the state
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