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BRIEFS
May 5, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
    NOL arm plans to intensify efforts to offer door-to-door services to multi-nationals
  • Johor grain terminal expects more cargo in '99
  • India shipping firm to spin off property division
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • US calls for upgrade of aircraft flight recorders
    Aviation agency wants equipment on board to provide better information after accidents
  • Korean Air reshuffles top ranks to improve safety
  • Manila reviewing open skies policy in bid to help PAL
  • JAL's top shareholder renews demand for senior execs to resign
  • Northwest Air fined for hazardous shipments
  • India's Sahara Air out to grab share of market
Features
  • Ban on hush-kits put off
    Europeans delay for a year plan to ban engine mufflers on planes from operating in Europe to defuse trade spat
Columns
  • New figures highlight role of age, flag in ship losses

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL takes up with E-Transport
  • Wan Hai doubles profit
  • Norasia seeks US Pacific port
  • Shipco quits NAAA in wake of May 1 new rules
  • Panalpina reports record performance
  • Schenker to go public
  • Evergreen, Cosco plan route alliance
  • House approves dredging bill
  • Rolls-Royce Signs US$20 million China contract
  • More airlines go time-definite
  • BAX Global reports a turnaround
  • Aer Lingus to join oneworld alliance
  • Eagle USA reports increase in income
  • GeoLogistics wins Trinidad pipeline contract

Cargowebweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Belgian complaint about terminal allocation
  • Investor raises stake in Scania to 49 percent
  • Wilson being put on sale
  • HAL Holding has a 13.6 percent stake in Pakhoed
  • KLM intends to reduce shares by 25 percent
  • Transport of vegetables perhaps by ship instead of by plane

urgente online pressweb site
  • Feve invertirá 7.200 millones en infraestructuras y material móvil
  • Andalusair echa a volar con chárter
  • Trasmediterránea mandará construir dos transbordadores
  • El Gobierno de Aragón entrega 23 camiones para el transporte de basuras
  • Extremadura contará con un centro regional de transporte de mercancías en el 2000
  • Meridiana cambia su flota de DC-9 por 17 MD-82

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 4, 1999
Shipping
  • Import incentives for jewellery exporters cleared
  • Ministry may agree to export wheat
  • Remarkable rise in exports
  • Sugar production spurts by 13 pc
  • Tunisia for better trade relations with India
  • Soyameal exports looking up
  • Sustained export thrust for increase in GDP reiterated by CEOs
  • India may buy more palm oil from Malaysia
  • Canada offers to help develop core sector
  • Poland keen on joint ventures
  • Fresh look at acrylic fibre dumping duty
  • Finance Ministry notifies some changes in Exim Policy
  • Ficci draws up economic agenda for political parties
  • St. John Freight handles first lot of Saint Gobain project import
  • Record FDI inflow in March
  • Assocham strategy to boost trade with Russia
  • Highway automation system proves boon for truck operators, logistics managers
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on SB rubber
  • US to drag India to WTO over auto policy
  • Garment exporters have a website
  • Continental Warehousing-promoted multimodal hub inaugurated
  • People & Position
Aviation
  • Austrian Airlines details new share sale
  • Dragonair's express cargo service
  • Vietnam Air's passenger growth increases by 5 pc
  • COMAIR extends its routes
  • Finnair set for tough competition
  • Airbus targets Boeing's market share in Japan
  • Qatar Airways introduces Airbus A320
  • Thai Airways gears up to deal with the Y2K bug problem

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 4, 1999
Shipping
  • Import incentives for jewellery exporters cleared
  • Ministry may agree to export wheat
  • Remarkable rise in exports
  • Sugar production spurts by 13 pc
  • Tunisia for better trade relations with India
  • Soyameal exports looking up
  • Sustained export thrust for increase in GDP reiterated by CEOs
  • India may buy more palm oil from Malaysia
  • Canada offers to help develop core sector
  • Poland keen on joint ventures
  • Fresh look at acrylic fibre dumping duty
  • Finance Ministry notifies some changes in Exim Policy
  • Ficci draws up economic agenda for political parties
  • St. John Freight handles first lot of Saint Gobain project import
  • Record FDI inflow in March
  • Assocham strategy to boost trade with Russia
  • Highway automation system proves boon for truck operators, logistics managers
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on SB rubber
  • US to drag India to WTO over auto policy
  • Garment exporters have a website
  • Continental Warehousing-promoted multimodal hub inaugurated
  • People & Position
Aviation
  • Austrian Airlines details new share sale
  • Dragonair's express cargo service
  • Vietnam Air's passenger growth increases by 5 pc
  • COMAIR extends its routes
  • Finnair set for tough competition
  • Airbus targets Boeing's market share in Japan
  • Qatar Airways introduces Airbus A320
  • Thai Airways gears up to deal with the Y2K bug problem

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Exxon appeals $5.3 billion Valdez verdict
  • Will YPF sell out to Repsol?
  • Company updates

The East Africanweb site
  • Passengers Swamp New Lake Service
  • Tanzania Seeks IMO-Compliant Maritime Laws
  • Talks on African Shipping Body Likely
  • Kenya Launches Express Cargo Train to Kampala
  • Warning to Ships Over Yugoslavia
  • Union Calls for Armed Ship Guards

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Lasmo bids '600m for Monument
    LASMO yesterday made a '600m ($970) agreed takeover offer for fellow British exploration and production company Monument Oil & Gas as long- awaited market consolidation sparked into life.
  • Aftermath of the midwest tornadoes
    As many as 45 people were feared dead and many more were missing yesterday after what US president Bill Clinton described as "some of the most powerful tornadoes ever recorded" hit the midwest.
  • Hessenatie defiant in concession award row
    Antwerp stevedore Hessenatie's general manager Jan Pellens said a complaint to the European Commission over the award of the concession for the port's third container terminal to a Hessenatie and Mediterranean Shipping Company consortium will not affect the terminal's go-ahead.
  • Romano Prodi team facing tough vetting
    European parliamentarians warned European Commission president-designate Romano Prodi yesterday they were prepared to delay appointments to his new executive team if nominees did not meet high standards.
  • New Cosco chief braced for rough seas
    "SMOOTH seas can never make a strong sailor," comments Cosco (Hong Kong) Group president Dong Jiufeng, when asked about the state of play of the international shipping business.
  • New director for Bahamas open register
    LONDON consultant John Mervyn Jones is to succeed John Dempster as director of The Bahamas Maritime Authority.
  • Deck cargoes may be risk to boxship safety
    The Nautical Institute is seeking the opinion of its members as to the safety of containerships following a number of incidents involving damage to large ships and extensive losses of containers overboard.
  • Buyer for lowline ships
    Receivers have found a buyer for British shipowner, Lowline's, three vessels - the cruiseship Edinburgh Castle and the offshore supply vessels Lowland Pioneer and Lowland Cavalier, writes David Mott. But the deal will first have to be ratified by the Admiralty Court in London. Receivers PricewaterhouseCoopers, appointed by Royal Bank of Scotland, would not disclose the name of the buyer. Cammell Laird, the UK shiprepair group, has been mentioned as a possible buyer. But it confirmed that all three vessels had been purchased by a single buyer.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • Stolt rebate sparks Le Havre demonstrations
  • Lyttelton dismisses Auckland rumours
  • Intermodal operator speaks out on ship bunching
  • Alaska resumes coal shipments to S Korea
  • Mærsk/Sea-Land will pick port on economics
  • French ferry operator expands fleet
  • Fesco in big box spend
  • Montreal and Great Lakes pray for rain
  • SCI to hike freight rates to US East Coast
  • P&O Ports wins Surabaya concession
  • WTO set to officially condemn banana regime
  • Ecuador plans banana export drive
  • Acomarit reorganises management team
  • P&O/Enka win Turkish container terminal
  • Maritime policy meeting for US and CSG
  • Belgium joins BIMCO anti-drug measures
  • Handysizes lead Baltic freight rises

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Shippers sign deals as reform law starts
  • Hearings start today on ocean shipping
  • Truckers in legal fight over faulty gear
  • Cargo 2000 plan on schedule, supporters say
  • CMA-CGM steers own Pacific course
  • FRA applauds CSX and Norfolk Southern for safety efforts during Conrail split-up
  • UPS to airlift giant pandas from China to Atlanta
  • Brazil disappointed after being named to US trade watch list
  • Russian aid for Yugoslavia hits another logistics snag
  • United Airlines Cargo opens new consolidation center in Dallas
  • FAA says it will propose better flight recorders for 737s
  • UK Post Office buys German delivery company Der Kurier
Transportation
  • Panalpina wins IBM logistics pact in Brazil
  • Tornadoes disrupt BNSF, UP service in Oklahoma, Kansas
Maritime
  • A fresh start: Panama's first woman president to lead canal's transition
  • China Shipping returns to profit as outlook brightens
  • Baltic freight market begins to rebound
  • Indian intermodal operator to add terminals
  • Union-free port poses threat to Fremantle
  • Exxon continues Valdez damages fight in court
  • P&O wins stake in Indonesian terminal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Geodis Logistics acquiert l'Italien Borghi Trasporti
    La société Geodis Logistics Italie, filiale du groupe français contrôlé par la SNCF, a acheté la société Borghi Trasporti. "Cette acquisition s'est faite dans le cadre de la stratégie de développement européen des activités logistiques", dit un communiqué. Cette opération pourrait avoir des conséquences pour l'alliance Eurotech.
  • Hausse de 36% du bénéfice de Union Transport
    Le prestataire de services logistiques Union Transport a conclu l'exercice 1998 sur un CA de 571,1 mio. de USD, une hausse de 8% par rapport à 1997. Le bénéfice a augmenté de 36%, de 11,8 à 16 mio. de USD. Ces excellents résultats sont le fruit des acquisitions stratégiques, qui ont généré un hausse du CA dans toutes les régions du monde.
  • German Parcel reprend Der Kurier
    German Parcel Paket-Logistik GmbH, une division de l'entreprise britannique Post Office, a repris l'entreprise express allemande Der Kurier avec effet rétroactif au premier janvier 1999. De cette manière, German parcel pourra proposer l'ensemble de la gamme de produits de services de messagerie, express et de colis et cela tant au niveau national qu'international. Ainsi, la société-mère The Post Office pourra concurrencer la division express de Deutsche Post. Cette reprise n'aura aucune influence sur la coopération entre Der Kurier et la filiale de La Poste Chronopost, estime un porte-parole de cette dernière.
  • Katoen Natie saisit le Conseil d'Etat et la CE
    La politique de concession du port d'Anvers est soumise à rude pression. Après que l'AGHA (l'Association des Intérêts Portuaires d'Anvers) et Noord Natie - par la bouche de son président Philip Van gestel - aient exprimé leur inquiétude suite à la tendance qui consiste à attribuer des terminaux dédiés à des services de lignes réguliers, le groupe Katoen Natie reprend le flambeau.

Marine Linkweb site
MAY 4, 1999
  • First Olsen Tankers to Acquire Tankers
    First Olsen Tankers Ltd. said it has entered into agreements with Mosvold Farsund AS and Fred. Olsen-related companies to acquire three Suezmax tankers and one Suezmax shuttle tanker. FOTL said it will also acquire the remaining 50 percent of the shares in Knock Tankers Ltd. Through the proposed transaction, FOTL said it would become one of the world's largest owners of modern Suezmax tankers, increasing the size of its fleet from seven to 11 vessels.
  • Panama Customers Not Worried
    Scarcely batting an eyelash at the spirited run-up to Panama's presidential polls, Panama Canal customers say they expect no threat to operations of the waterway no matter who is in charge when the U.S. hands it over later this year. The U.S., which has operated the canal since it opened in 1914, is scheduled to pull out its troops from Panama and hand over the canal along with U.S. military bases and other facilities to the Panamanian government by Dec. 31.
  • Intermarine Sells Savannah Shipyard
    Italian holding company Compart said its shipbuilding unit Intermarine sold its Savannah, Ga., shipyard and certain luxury yacht contracts to Savannah Yacht & Ship Llc and BCT Real Estate Llc. The buyers will pay $14.35 million plus $1.53 million to partially cover losses that took place in the first months of 1999. The sale resulted in a loss of $30.3 million for Compart, already accounted for in 1998 balance sheet.
  • Trico Downgraded by Moody's
    Moody's Investors Service downgraded to B1 from Ba3 its rating on Trico Marine Service's $280 million of 8.5% senior unsecured notes due 2005, and to Ba3 from Ba2 its rating on an amended $85 million secured bank facility. A US$80 million-equivalent (NOK 600 million-denominated) reducing bank revolver at wholly-owned Saevik Supply ASA is not rated. The senior implied rating is B1.
  • Kuwait Petroleum Group to Finance Tanker
    Kuwait's Independent Petroleum Group and Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Co have signed a $12 million financing deal to buy a crude and petroleum products tanker, announced the Kuwait Stock Exchange.
  • International Ship Register Proposed
    Finland's autonomous Aland Islands proposed creating an international ship register that would prevent Finnish vessels from sailing under foreign flags, but would shield the islands' economy as well. Aland's plan also includes a new tonnage tax on vessels.

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