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October 12, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New hull insurance syndicate set up
    Dex will offer transparent and accessible products and services
  • Logistics course to improve workers' skills
Air and Land Transport
  • BA orders 12 Airbus jets worth US$470m
    The 100-seater A318s will be used on European, internal British flights
  • KLM, Norwegian partner in joint venture talks
  • British Airways, Avborne in deal to service A300-B4
  • Boeing won't develop new plane
  • Ansett adds more flights to HK
Features
  • Carriers await open skies
    Small airlines remain unsure amid concerns about government foot-dragging over deadline for open competition

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New hull insurance syndicate set up
    Dex will offer transparent and accessible products and services
  • Logistics course to improve workers' skills
Air and Land Transport
  • BA orders 12 Airbus jets worth US$470m
    The 100-seater A318s will be used on European, internal British flights
  • KLM, Norwegian partner in joint venture talks
  • British Airways, Avborne in deal to service A300-B4
  • Boeing won't develop new plane
  • Ansett adds more flights to HK
Features
  • Carriers await open skies
    Small airlines remain unsure amid concerns about government foot-dragging over deadline for open competition

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • New hull insurance syndicate set up
    Dex will offer transparent and accessible products and services
  • Logistics course to improve workers' skills
Air and Land Transport
  • BA orders 12 Airbus jets worth US$470m
    The 100-seater A318s will be used on European, internal British flights
  • KLM, Norwegian partner in joint venture talks
  • British Airways, Avborne in deal to service A300-B4
  • Boeing won't develop new plane
  • Ansett adds more flights to HK
Features
  • Carriers await open skies
    Small airlines remain unsure amid concerns about government foot-dragging over deadline for open competition

Sched Netweb site
  • Tianjin builds relations
  • Evergreen considers 6,000-TEU containerships
  • Charter to increase capacity
  • China Shipping offers more ports of call in Asia, Europe
  • London Club warns of misleading AER comparisons
  • RepWorld, McLean Kennedy form cargo alliance
  • JAL to launch independent operating units
  • AirTran announces cargo agreement with Ted G Shown

Cargowebweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • European shippers want to improve air freight
  • Mitsubishi and Volvo the largest truck manufacturer
  • Shipping companies' railway service between Rotterdam and Hungary
  • E-Business software Seabrex from Magic and Caswell
  • Evo asks for subsidy to prevent traffic fatalities

urgente online pressweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • Los puertos españoles invertirán 79.782 millones en el 2000
  • La UE no decide si los camioneros autónomos deben trabajar los domingos desde las 7 a las 22 horas
  • PanAm reanuda sus vuelos regulares
  • Nefab crece un 13 por ciento en facturación
  • Loyola de Palacio muestra su acuerdo con los eurodiputados en el fomento de las energ'as renovables
  • El Consejo solicita a la Comisión que acelere la resolución de la norma sobre sistemas antirruido de los aviones
  • La propuesta francesa para desarrollar el transporte ferroviario recibe una buena acogida en el Consejo
  • La Comisión estudia la posible absorción de Piaggio por tres empresas de inversiones
  • Conferencia sobre el reciclado de los vehículos retirados de la circulación
  • Noticias de Competencia
  • Licitaciones comunitarias

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • DGFT enlarges 'Green' card exporter status list
  • Cotton textile exports register 6.6 pc rise in Jan.-Aug.
  • Thailand seeks more market access to India
  • RBI lists steps to expedite export credit delivery system
  • CBDT clarifies tax deduction on FIs' core investment income
  • Developing nations demand market access, better deal
  • CBEC to insist on licence from foreign flags
  • 5 lakh t edible oil import slated for this month
  • FICCI sets 5-point agenda for new govt
  • Supplementary Budget to reduce fiscal deficit on anvil
  • Spinners want dumping duty on PSF withdrawn
  • Tasks awaiting new MoST
  • Ugandan envoy moots high-level panel to boost Indo-African trade
  • HSL seeks consultant to revamp operations
  • WTO shadow over export sops
  • Chamber moots specific guidelines on anti-dumping probes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • Pre-OPIS survey finds oil community sours on API/DOE stats
  • IPE volumes break records
  • Signs of crude oil recovery as IEA predicts higher demand
  • Russian fuel oil export ban extended with major exceptions

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Regional crackdown on crew certificates
    SOUTHERN Mediterranean countries are to clamp down on seafarer qualifications as part of a drive to streamline efforts to rid the region of substandard shipping.
  • Sea Launch lift-off boosts Kvaerner prospects
    THE Sea Launch programme's first commercial engagement has lifted off without a hitch in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Dex eyes alternative risk products for shipowners
    DEX, the hull insurer created through a joint venture between mutual manager Thomas Miller, insurance giant Swiss Re and Lloyd's managing agent Chartwell, is looking to offer alternative risk transfer products to shipowners.
  • Weser Ore rescue gear delayed
    ARRIVAL of specialised equipment needed to free the grounded 274,326 dwt Weser Ore from rocks at the Brazilian iron ore port of Tubarao, has been delayed, sources monitoring the rescue operation said, writes James Brewer.
  • Ports warned on 2000 bug
    SHIPOWNERS have to adhere to rigid standards, including the ISM code, but ports and terminals have no similar rules governing them, the 5th International Conference on Safety in the Port Environment was told in Bremen yesterday.
  • Germany protests over EC plan for spending and pricing structure
    The German government has voiced strong opposition to the European Commission's plans for overseeing the infrastructure spending of seaports and their pricing structure.
  • First Olsen makes new buyback bid
    FIRST Olsen Tankers yesterday committed nearly NKr454m ($58m) to buy out the 40% of the company not held by Fred Olsen family companies.
  • NOL takes on a third top Sea-Land executive
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has hired a third senior Sea-Land executive following the recruitment of two others a fortnight ago.

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • Tankers impounded for sanctions busting
  • Bidder emerges for Davie Industries
  • Aker MTW wins Lloyd Werft hull subcontract
  • Shin Kurushima shuts building berth
  • Crew saved from grounded bulker
  • Frontline calls for new ICB board
  • Thai fishermen block port
  • Malaysia transhipment port sees first customer
  • Skaugen cuts losses
  • Tentative agreement reached in Vancouver dispute
  • Leghorn chief blasts government plans
  • Indian hauliers plan indefinite strike
  • Daiichi Chuo to sell bulkers
  • Belships cuts losses as markets recover
  • Port expansion plan revives La Ciotat yard
  • Brazilian deep-water hub opened
  • Le Havre dispute settled but ruling 'ambiguous'
  • Aussie opposition slams maritime policy
  • ABP restructures ailing US subsidiary

Marine Linkweb site
OCTOBER 11, 1999
  • Greenpeace In Legal Battle With U.K. Over Oil Exploration
  • APS Management Restructured
  • Tanker Spills Heating Oil Near St. Petersburg
  • Capesize Rate Jump Driven By Japanese Steel Market
  • Large Tanker Fixing Slows, Rates Soften
  • Keppel's Philippine Units Complete Consolidation
  • Kvaerner To Sell Cleveland Bridge Unit
  • NOL To Charter Two Vessels For APL

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
PORTI
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
PORTI
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
PORTI
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
MARITTIMI
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
CROCIERE
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
LEGISLAZIONE
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
ASSOCIAZIONI
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
LEGISLAZIONE
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
PORTI
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
CANTIERI NAVALI
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
PORTI
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
ASSOCIAZIONI
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
PORTI
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
ACCIDENTS
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
PORTS
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
PORTS
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
INTERMODAL TRANSPORT
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
PORTS
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
LOGISTICS
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
PORTS
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
PORTS
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
SHIPPING
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
PORTS
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
PORTS
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
SAFETY & SECURITY
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
RIVER TRANSPORT
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
LEGISLATION
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
PORTS
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
PORTS
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
COMPANIES
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
PORTS
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
AZIENDE
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
OFFSHORE
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
ASSOCIAZIONI
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
FINANZIAMENTI
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
PORTI
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
PORTI
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
CRONACA
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
PORTI
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
PORTI
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
CRONACA
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
TRASPORTO INTERMODALE
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
PORTI
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
PORTI
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
OFFSHORE
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
LEGISLAZIONE
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
TRASPORTO FERROVIARIO
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
SAFETY & SECURITY
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
PORTI
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
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%
ACCIDENTS
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
PORTS
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
MEETINGS
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› 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
COMPANIES
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
FINANCING
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
PORTS
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
ASSOCIATIONS
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
LAW
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
CRUISES
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
SHIPPING
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
INDUSTRY
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
ASSOCIATIONS
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
PORTS
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PORTI
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
TRASPORTO MARITTIMO
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
RAILWAY TRANSPORT
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
MEETINGS
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
TRADE
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
PORTS
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
MARITIME SERVICES
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
AVIATION
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
ENVIRONMENT
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
PORTS
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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