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January 13, 1999
Cargowebweb site
JANUARY 12, 1999
  • Royal Mail buys German Parcel
  • Ebrex owner "Harbour Man of the Year"
  • Taca successor agreed
  • Nippon Shokubai moves to Antwerp
  • Tielbeke Group buys Scandinavian office

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
  • MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
  • Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
  • Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
  • US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
  • ...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead
Transportation
  • Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
  • FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
  • Suit raises questions about trade zones
  • Asiana cargo circles globe
  • Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
  • US Airways defends record on security
  • Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown
Maritime
  • 'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
  • Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
  • South Korean yards reach record output
  • Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
  • Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
  • Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
  • British group wins bid for Abidjan project
  • Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
  • MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
  • Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
  • Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
  • US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
  • ...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead
Transportation
  • Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
  • FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
  • Suit raises questions about trade zones
  • Asiana cargo circles globe
  • Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
  • US Airways defends record on security
  • Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown
Maritime
  • 'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
  • Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
  • South Korean yards reach record output
  • Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
  • Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
  • Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
  • British group wins bid for Abidjan project
  • Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Customs mobilizes for system breakdown
  • MSC cuts consolidated cargo rates
  • Crop insurance rates expected to rise after recent freeze
  • Competition argument by rail shippers lacks supporting data
  • US moves to impose sanctions on EU in bitter banana fight...
  • ...and warns Japan of rising trade tensions over steel
  • Old Dominion Freight Line buys Skyline Transportation
  • UK cargo plane crash in Channel Islands leaves two dead
Transportation
  • Danzas buys last 25% of Hungarian firm
  • FAA imposes cargo weight limits on converted 727s
  • Suit raises questions about trade zones
  • Asiana cargo circles globe
  • Philippine Airlines to meet with creditors
  • US Airways defends record on security
  • Airbus had banner year in 1998 but foresees slowdown
Maritime
  • 'Dream' plans arena garage at Port of Houston site
  • Yangming, Cosco to be Asia-East Coast partners
  • South Korean yards reach record output
  • Ningbo credits service, promotion for rise in volume
  • Unions, Greenpeace seek to stop scrapping of contaminated vessel
  • Evergreen Marine Corp. taps George Hsu as vice chairman
  • British group wins bid for Abidjan project
  • Seized Hong Kong ship, crew remain in unexplained Chinese detention

urgente online pressweb site
  • Las exportaciones españolas descienden al final del 98
  • Los aeropuertos de Cantabria, Málaga y Fuerteventura cierran 1998 con m's tráfico
  • Fomento integra el ferrocarril con la ciudad de Cádiz
  • El Correo británico compra la firma alemana German Parcel
  • El Seat Arosa, mejor de su clase en prueba de choque

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 12, 1999
  • Bunker fraud case in Norway: Defendant pleads not guilty
  • Firmer outlook for Asian crudes
  • New company listing in Novorossiysk
  • Company news and updates

The East Africanweb site
JANUARY 12-19, 1999
  • Let's Observe Axle Load Limit
  • Uganda Gets Tough On Axle Load Limit Rule
  • Freight Forwarders' Body in the Offing
  • Crisis in Shipping Industry Could See Banks Lose Billions
  • Yemen Hostage Crisis Could Imperil US Plans for Aden
  • Danish Liner Eyes South African Shipping Firm
  • Uganda to Stop Routing Coffee Through Kisumu
  • Zanzibar to Privatise Roads
  • Ministerial Statement Creates Uncertainty Over East Suez Port
  • Another Tanzanian Cargo Vessel for Lake Victoria

Marine Logweb site
  • Royal Caribbean orders second 'Project Vantage' Ship
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has exercised its option with Meyer Werft,Papenburg, Germany, to build a second 85,000-ton Vantage class vessel for Royal Caribbean International at a contract cost of approximately $350 million.

The Linkweb site
JANUARY, 1999
Shipping
  • COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
  • SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
  • COSCO forges ahead ...
  • Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
  • Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
  • WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
  • Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
  • ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
  • Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
  • CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
  • Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
  • Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
  • Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
  • Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
  • UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
  • ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
  • Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
  • Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
  • AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
  • Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
  • NSCSA charts course for future
Ports
  • Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
  • Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
  • Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
  • JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
  • Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
  • HSL plans new floating dock
  • Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
  • Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
  • Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
  • SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
  • Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
  • L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port
Aviation
  • Plan for private funds in airports soon
  • AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
  • Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

The Linkweb site
JANUARY, 1999
Shipping
  • COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
  • SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
  • COSCO forges ahead ...
  • Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
  • Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
  • WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
  • Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
  • ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
  • Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
  • CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
  • Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
  • Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
  • Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
  • Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
  • UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
  • ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
  • Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
  • Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
  • AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
  • Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
  • NSCSA charts course for future
Ports
  • Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
  • Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
  • Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
  • JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
  • Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
  • HSL plans new floating dock
  • Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
  • Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
  • Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
  • SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
  • Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
  • L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port
Aviation
  • Plan for private funds in airports soon
  • AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
  • Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

The Linkweb site
JANUARY, 1999
Shipping
  • COSCO's Director visits India to study market potential
  • SeaLand, Maersk Line shortlist three ports for US hub
  • COSCO forges ahead ...
  • Samudera chief bullish about cargo potential in Indian subcontinent
  • Samudera commences new container service ' Sharjah and Bandar Abbas
  • WW Shipping Agencies Pvt Ltd.
  • Tai-Pan Shipping (P) Ltd.
  • ANL (liner services), CGM merger completed
  • Decks cleared for SCI to acquire 4 more tankers
  • CSL builds helideck on SCI vessel
  • Golden Jubilee voyage of Rossana II
  • Shipping bills brought under EDI process at Chennai Customs
  • Sanmar Shipping to be hived off
  • Dal-transport GmbH, Hamburg, commences operations in India
  • UASC gets last of ten 3,800 teu containerships
  • ECU-Line names new manager for Senegal
  • Wan Hai upgrades services to/from W. Asia-Gulf area
  • Ambitious plan for inland water transport framed
  • AP Moller's new large container vessel named at Lindo
  • Mitsui to launch liner unit in Tokyo
  • NSCSA charts course for future
Ports
  • Memo to MoST on vital need for full-time ChPT chairmen
  • Federation of Ship-Agents' Associations of India
  • PSA simplifies box storage, handling rates structure
  • Increasing Cargoes handled at the Port of Kobe
  • JNPT-IOT pact for upgrading multipurpose berth
  • Calcutta, Haldia ports handle increased volume of Nepalese cargo
  • HSL plans new floating dock
  • Positive note struck at seminar on 'Towards making ICD-Dashrath more user-friendly'
  • Kandla Port first to handle 40 lakh tonnes in a month
  • Centre plans additional capacity for 11 major ports
  • SNC Lavalin consortium to develop Gangavaram port
  • Major Port Trusts Act in for amendment
  • L&T's state-of-art cement terminal in New Mangalore Port
Aviation
  • Plan for private funds in airports soon
  • AI selects US co. for automated revenue system
  • Airbus Industrie sets new sales record

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Empress port official cleared
    THE Milford Haven harbourmaster who faced criminal charges over the Sea Empress supertanker disaster off the West Wales coast has walked free from court.
  • Five killed in blast on Athenian Fidelity
    Five crew have been killed and three injured in an explosion aboard the Cyprus flag tanker Athenian Fidelity, just a week after another tanker operated by the same company was hit by a blast.
  • Islamic ship financing deal claimed as a first
    BANKERS have completed what is claimed to be the first syndicated Islamic structure for financing a shipbuilding order.
  • Yangming finalises cash for boxships
    TAIWAN-BASED Yangming Marine Transport's UK subsidiary has completed a $180m financing for three 5,500 teu containerships under construction at South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Plea over missing Filipino crew
    Families of 19 missing Filipino crewmen have appealed to Philippine president Joseph Estrada for help after claiming that their relatives may be being held hostage by pirates.
  • Daewoo upset over Hyundai offensive
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Heavy Industries is infuriated by the Seoul government's move to allow shipbuilding rival Hyundai Heavy Industries to participate in the bidding for the country's next generation of military submarines.
  • P&I club reconsiders fixed future
    The Liverpool & London Steam-ship Protection and Indemnity Association is to look again at the possibility of becoming a fixed premium P&I facility following the February renewal.
  • Singapore vying for world top box slot
    SINGAPORE handled more than 15m teu for the first time last year - a figure which could make it the world's busiest container port.

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 12, 1999
  • RCL orders second Vantage vessel
    MIAMI-based Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL) has ordered a second 85,000 grt Vantage class vessel for Royal Caribbean International at a cost of $350 m.
  • Sea Empress port pleads guilty
    MILFORD Haven Port Authority (MHPA) has accepted responsibility for the pollution caused by the grounding of the Sea Empress in February 1996.
  • Strike called at Aker Finnyards
    ALMOST 900 staff at Aker Finnyards' shipyard went on a two-day strike today in protest against job losses at the Rauma-based company.
  • Singapore passes 15m teu mark
    SINGAPORE'S PSA Corp today unveiled port throughput figures of 15.1m teu for 1998.
  • Osprey dismisses ' jeopardy' rumours
    SINGAPORE tanker owner Osprey Maritime has issued a statement stressing that it is financially sound in response to reports of growing debt and shaky links to the Suharto family.
  • Row erupts over Canadian pilotage
    A RIFT between Canadian and foreign owners has arisen during a review of marine pilotage by Canadian authorities as domestic owners seek cost cutting pilotage exemption certificates.
  • Greenpeace targets 'toxic' P&O Nedlloyd ship
    GREENPEACE activists staged their first ever protest in Singapore yesterday stating that a 1969-built P&O Nedlloyd containership en route to be scrapped in China was 'toxic'.
  • Colombo consortium lists equipment needs
    THE international consortium which will lease Colombo Port's new container terminal is going ahead with plans to acquire new equipment despite a delay in signing the final agreement.
  • INSA claims India could reserve cargoes
    INDIAN cargoes could become reserved for Indian shipping lines, according to BL Mehta, outgoing president of the Indian national Shipowners Association (INSA).
  • Talks imminent on Maltese terminal
    A CONSORTIUM will shortly open negotiations with the Maltese government for the construction and operation of the Valletta Grand Harbour sea passenger terminal.
  • Dangerous cargo suggested cause of fire
    DANGEROUS cargo may have been the cause of a fire on board the Liberian-flagged containership Aconcagua last week in Ecuadorian waters off Guayaquil.
  • Mærsk launches Euro-Caribbean service
    MÆRSK Line has announced a direct service between Europe and the French Antilles, Guadeloupe and Trinidad & Tobago.
  • Spain starts work on inland 'port'
    CONSTRUCTION began yesterday of a 80,000-100,000 teu inland container centre that will have rail links with the Spanish ports of Barcelona, Valencia, Bilbao and Algeciras.
  • Cat links Miami with Nassau
    A NEW fast ferry service has started between Miami and Nassau in the Bahamas.

Marine Linkweb site
JANUARY 12, 1999
  • New Oil Investments In U.K. North Sea Down $4 Billion
    Depressed prices reportedly slashed the amount of new oil investment approved for Britain's part of the North Sea by more than $4 billion last year.
  • Big Oil Companies Brace For Brutal Earnings Season
    The weakest crude oil prices in 12 years have sparked massive layoffs and mergers on an unprecedented scale and now, big oil is set to report the largest percentage drop in annual earnings since 1992.
  • Panama Canal Denies Pilot Manning Threaten Safety
    An assertion that safety on the Panama Canal would be threatened by reported plans to cut pilot manning were denied by the Panama Canal Commission. The Panama Canal Pilots Association reported earlier that the Canal had proposed not rehiring American pilots who guide ships through the waterway as part of its plans to cut the number of pilots on the largest ships.
  • U.K. Firm Wins Tender For Abidjan Port Extension
    A consortium led by Britain's Transport and Communications International Corp. Ltd. (TCI) reportedly won a tender to extend the port of Abidjan and build a related free trade zone for $125 million.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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%
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
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
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
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
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
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
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.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
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%
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
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
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
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%)
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
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
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
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
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
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
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
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
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
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"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
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
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
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
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
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.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
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"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
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
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
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
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
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
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%
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
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
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
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
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
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
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
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
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
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
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
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
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
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"
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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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%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
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
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
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
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
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
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
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
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
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
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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