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March 18, 1999
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Toyofuji serves up a world first in Asia
    It is launching a weekly fixed-day car carrier service with the addition of a fourth US$35m ship
  • Asia-Pac to stay as Cunard's fastest growing market
  • Samsung wins US$234m orders
Air and Land Transport
  • BA and Aeroflot sign cooperation agreement
    Pact seen boosting both airlines' traffic share on route between Moscow and London
  • Air France to face EU antitrust probe
  • Ford to introduce bi-fuel cars with launch of Focus model
  • Indon govt to groom 2 national airlines
  • Real devaluation forces Varig to cut routes
  • PAL warns employees rehab plan will be painful but skirts issue of job cuts
Features
  • Put to the test in rough seas
    Probe into the sinking of the Derbyshire has raised theory that such ships may be prone to breaking in two
Columns
  • Shipping's no bed of roses even for a rose among the thorns

Sched Netweb site
  • FMC backs down on bonds
  • Rotterdam breaks TEU barrier
  • FEFC rate increase
  • Sea-Land names men at the top
  • Trading places
  • New Euro route for CSG
  • POL to honour debts
  • Insurance plan almost assured
  • Carriers facing fines
  • SM Logistics becomes Italy's biggest forwarder
  • Guangzhou company sets pace with ISO 9002
  • Sembawang snaps up ST
  • Midgard successful with shipping solution for USCO
  • New Wave warehouse set to meet NZ demand
  • DHL launch major Asian investment package
  • Delivery to be 72-hour maximum
  • American carriers go for Atlantic market
  • Air freight volumes up but figures still poor

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • FedEx to invest in software company
  • UPS is Euro ready
  • Sea Containers new owner of Silja Line
  • Brussels to subsidize 60 intermodal research projects
  • Lot of Amsterdam cash for Ceres terminal
  • Enormous infrastructure for toll levying

Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerceweb site
  • CSX Formally Unveils Sea-Land Split
  • Yangming to Enhance East Coast S. America Service
  • NY/NJ, Suez Canal Poised to Attract Asian Cargo
  • Sankyu Predicts Net Loss for Fiscal 1998

urgente online pressweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • Chronopost y la alemana Der Kurier firman un acuerdo de colaboración
  • Danzas se establece en el Centro de Transporte de Coslada
  • La Generalitat valenciana adjudica las obras de desdoblamiento entre Aspe y Elche
  • Amberes aumenta el tráfico de navegación fluvial
  • Air France, acusada de competencia desleal
  • YPF no combinará ni información ni negocios con Repsol
  • Seminario interactivo del transporte marítimo mundial

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
  • Houston: Prices down but demand has picked up
  • Oil jumps on API report
  • Statoil analysis: oil could rise to $15-17 before millennium

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI pool product carrier fleets
    Osprey Maritime and OMI are creating one of the world's largest product tanker operators by pooling their fleets in a new jointly-owned company.
  • Bangemann cancels Seoul trip
    OUTGOING European industry commissioner Martin Bangemann has performed an about-turn and cancelled next week's planned trip to Seoul to discuss alleged unfair competion by South Korean shipyards.
  • Clydeport airs plan for Glasgow ro-ro terminal
    SCOTTISH ports company Clydeport has unveiled plans to build a new ro-ro terminal at the former Scott Lithgow site at Port Glasgow on the Clyde.
  • Asian crisis drives Norden into red
    Norden, the Danish tanker and bulker operator, plunged into the red in 1998 blaming the financial crisis in Asia.
  • Legal twist in Newport News takeover bid
    GENERAL Dynamics' unsolicited bid of nearly $2bn to acquire Newport News Shipbuilding has taken a strange new twist thanks to the Department of Justice.
  • Milan listing for Grimaldi ferries
    SHAREHOLDERS in Grimaldi Group cruise ferry subsidiary Grandi Navi Veloci have voted to start the process to list the company on the Milan Stock Exchange.
  • Green lobby victory on ship arrest convention
    A NEW international convention is set to strengthen the hand of claimants seeking to arrest ships over pollution incidents.
  • Van Ommeren double order for 3 Maj
    Sweden's Brostroms Group has ordered two 35,000 dwt product/chemical tankers from Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 17, 1999
  • UK to review liability in salvage
  • 'Difficult' masters could face RN action
  • CSX splits Sea-Land into three
  • Rothschild makes first investment in Halla
  • Kværner agrees $250m security deal
  • New York/New Jersey signs pact with Suez
  • Changes to US preference rules proposed
  • Profits leap for Samadura
  • Long Beach optimistic after container growth
  • Intercargo promotes industry panels
  • Analysts turn upbeat on shipping shares
  • Brussels will allow Spanish aid scheme
  • Safmarine, Lloyd Triestino end alliance
  • Asean nations divided over tariff cuts
  • Port Waratah to be expanded
  • Libra-CSAV venture appoints president
  • Docenave calm after profit falls

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

The Journal of Commerceweb site
Home
  • Apollo affiliate to buy APL stack-train unit
  • Deregulation fallout: Carrier conferences dying in the Pacific
  • Mediterranean Shipping, Evergreen join to offset rates in crowded eastern coast trade
  • Nafta panel highlights trade and environment
  • Spying charges in US may undermine China's bid for WTO entry
  • State Department backs NRC nuclear export rules
  • House votes in favor of steel quotas
  • Osprey Maritime and OMI Corp. merging their tanker operations
  • Investigators zero in on truck in deadly Amtrak crash that killed 11
  • EU Commission calls for creation of a European intermodal reference center
  • CN's Tellier says railroad/shipper cooperation, not regulation will improve service
  • Panama Canal Commission says Y2K won't disrupt canal traffic
  • California high-speed rail authority okays tax to pay for new system
  • RailWorks is acquiring four rail products companies
Transportation
  • FedEx denies charges of 'blackmailing' Britain
  • French strike snarls cargo across English Channel
  • Carriers forced to cut Ecuador flights
Maritime
  • Argentina will privatize river Port of Santa Fe
  • Grain ships stalled in Vancouver strike
  • Deckhands vote down union twice at Bunge
  • Pakistan's Port of Karachi plans transshipment facility
  • Slot watch

Daily Commercial Newsweb site
  • BHPT action dropped ASP bid rejected
    Executives of the Australian Institute of Marine and Power Engineers will meet representatives of ASP Ship Management in Melbourne today to discuss their differences which have delayed vessels managed by the company.
    This follows the company's failure in the Australian Industrial Relations Commission on Tuesday to restrain the Institute from taking industrial action
    ASP took the action under section 166A of the Workplace Relations Act.
    Commissioner Wilks did not grant the application, instead repeating an earlier recommendation that the parties meet and discuss their differences.
  • Wilhelmsen, Contship swap ECNA slots
    Wilhelsen Lines and Contship Containerlines have announced a slot-swapping deal on the East Coast North America-New Zealand/Australia leg of their respective round-the-world services, effective mid-year.
    Beginning in June, Contship will charter container space on Wilhelmsen's three roll-on/roll off services -- the third of which is the re-routed African loop, announced last week (DCN, 11 March) -- providing additional container capacity and upping Contship's frequency in this trade from every 10 days to weekly.
  • 'The fastest Irish pub in the world'
    Austal Ships yesterday hosted a St Patrick's Day celebration at the fastest Irish pub in the world when it launched its latest high-speed vehicle-passenger ferry, the 86-metre Jonathan Swift.
    The $70 million vessel, has a service speed of 39 knots and can accommodate 800 passengers and 200 cars.
  • Melbourne pleases Patrick, customers
    The Melbourne waterfront continues to perform strongly for Patrick, according to the company's chairman, Chris Corrigan.
    Mr Corrigan told the Australian Institute of Company Directors earlier this week that the average container handling rate in Melbourne was now at or near the government benchmark of 25 moves per hour, a full 25 per cent higher than last year with a greatly reduced number of employees.
  • Another Kooragang expansion
    The Kooragang coal terminal at the port of Newcastle is to undergo a $345 million expansion.
    The board of Port Waratah Coal Services has approved the expansion which will be performed in two stages and increase the capacity of the facility by 23 million.
    The initial investment will expand capacity by 12 million tonnes per annum, a 16 per cent increase.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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.
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
Danaos reports a new drop in quarterly revenue generated by fleet of container carriers
Athens
Coustas : With the Trump administration, which has promised new duties, a future reduction in container traffic is possible
In the first ten months of 2024, the traffic of goods in Russian ports decreased by -3.2%
St. Petersburg
The dry goods amounted to 370.8 million tonnes (-3.5%), those liquids at 372.2 million tonnes (-2.9%)
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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