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July 3, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sydney port gears up for Olympic congestion
    It will open temporary container park with 9,000-TEU capacity next month
  • Pirates attack cargo ship in Malacca Straits
  • Eleven survivors of Indon ferry tragedy found
  • Two chemical tanker companies join forces
  • Ship sales
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM, BA chiefs discuss merger with EC official
    British and Dutch airlines pressing for full merger rather than loose alliance
  • Strikes loom at four Canadian airports
  • Airbus may use airships to move superjet parts
  • Boeing's Condit expects strong demand for jets, may boost output
Columns
  • Feeder services to continue to dominate Indian subcontinent

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sydney port gears up for Olympic congestion
    It will open temporary container park with 9,000-TEU capacity next month
  • Pirates attack cargo ship in Malacca Straits
  • Eleven survivors of Indon ferry tragedy found
  • Two chemical tanker companies join forces
  • Ship sales
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM, BA chiefs discuss merger with EC official
    British and Dutch airlines pressing for full merger rather than loose alliance
  • Strikes loom at four Canadian airports
  • Airbus may use airships to move superjet parts
  • Boeing's Condit expects strong demand for jets, may boost output
Columns
  • Feeder services to continue to dominate Indian subcontinent

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sydney port gears up for Olympic congestion
    It will open temporary container park with 9,000-TEU capacity next month
  • Pirates attack cargo ship in Malacca Straits
  • Eleven survivors of Indon ferry tragedy found
  • Two chemical tanker companies join forces
  • Ship sales
  • Port shots
Air and Land Transport
  • KLM, BA chiefs discuss merger with EC official
    British and Dutch airlines pressing for full merger rather than loose alliance
  • Strikes loom at four Canadian airports
  • Airbus may use airships to move superjet parts
  • Boeing's Condit expects strong demand for jets, may boost output
Columns
  • Feeder services to continue to dominate Indian subcontinent

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2000
  • Oresund link to European continent to bow Saturday
    The 10 mile-long Oresund bridge-tunnel linking Denmark and Sweden will set off major changes in Nordic road, rail and air transport.
  • NOL drops bid for stake in Jakarta box terminal
    Hutchison International Port Holdings Ltd. is likely to win a 49 percent share following the withdrawal of rival Neptune Orient Lines Ltd.
  • Container lines to form first-ever trade group
    Major container lines are in the final stages of creating a trade association to represent their interests in Washington.
  • Trading with friendlier enemies
    The U.S. government is encouraging more of it -- if you still consider North Korea, Cuba and Iran 'enemies.'
  • Halterm seeks binding arbitration in Halifax dispute
  • Transportation.com opens for business
  • Canadian Seaway agency getting 2% more for tolls; other changes planned
  • Boston wooing trans-Pacific air freighters
  • Blimp wars: British airship to compete with CargoLifter
  • Qantas confirms interest in Airbus superjumbo
  • Vastera to manage exports for Xerox
  • Hong Kong imposes harbor speed restrictions
  • Descartes expands Asian portfolio
  • Shortline operator acquires CP rail lines
  • Blimp wars: British airship to compete with CargoLifter
  • Rail access to Santos to improve

Sched Netweb site
  • MOL agent for Navix Kinkai
  • New Agent for New Guinea Pacific
  • GA alters Asia-Europe calls
  • Partnership to span an ocean
  • Agent for New Guinea Pacific
  • Intermarine adds to its fleet
  • Iran seeks Black Sea trade access
  • CMA CGM prepares to go west
  • CX launches Karachi service
  • Willis intent on SAirGroup
  • BAX ships missile parts
  • Qantas in first-ever franchise deal
  • Ditkowsky to head committee

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 30, 2000
  • Expensive British 10-year rail plan
  • Largest order Southwest Airlines for Boeing
  • Schneider to operate land transport of Fastship
  • 30 percent better earnings Fritz Companies
  • Another much promising air transport revolution

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HSL decides to diversify
  • Vietnam may exchange rice bran for Indian meal
  • Foodgrain output at record 206 m tonnes: Minister
  • IMC critical of curbs on free sale, use of solvents
  • Karnataka plans textile hubs
  • Assocham to reactivate overseas ties
  • Pakistan allows import of Indian products
  • PHDCCI call to retain competitive edge of domestic industry
  • 2.5 million tonne sugar buffer stock urged
  • Concor's first trade meet generates good interaction
  • Consultants to assess JNPT assets appointed
  • Dholera Port GM invited for Unesco workshop
  • Chennai-Calcutta Contrack train flagged off
  • Amended rules dispense with statutory excise records
  • Ficci seeks review of laws on winding up firms
  • GDP growth projection raised to 6.4 pc
  • India to get $ 82 m grant for CFC phase-out
  • Transaction value-based excise mode comes into force
  • Singapore plans to boost investment in Karnataka
  • India, UK to sign MoU on power generation
  • IMC organises export training programme
  • 'Hormone' spray improves silk quality

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 30, 2000
  • Heat goes out of pre-holiday Houston market
  • More oil possible form Iraq and Norway
  • Good avails in Vancouver
  • LA & San Francisco: Good prompt demand
  • Portland and Seattle avails still tight
  • New York and Philadelphia market review
  • Montreal and Halifax avails OK
  • St. Eustatius sold out
  • Ecuador market review
  • Brazil: Avails stay tight in Rio
  • Tight avails in Panama
  • Demand picks up in the US Gulf

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 30, 2000
  • Merchant Ferries gives its Dublin services a major boost
  • Liberian Registry cuts tonnage taxes
  • HHLA European market leader in logistic and hinterland transport
  • New record set by Volga-Dnepr's IL-76
  • Vanguard Logistics Services opens in Australia
  • Southwest orders 94 jetliners
  • Cargolux doubles frequency to Shanghai

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Shipbreaking plans for Titan
    Antwerp's BM Titan shipyard could be redeveloped as a highly-automated ship-breaking facility within six months, if a bold initiative which looks to satisfy a market requirement and address concerns expressed by environmentalists gets the go- ahead.
  • Transfennica accepts Finnlines' $63m offer
    FINNISH liner shipping giant Finnlines has agreed a E67m ($63.7m) takeover of Helsinki-based ro-ro operator Transfennica.
  • Lloyd's move to commercialise website
    LLOYD'S is set to capitalise on the dot com revolution by commercialising its website.
  • Fortun backs new icebreaking tanker
    FINNISH energy group Fortum Oil & Gas has committed itself to the construction of a revolutionary new class of ice strengthened aframax tanker.
  • Passing ship rescues 10 from ferry sinking
    Ten survivors from a missing Indonesian ferry packed with Christian refugees fleeing violence in the spice islands were found yesterday clinging to debris in the ocean and told rescuers the ferry had sunk.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 30, 2000
  • Pirates raid ship in Malacca Strait
  • ISM could fall into disrepute, says SA
  • Med transhipment hub opens July 19
  • Maersk to recruit 80 UK cadets
  • Farm subsidy battle hammers farmers
  • Almare sale 'unofficially shelved'
  • Drydockings reduce Costa interims
  • Wan Hai leases Oi container berth
  • Star Cruises launches Kobe-China service
  • Finnlines streamlines subsidiaries
  • Australian towage costs rise
  • Mangalore cuts container wharfage fee
  • Bangladesh ports hit by more strikes
  • JCT targets transhipment productivity
  • Birth of a berth at Tilbury
  • Ryan to appeal against sentence
  • Casino cruise man jailed
  • Cenargo to merge Irish Sea operations
  • Treasure spill worse than reported
  • Lisco follows IRI in slashing fees
  • China might build second LNG terminal

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
JULY 1, 2000
  • TCT et ODTH collaborent sur le canal maritime de Bruxelles
    Trimodal Container Terminal, qui est implanté en bordure du canal maritime de Bruxelles et qui est né d'une joint-venture entre RCT Verbeke et l'opérateur néerlandais de terminaux ECT, et Puurs Inland Terminal Zeekanaal, une division de la firme ODTH, vont collaborer à partir de lundi prochain. Les premiers contacts entre Geert Verbeke (TCT) et Jos Dewael (ODTH) au sujet d'une telle collaboration étaient restés sans résultat, mais sous l'impulsion de la NV Zeekanaal, qui gère la voie d'eau maritime, ces contacts ont repris et ont finalement abouti à l'accord en question. Toutes les activités seront concentrées sur le terminal de TCT, où ODTH se chargera de l'entreposage, tandis que TCT assurera le transbordement de containers.
  • Nouvelles rumeurs sur un rachat de MAN par Iveco
    Un article dans le "Frankfurter Allgemeine" a relancé la valse des rumeurs concernant les concentrations dans le secteur du camion. Selon notre confrère, le président de Fiat, Paolo Fresco, a déclaré être intéressé par l'acquisition de MAN Nutzfahrzeuge. De plus, il aurait dit être intéressé par une acquisition de Nissan Diesel. Ces informations ont toutefois été démenties. Il n'empêche que si ces opérations devaient tout de même avoir lieu,elles répondraient à une logique certaine.
  • HHLA signe le deuxième résultat de son histoire
    La Hamburger Hafen und Lagerhausgesellschaft (HHLA) a poursuivi sur son élan l'an passé. L'exercice a été clôturé sur un bénéfice de 45,4 millions de DEM, un peu moins que le bénéfice record de 46,5 mio. de DEM enregistré en 1998. Le groupe, y compris les filiales et accords de collaboration, a réalisé l'an dernier un chiffre d'affaires de 810,9 mio. de DEM, a annoncé le président Peter Dietrich lors d'une conférence de presse.
  • France: l'Etat va aider les navettes ferroviaires
    Le gouvernement français va consacrer chaque année 20 millions de FRF (3,05 mio. d'EUR) à la diminution des coûts supportés par les places portuaires pour développer les navettes ferroviaires avec leur arrière-pays. Parallèlement, des facilités fiscales vont être mises en place afin de renforcer la compétitivité des ports. Dans le même temps, ces derniers devront concerter leur développement afin d'éviter la concurrence stérile.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Business calls for Joe Biden to suspend strike at US Atlantic and Gulf ports
Washington / Genoa
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, it would be unresponsive to allow a contractual dispute to inflict such a shock on our economy. Heavy, warns Spediport, repercussions on the port of Genoa
Indian government activates a five-year plan to double down on cruising traffic
Mumbai
Envisioned the modernization of port terminals and the realization of new infrastructure
The strike began in the ports of the East Coast and Gulf States.
Lyndhurst / North Bergen
The ILA has rejected the latest advance bid in the past hours by the USMX. Teamsters announced that truck drivers will not cross the pickets of port workers
Carnival cruising group collects another record quarter
Carnival cruising group collects another record quarter
Miami
Positive the outlook for fiscal year 2025
In the second quarter, the traffic of the containers handled by the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.6% percent.
In the second quarter, the traffic of the containers handled by the Eurokai port terminals grew by 9.6% percent.
Hamburg
In Germany the volume was 1.8 million teu (+ 8.3%), in Italy of 446mila teu (+ 8.6%) and in the other foreign terminals of 872mila teu (+ 12.8%)
Port of Gioia Tauro, on October 14, 10th meeting for the eventual constitution of the ex-art enterprise. 17
Joy Tauro
In case of failure of the negotiation, the extension of the Labour Administration Agency will be solicited.
Cancelled the order of the Zéphyr & Borée to HMD for five wind-propelled container vessels
Ulsan
Termination of the contract at the request of the French shipowner
The Japanese group "K" Line sells 47% percent of the "K" Line Logistics to the countrywide Kamigumi
Tokyo
The transaction will be implemented next April
To avert the strike in ports USA the USMX submits an appeal against the ILA
Lyndhurst / North Bergen
Asked for an immediate injunction that would require the union to resume negotiations.
South Korea's Hanwha disclaims takeover of Austal
Seoul / Sydney
Australian company will enhance its Mobile shipyard in Mobile, Alabama
SBB CFF FFS Cargo orders to Stadler Rail 36 multisystem electric locomotives with option for an additional 93 medium
Mercitalia Logistics has entered Assologistics
Milan
Bussalino : Piedmont is aiming for the creation of a retro-port system on its own territory
Terminal Investment Limited (MSC group) will carry out a container terminal in the Danish port of Aarhus
ESPO and FEPORT are calling for a mandatory tax exemption across the EU for onshore power supply
Brussels
Indispensable-they stress-to encourage ships to use OPS
Shipping is not at all on the right track to achieve decarbonisation goals and the next 12 months will be crucial
London / Brussels
It highlights the third annual report "Progress Towards Shipping's 2030 Breakthrough". ECSA proposals to speed up production and adoption of clean fuels
In the first eight months of 2024 the port of Barcelona handled 2,660,122 containers (+ 22.1%)
Barcelona
Accentuated upside (+ 41.3%) of the transshipment containers
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in French ports increased by 0.7%
Paris
Flexion of liquid bulk bulk. Growth of containers and dry bulk. Stable the rotable
CLdN orders HD Hyundai Mipo ten new 1,100-teu container carriers
Luxembourg
The company entered the months courses in the full container sector by renting a ship
Another 2.5 billion euros of European funds for projects under the TEN-T network
Brussels
Launched the call for proposals for project financing
The Council of the Swiss States adopts two motions to speed up the transfer of traffic from the road to rail
Bern
In August, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -7.5% percent while Savona-I went up by 35.5% percent.
Genoa
Also Summariva chooses the private with the appointment as chairman of the Spinelli Group
Genoa
Will take office the next first October
CMA CGM acquires 49% of the capital of Brazil's Santos Brasil
CMA CGM acquires 49% of the capital of Brazil's Santos Brasil
Marseille / São Paulo
Next year the French group will launch an OPA with the aim of buying the remaining stake
ERFA, rail freight aid not being used to support declining business models
Brussels
Stahl : We have to ensure that any figure is granted thoughtfully
The Dutch Spliethoff has acquired the majority of the capital of the compatriot ForestWave
The Dutch Spliethoff has acquired the majority of the capital of the compatriot ForestWave
Amsterdam
The concentration creates a fleet of 147 multipurpose vessels
Rolls-Royce will sell the segment of propulsion and shipping systems to the Fairbanks Morse Defense
Derby
From the sale, gas turbines and generators will be excluded.
Intermare and Kestrel Italia extend the KestrelMare partnership to Germany's Harren Group
Brema / Genoa
Martin Harren : Italy is a market with a very bright future for the segments of the cargo project and heavy lift
U.S. FedEx's quarterly results decline
Memphis
Net profit down -26.3%
Port workers from the East Coast and Gulf Coast have been ready to strike in October.
North Bergen / Lyndhurst
A few days to reach an agreement in extremis with the United States Maritime Alliance, which is willing to resume talks with the ILA but not to accept all the union's demands
In the port of Genoa, a single office of the Customs Agency will be established, which will be the largest in Italy.
Genoa
Alesse : It is essential to integrate customs and monopolistic functions into a single operational pole
The new European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism will be the Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas
The new European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism will be the Greek Apostolos Tzitzikostas
Brussels
He is First Vice-President of the European Committee of the Regions
Inaugurated the container terminal of duisport, Hupac, PSA and HTS in the port of Duisburg
Duisburg
Will have a traffic capacity equal to 850mila teu per year
Officialized delivery of 80% of the capital of Meyer Werft to the public
Papenburg
Lies : The social partners have agreed on a plan that will also involve considerable cuts. Eikens : essential state guarantees
Emanuele Grimaldi doubles his own stake in Höegh Autoliners
Oslo
The Italian shipowner now owns 10% percent of the Norwegian company
International Transport Workers ' Federation expresses full support for American port workers
London
Crumlin : "the fight of the ILA is our struggle"
Laghezza will expand the activities in the retroport of La Spezia and will also take office in the retroport of Genoa
The Spezia
A new logistics hub will be made in the area of Tortona
Tomorrow, the Federation of the Sea celebrates its 30-year anniversary with a conference in Naples
Rome
Theme of the meeting : "The Mediterranean in history : from Mare to Middle Ocean"
Accelleron strengthens the partnership with HD Hyundai to which the production of radial turbochargers in Korea is entrusted
Baden
Expected reductions in delivery times and transport costs for Asian market customers
Stable passenger traffic carried this summer by GNV ships
Genoa
6% increments of volume with Sardinia and 7% with Morocco
Appeal of the Propeller Club of Trieste not to overlook the offices of customs in service of the Julian port
Trieste
Zerbini : The stir deserves what has been done for the port of Genoa
Spliethoff orders Wuhu Shipyard the construction of eight multipurpose ships
Amsterdam
They will be taken in delivery starting from the first quarter of 2028
At the port of Augusta a plant has been activated to remove CO2 from the atmosphere and stockpile it in the marine ecosystem
August
The cruise ship was launched in Monfalcone. Star Princess
Trieste / Fort Laurderdale
Fincantieri will deliver the unit to Princess Cruises in the fall of 2025
ECG calls for a transition period for the application of German guidelines on the rizzing of vehicles on bisarche
Brussels
Less than half of the trucks received certification
Sea-Intelligence analyzes the impact of EU ETS on shipowner alliances
Copenhagen
More costs for Ocean Alliance. Gemini Cooperation and Premier Alliance on the same floor. MSC would be more advantaged
Attic buys the fast ferry Thunder of Fast Ferries for 17.75 million euros
Athens
Built in 1998, it has a capacity of 1,068 passengers and 215 cars
The luxury cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey go from Seabourn to the Mitsui Ocean Cruises
Tokyo
It is the second ship of the company of the Japanese group MOL
PowerCell Group has acquired in Italy an order for marine fuel cell systems
Gothenburg
Will be delivered 56 units that will be installed largely on cruise ships
Rixi : confirmed target of funds from ETS to increase in resources for the Sea Modal Shift Incentive
Rome
"We are seeking to recover the funds allocated for the unused 2022 percent," he said.
In strong growth the operational and economic performance of Global Ports Holding
Istanbul
In the January-August period, passenger traffic in cruise terminals increased by 29% percent
Proposals from the TEHA Group think tank to stimulate the competitiveness of the Italian maritime industry
Palermo
The second edition of the Sea Resource Forum is underway in Palermo.
Montaresi appointed commissioner of the Port Authority of the East Ligure Sea
Rome
Rixi : With Montaresi we guarantee continuity, waiting for the appointment of the new AdSP Summit
Greek CCEC sells five container ships from 5,023 teu for 118.4 million
Athens
They were built in 2013
Di Caterina (ALIS) : No to strikes or blocks of intermodal transport services with Sicily
Rome
Satisfaction with the commitment of MIT to target ETS tax funds in support of maritime intermodality
Alsea and Spediporto, Italian export could further grow by improving accessibility to European markets
Milan
Additional hurdles and burdens to overcome the Alps barrier
Assiterminal appoints the components of the committees and working groups
Genoa
They will remain in office in the three years 2024-2026
In the imminence of the strike in the ports of the East Coast and the Gulf USA the FMC urges carriers and terminalists to abide by the standards
North Bergen / Lyndhurst
No step forward to avert the firm despite contracts between the ILA and the USMX
On Thursday in 11 Italian ports will be held the presentation of the book "Women on the Bridge of Command"
Milan
The volume of Wista Italy will also be presented at the Munich Yacht Show
On Friday in Naples a seminar on Health and Safety in the Port of Port : the applicable legislation "
Naples
Organized by Inail Campania and Assshipowners with the Ateneo "Parthenope"
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Need a comparison and not one-sided statements about services to trucks in liguri ports
Genoa
Filt Cgil Genova points out that the issue involves different categories of workers
The launch of the SDO-SuRS for the Italian Navy in Venice has been carried out in Venice.
St. George of Nogaro
Beginning the transfer to Genoa where in the yard T. Mariotti will proceed with the onboarding of the superstructures
Liquidated a Russian subsidiary of the Maersk Group
Moscow
The procedure for liquidation of another Russian company of the Danish group would have been cancelled
The Assiterminal summit met with Minister Musumeci
Rome
Cognito : reiterates the importance that the government continues to keep seafood at the centre of its policies
Gasparato (UIR) : to team up with the institutions on the rules of reform of interports
Rome
The text of the law under consideration represents an important point of departure.
Granted the concession for the marina for large yachts at the Brin pier in Olbia
Cagliari
Seventeen the boat seats available
In Mantova the Kuehne + Nagel group inaugurated the Adidas Campus distribution center
In Mantova the Kuehne + Nagel group inaugurated the Adidas Campus distribution center
Mantova
The investment of 350 million euros is the largest ever made by the Swiss company.
AdSP of the East Ligurian Sea wins the "Smart Port" award at the RemTech Expo in Ferrara
The Spezia
Recognition of the innovation policy and environmental sustainability of the institution
The seventh edition of "A Sea of Switzerland" will be held in Lugano on October 11 in Lugano.
Lugano
International forum on the logistics axis between the liguri ports and the markets of central Europe
In August the containers in the port of Valencia increased while in Algeciras they were down
Valencia / Algeciras
Eventful 464mila teu (+ 19.1%) and 403mila teu (-5.2%) respectively
Fifteen million euros at the port of Pozzallo for the cold ironing
Pozzallo
Ok of the Ministry of Finance
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
Tomorrow, the Federation of the Sea celebrates its 30-year anniversary with a conference in Naples
Rome
Theme of the meeting : "The Mediterranean in history : from Mare to Middle Ocean"
On Friday in Naples a seminar on Health and Safety in the Port of Port : the applicable legislation "
Naples
Organized by Inail Campania and Assshipowners with the Ateneo "Parthenope"
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Is Pakistan's bid to kickstart Chinese-run Gwadar port putting 'cart before the horse'?
(South China Morning Post)
CVC urges Deutsche Bahn to reconsider Schenker sale to DSV, letter shows
(Reuters)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Last month, container traffic in the port of Los Angeles increased by 16.0% percent.
Los Angeles / New York / Savannah
Grimaldi completes the acquisition of 67% of the capital of the Port Authority of Heraklion
Heraklion
Invested 80 million euros
ART required the AdSPs a minimum list of information on managed maritime demanio
Rome
Zacchaeus : essential to exercise regulatory functions on port concessions
Agreement to allow the expansion of the MCT concession in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Tauro
Agreement between the terminalist company, the AdSP and the Corap, entities that have a litigation in progress
Published the ban on the assignment of the lots of the shipbuilding district of the Cagliari Porto Canal
Cagliari
Joining 17 expressions of interest
Poland's Kotniz has acquired a majority stake in Italian Metalstyle
Genoa
Consolidation in the field of products and components for the nautical
Federation of the Sea and Assocostieri signed a memorandum of understanding
Rome
They will collaborate on the organization of events, conferences and presentations of their respective associations
Summary : No impact of my resignation on the proceedings and projects underway in the ports of Spezia and Carrara
The Spezia
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