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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
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%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
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
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
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
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
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
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
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
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
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
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
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
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
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
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
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
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
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
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
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
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
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
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
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
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
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
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
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
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
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
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%
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%
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
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
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
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
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
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%)
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
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
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
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
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%)
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%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
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
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
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Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
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
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%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
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
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
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
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
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
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
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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