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December 6, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nine major carriers to set up e-commerce portal
    [SINGAPORE] Nine of the world's major ocean carriers have teamed up with Silicon Valley technology company, Tradiant, to establish an e-commerce portal which they claim will change the way in which goods are moved around the globe.
  • EU threatens to file WTO complaint over Korean shipyard aid
  • Bintulu port to be listed on KL exchange in Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Airline industry rapped for poor inflight fire control
    [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Airlines have done a poor job establishing effective fire-prevention systems on aircraft, according to officials investigating the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia more than two years ago.
  • Air India awaits govt nod for voluntary retirement scheme
  • Indian Airlines to buy planes amid expansion plans
  • Taiwan's bullet train project on track: railway corp
  • Lion Mentari to start 4 daily flights to M'sia
Features
  • Mega ships don't always equal top-class cruises
    WITH several multi-millionaires, a rich peer of the realm and an assortment of other wealthy souls, our passenger list reads more like the membership of a smart club. Yet it underlined the fact that, when choosing an exclusive cruise, luxury need not be a vital consideration.
Columns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nine major carriers to set up e-commerce portal
    [SINGAPORE] Nine of the world's major ocean carriers have teamed up with Silicon Valley technology company, Tradiant, to establish an e-commerce portal which they claim will change the way in which goods are moved around the globe.
  • EU threatens to file WTO complaint over Korean shipyard aid
  • Bintulu port to be listed on KL exchange in Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Airline industry rapped for poor inflight fire control
    [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Airlines have done a poor job establishing effective fire-prevention systems on aircraft, according to officials investigating the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia more than two years ago.
  • Air India awaits govt nod for voluntary retirement scheme
  • Indian Airlines to buy planes amid expansion plans
  • Taiwan's bullet train project on track: railway corp
  • Lion Mentari to start 4 daily flights to M'sia
Features
  • Mega ships don't always equal top-class cruises
    WITH several multi-millionaires, a rich peer of the realm and an assortment of other wealthy souls, our passenger list reads more like the membership of a smart club. Yet it underlined the fact that, when choosing an exclusive cruise, luxury need not be a vital consideration.
Columns

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Nine major carriers to set up e-commerce portal
    [SINGAPORE] Nine of the world's major ocean carriers have teamed up with Silicon Valley technology company, Tradiant, to establish an e-commerce portal which they claim will change the way in which goods are moved around the globe.
  • EU threatens to file WTO complaint over Korean shipyard aid
  • Bintulu port to be listed on KL exchange in Feb
Air and Land Transport
  • Airline industry rapped for poor inflight fire control
    [HALIFAX, Nova Scotia] Airlines have done a poor job establishing effective fire-prevention systems on aircraft, according to officials investigating the crash of Swissair Flight 111 off Nova Scotia more than two years ago.
  • Air India awaits govt nod for voluntary retirement scheme
  • Indian Airlines to buy planes amid expansion plans
  • Taiwan's bullet train project on track: railway corp
  • Lion Mentari to start 4 daily flights to M'sia
Features
  • Mega ships don't always equal top-class cruises
    WITH several multi-millionaires, a rich peer of the realm and an assortment of other wealthy souls, our passenger list reads more like the membership of a smart club. Yet it underlined the fact that, when choosing an exclusive cruise, luxury need not be a vital consideration.
Columns

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg-Sud expand cooperation
    Hapag-Lloyd next month will become a partner in Hamburg-Sud's two existing container services linking Europe with the east coast of South America and the Caribbean.
  • Santos slammed with another strike
    Operations at the Port of Santos were interrupted for the third time in a month today, when pierside dockworkers walked off their jobs in a bid to get higher pay and increased benefits.
  • Preternatural peripherals for Palm practitioners
    An array of useful add-ons almost as indispensible as the PDA itself.
  • FMC schedules closed China meeting
  • New deal for Texas City terminal
  • U.S. Postal Service sets rate hikes for Jan. 7
  • Bolero.net signs up sugar giant Tate & Lyle
  • GATX Corp. sells domestic terminals operations
  • Forward Air purchases assets of DTSI
  • Korea confirms EU sanctions move on yards, seeks Japan backing
  • Sri Lankan shippers protest proposed increase in terminal handling charge
  • S.C. officials begin proceedings to acquire land for future box terminal
  • Customs automation prototype gets one-month reprieve

Sched Netweb site
  • LT America appoints Adriamar
  • Panalpina invests in Kazakhstan
  • China Container Index drops for second week
  • Berth control
  • Rina strengthens management
  • PTP land filling up
  • Qantas spends $4.6b on craft
  • UPS ups round the world flights
  • Delta, Air France codeshare
  • CSA to start Australian service

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
  • Nine container lines in joint net service
  • Air cargo to profit from failing railways
  • Investigation into Adtranz takeover
  • Fine for Alaska
  • Freighter auctioned

Exim Indiaweb site
  • GE Shipping acquires product tanker
  • 4 in fray for Petronet LNG deal
  • Share of non-traditional items in export basket on the rise
  • 70 Indian cos to take part in Hanover Fair
  • US places India under Special 301
  • BA poised to hike freight capacity in India by 60 pc
  • Soyameal export prospects brighten
  • Cotton mills contract 2 lakh bales for import
  • Mauritius rules out changes in double tax avoidance pact
  • Milk imports reduced
  • US mission seeks tie-ups in biotech, IT
  • 'Focus LAC' business mission formed
  • Singapore Trade Dev. Board aims to foster ties with India
  • Assocham for setting up e-commerce panel
  • Bhel bags orders worth Rs 650 crore
  • PHDCCI lists problems affecting SSIs
  • CII head moots Bank Rate cut
  • SSIs account for 35 pc of exports
  • Ravindra Gupta appointed Heavy Indus. Secretary
  • Conference on 'Mutual Funds: Winning Investors' Confidence' on Dec. 9

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
  • Hedging: Crude slide opens window of opportunity
  • Crude slides again on expectations of US stock build and resumption of Iraqi oil exports
  • When is an old ship not an old ship.....?
  • Iran says extra OPEC meeting might be needed to stem sliding prices
  • Halfhearted rebound in crude as traders await Iraqi oil restart, API stats
  • Brazil fuel oil down by $5
  • New companies in the Services directory
  • Montevideo and Alpha Zone prices; General strike set to halt bunkering tonight
  • St. Petersburg and Tallinn today

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
  • Emery Worldwide opens service center in Valencia, Spain
  • Nine major ocean carriers join technology leader in historic partnership to launch transportation e-commerce solution
  • Air Foyle is accorded the 'heads of mission' award for 2000 in recognition of services to Ukraine's aviation industry
  • NYK Line enters Europe/East coast South America trade
  • New Taiwan office for TMM Lines
  • Strategic Concepts introduces complete truck monitoring
  • Elite Logistics expands into Latin America
  • GATX sells Terminal Corporation's domestic operations
  • U.S. Coast Guard promotes new securing standards for cargo
  • Hanjin to operate terminal at Oakland
  • Inland shipping freight market, week 47, 20th/24th November, 2000

Traffic Worldweb site
  • Collins leaving as ITSA head
  • Stinnes Logistics Teams with Railway
  • European Internet Use Rises
  • Tradiant, Shipping Lines Launch GTN
  • Fulfillment Moves to Center Stage
  • Reefer Site Heads to South Africa

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • P&O Stena guards find stowaways
    Newly-appointed security guards in Calais scored an early success yesterday when they found a family of illegal immigrants on a truck bound for Dover.
  • Black boxes top ship safety push
    THE European Commission will propose the use of 'black box' data recorders in a wide range of vessels as part of maritime safety measures to be presented today, commission sources said yesterday.
  • Banks warm to reefer sector
    CHRISTIANIA Bank og Kreditkasse's support of struggling reefer operator Nomadic Shipping is being held up by some industry observers as an indication of bankers' belief in a long-term recovery in the reefer shipping business.
  • Finnlines in Transfennica deal delay
    FINNISH liner shipping group Finnlines' E67m ($59m) takeover of Helsinki-based ro-ro operator Transfennica, first made public in the summer, has been delayed by another month, writes Rajesh Joshi, Oslo.
  • Westchester effect starts to bite in US
    Long term US reaction to the grounding of the Westchester is likely to be unforgiving, according to analysts, despite a muted response in the short-term.
  • Boarded GTS Katie is auctioned off for $2m
    THE ill-fated GTS Katie, which was boarded by the Canadian Navy in the Atlantic last summer, has been auctioned off at the Federal Court of Canada in Montreal for just over US$2m.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
  • Euro yard aid 'definitely ends'
  • Katie raises $1.3M
  • Managers merger talks fail
  • Passengers affected by toxic leak
  • Shanghai $17Bn port plan meets flak
  • Bintulu plans $124M IPO
  • Malta refutes flag ban claim
  • Miguel Magsaysay dies
  • Seabreeze I sold for scrap
  • Stena Line backs Stena AB bid
  • Indonesia claims White List success
  • Osprey demands more details
  • Toxic leak halts Channel ferry
  • Oz port productivity soars
  • Lines set up rival portal
  • Philippine exam fraud probed

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Sumitomo And Mitsui Finalize Merger Conditions
Breaking News
  • Hvide Marine Elects New General Counsel
  • Bouygues Offshore's Stock Outperforms
  • AsiaSat And Telstra Share Networks
  • EU Agrees To WTO Action
  • NYSE Suspends Trade Of NCL's American Depositary Receipts
  • Bintulu Port Holdings To Offer New Shares
  • Russian Defense Minister Hopes For Coordinating Rescue Efforts
  • Aircraft Carrier Is Unwelcome In Bosphorous Straits

Marine Linkweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2000
Maritime Contract News
  • Sumitomo And Mitsui Finalize Merger Conditions
Breaking News
  • Hvide Marine Elects New General Counsel
  • Bouygues Offshore's Stock Outperforms
  • AsiaSat And Telstra Share Networks
  • EU Agrees To WTO Action
  • NYSE Suspends Trade Of NCL's American Depositary Receipts
  • Bintulu Port Holdings To Offer New Shares
  • Russian Defense Minister Hopes For Coordinating Rescue Efforts
  • Aircraft Carrier Is Unwelcome In Bosphorous Straits

TradeWindsweb site
  • Fredriksen flashes the cash
    World Shipholding has dismissed Osprey's claims that it lacks the financial resources to fund takeover bid.
  • Boxship and bulker collide in Haifa roads
    Two ships have collided off the Israeli port of Haifa causing considerable damage to both ships.
  • Korea and Japan discuss EU dispute
    The world's two largest shipbuilding nations have met in Seoul to discuss Korea's dispute with Europe.
  • Shipmanagement deal falls apart
    Split between V.Ships and Acomarit scuttles plan to create world's largest shipmanagement company.
  • Europe axes yard subsidies
    European shipbuilders "disappointed" as European Commission ministers halt payments.
  • Government seeks legal advice over LISCO
    A decision on Bredo's bid for Lithuanian Shipping Company could take two to three weeks.
  • Norden ups profit forecast
    Danish shipowner Norden has raised its sights for the fifth time this year.
  • Board reshuffle at Minoan Flying Dolphins
    The Greek ferry giant has named a new temporary vice-president after the death of Pantelis Sfinias.
  • Norwegian owners extend share buy back
    Tanker owners Frontline and Bergesen have been out in the market buying more of their own stock.
  • Five World-Wide VLCCs up for sale
    But Bergesen rules itself out as a buyer of batch of single hulled tankers.
  • NOL lines up aframax newbuildings
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines is preparing to grow its aframax interests.
  • Struggling Stena Line recommends share offer
    The board of Sweden's loss-making ferry firm Stena Line AB wants to sell to parent Stena AB.
  • Swan Reefer warns of share value drop
    The troubled Norwegian owner is in talks over an equity issue, but says existing investors could be hit.

›››File
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%)
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
The French state has acquired 80% percent of the capital of Alcatel Submarine Networks
Calais
The company has a fleet of seven posacavi vessels
Eurizon Capital (Intesa Sanpaolo Group) has acquired a majority stake in Germany-based
Milan
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