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December 18, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sinport suing Italian operator over alleged unfair practices
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation's Italian port venture, PSA Sinport, is suing Italian port operator Sapir over what it claims to be unfair and discriminatory practices. Sapir, one of 23 terminal operators at the east-coast Italian port of Ravenna, recently invited bidders to take a 30 per cent stake in the new Ravenna TCR container terminal.
  • Ships will have to carry black boxes
  • UK detains badly corroded Vismark Gloria
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Big spat seen brewing over Europe funding for A3XX
    [WASHINGTON] The United States warned on Friday that plans by Germany, Britain and France to help finance A3XX, a new Airbus superjumbo jet, could lead to a major new trade spat.
  • US carriers complete fewer flights on-time in October
  • EU nod for revised Italy plan to split airport traffic
  • Five commercial carriers eyeing Iraq
  • US airlines expect 39m travellers over festive period
  • Returning Concorde to the air
  • SAirGroup suspends talks with Alitalia
Features
  • Keeping Daewoo Shipbuilding above water
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's lenders swapped debts worth 1.17 trillion won (S$1.7 billion) for equity, aiming to keep the world's second-largest shipbuilder in business until buyers are found.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sinport suing Italian operator over alleged unfair practices
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation's Italian port venture, PSA Sinport, is suing Italian port operator Sapir over what it claims to be unfair and discriminatory practices. Sapir, one of 23 terminal operators at the east-coast Italian port of Ravenna, recently invited bidders to take a 30 per cent stake in the new Ravenna TCR container terminal.
  • Ships will have to carry black boxes
  • UK detains badly corroded Vismark Gloria
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Big spat seen brewing over Europe funding for A3XX
    [WASHINGTON] The United States warned on Friday that plans by Germany, Britain and France to help finance A3XX, a new Airbus superjumbo jet, could lead to a major new trade spat.
  • US carriers complete fewer flights on-time in October
  • EU nod for revised Italy plan to split airport traffic
  • Five commercial carriers eyeing Iraq
  • US airlines expect 39m travellers over festive period
  • Returning Concorde to the air
  • SAirGroup suspends talks with Alitalia
Features
  • Keeping Daewoo Shipbuilding above water
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's lenders swapped debts worth 1.17 trillion won (S$1.7 billion) for equity, aiming to keep the world's second-largest shipbuilder in business until buyers are found.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Sinport suing Italian operator over alleged unfair practices
    [SINGAPORE] PSA Corporation's Italian port venture, PSA Sinport, is suing Italian port operator Sapir over what it claims to be unfair and discriminatory practices. Sapir, one of 23 terminal operators at the east-coast Italian port of Ravenna, recently invited bidders to take a 30 per cent stake in the new Ravenna TCR container terminal.
  • Ships will have to carry black boxes
  • UK detains badly corroded Vismark Gloria
  • Ship sales
Air and Land Transport
  • Big spat seen brewing over Europe funding for A3XX
    [WASHINGTON] The United States warned on Friday that plans by Germany, Britain and France to help finance A3XX, a new Airbus superjumbo jet, could lead to a major new trade spat.
  • US carriers complete fewer flights on-time in October
  • EU nod for revised Italy plan to split airport traffic
  • Five commercial carriers eyeing Iraq
  • US airlines expect 39m travellers over festive period
  • Returning Concorde to the air
  • SAirGroup suspends talks with Alitalia
Features
  • Keeping Daewoo Shipbuilding above water
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's lenders swapped debts worth 1.17 trillion won (S$1.7 billion) for equity, aiming to keep the world's second-largest shipbuilder in business until buyers are found.

Sched Netweb site
  • Port of LA takes steps
  • Chinese experts hold discussion on port co-operation
  • Bunkers up in Myanmar trade
  • Lloyd's conferences
  • PTP purchases two mobile cranes to up capacity
  • New HQ for Dragonair
  • Virgin Express Ireland for sale
  • Guangzhou on Emirates' books
  • LanPeru downed

Cargowebweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2000
  • European parliament against postal liberalisation
  • Virgin to buy super Airbus
  • US against airport fees Japan
  • Fastship nearly ready with financing
  • Van Wijk considered resigning
  • 25 percent of Greek Telecom for sale
  • European centre DHL with 700 jobs

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Hungary interested in strengthening trade links with India
  • Garment exporters' body seeks extension of FCFS scheme
  • Coir, product exports up by Rs 5.5 crore
  • G. L. Goenka stays at helm of Indo Myanmar Chamber
  • EU to contest WTO ruling on Indian textiles
  • A handy reference manual for ex-im trade
  • Seafood exports set to exceed target
  • Steel tubes from Nepal being dumped: FEII
  • Efforts on for first township in N-E to boost border trade
  • Scope to make MP warehousing hub seen
  • Pact with Russia to boost trade
  • Belgium seeks sister port tie-up with CoPT
  • CPT move to give HDC greater autonomy
  • Plea for more staff at ports
  • S.P.S. Yadav is A-I's new Chief Vigilance Officer
  • Hill, Son & Dinshaw sets record in rock discharge
  • UPS in second JV with Jetair for supply chain management services
  • Air France to place order for new freighters
  • Airbus Planning Concorde Successor
  • Thai Airways, Lufthansa plan joint venture
  • 4 airlines in race for stake in Biman
  • Gati signs pact with Maldives Post
  • UN aid to ensure quality of food items
  • CII paper expresses optimism about 8 pc GDP growth
  • 'Capital goods' meaning for refractories clarified
  • Workshop on VAT scheme implication at IMC on Dec. 21
  • IMC workshop on Consolidation & Downsizing today
  • Takeover code: Panel to study working draft report

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 15, 2000
  • Smokeless diesels for Carnival Spirit
    In a working partnership between Carnival Corporation and W'rtsil' Corporation, the new 86,000-ton cruise ship Carnival Spirit will be fitted with what is claimed will be the cruise industry's first smokeless diesel engines.
  • Distrigas exercises option to buy 49% of LNG-vessel
    Belgium's Distrigas (a subsidiary of Tractebel) has exercised an option to buy a 49% share in the first of two LNG-vessels contracted at Daewoo earlier this year by Bergesen
  • U.K. proposes new patrol vessel series
    Britain's Ministry of Defense has invited U.K. shipbuilders, ship repairers and marine service providers to tender for the potential supply of a force of patrol vessels for the Royal Navy using novel and money-saving procurement methods.
  • Navy contracts
    Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va., is being awarded a $25,904,092 modification to previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee contract N00024-00-C-2104 for advanced planning, design, documentation, engineering services, procurement, ship checks, fabrication and preliminary shipyard work to prepare and ready for the alterations, repairs, maintenance and routine work on future aircraft carrier availability on USS Enterprise. Norfolk Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp., Norfolk, Va., is being awarded a $15,780,109 firm-fixed-price performance fee contract for the Extended Docking Selected Restricted Availability (EDSRA) of USS Normandy.

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Supertug gets new Far East role
    GREECE's Tsavliris Salvage Group is poised to send the Nikolay Chiker on permanent salvage station, probably in the Far East according to company executives.
  • Court kiss of life for Global Ocean
    BANKRUPT Global Ocean Carriers is set to bounce back from Chapter 11 as early as New Year's Day, after a US court quashed a junk bond creditor's attempts to liquidate the company.
  • FastShip top job for Rankin
    CHRISTOPHER Rankin, the former chief executive of P&O Nedlloyd North America, has been appointed chief operating officer of FastShip, the company planning to operate a highspeed container service across the Atlantic.
  • PZB given green light to sell ferry terminals
    THE Polish government has given its consent to the plans of Polska Zegluga Baltycka (Polish Baltic Lines PZB) to sell its two ferry terminals in Swinoujscie and Gdansk.
  • Copenhagen seals link with Malmö
    THE board of Port of Copenhagen gave its approval for the establishment of Copenhagen Malmö Port from January, thus clearing the way for a new port organisation.
  • Transfennica takeover bid collapses
    FINNISH liner shipping group Finnlines' proposed E67m ($58.7) takeover of Helsinki-based ro-ro operator Transfennica has collapsed, after the group "could not meet" certain conditions imposed by the Finnish Competition Authority.
  • New CAS: keep talking and stop squawking
    SORROWS always seem to come in battalions.

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 17, 2000
  • Amer in court battle for earnings
  • Voyage ends for Big Red Boat II?
  • Reefer capsizes, 16 saved
  • 'Wakeless' ferry set for Venice
  • Colombo to improve access
  • Japan and China sign oil deal
  • Shippers complain of go-slow Manila
  • Spain unfurls Izar
  • China Shipping plans LA terminal
  • FTZ for Salalah
  • Room to let at Calcutta
  • PSA Sinport sues Ravenna
  • MOL favours Aden hub
  • Dalrymple terminal bidders sought
  • Jardine's Gray to head IndoChina
  • Hawaii ends fast ferry project
  • Greece plans tax breaks for owners
  • HDW and Fincantieri explore links

TradeWindsweb site
  • Korean order intake doubles
    The boom in boxship and VLCC orders has fuelled a massive increase in Korean yard orderbooks.
  • Seabreeze 1 sinks off Virginia
    The ex Premier ship, recently sold to clear debts at the collapsed cruise line, has sunk off the US.
  • Power loss cuts short Sovereign cruise
    A transformer failure cut short a cruise by Royal Caribbean's Sovereign of the Seas.
  • Distrigas takes Bergesen LNG stake
    Belgian gas distributor has taken a stake in one of the Norwegian group's two LNG newbuildings.
  • NYK confirms Crystal cruise ship
    Japan's largest owner is pushing ahead with its passenger ship fleet expansion plans.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Strikes averted at US East Coast and Gulf ports
North Bergen/Lyndhurst
Preliminary agreement signed by the International Longshoremen's Association and the United States Maritime Alliance
New annual record for vessel transit through the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
In 2024, traffic was 94,301 ships (+5.5%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt have called a strike for tomorrow by the workers of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
MSC, together with Neri and Lorenzini, presents an expression of interest for the Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
Warriors: in the next few days we will meet the group to talk in detail about the project
Corsica Ferries sells Elba Ferries to BN di Navigazione
I go to Liguria
The fast ferry "Corsica Express Three" has been chartered to the Blu Navy company
In 2024, Ukrainian ports handled a record 97.2 million tons of cargo.
Odessa
Agricultural products alone amounted to 60 million tons
COSCO, we are not a Chinese Military Company
Beijing
The Chinese company has specified that the inclusion in the US list will have no impact on the group's global activities and operations.
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna was stable
Ravenna
Cruises down -17.7% compared to 2023
US List of Companies Doing Business for Chinese Military Includes Shipping and Shipbuilding Companies
Last November, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -55.9%
Cairo
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -49.8%
With over 3.9 million TEUs, in 2024 the port of Gioia Tauro set a new record for container traffic
Joy Taurus
Decrease in cars handled at the Calabrian airport
Assonat and Assiterminal, the cancellation of the measure to increase the fees for maritime state concessions is a good thing
Rome
Serra: the TAR ruling reaffirms the importance of dialogue between public administration and users
The duration of the Agencies for the provision of work in ports and for professional requalification has been extended by 18 months
Rome
Port State Control Inspections Begin on Eagle S
Helsinki/Brussels
NATO decides to increase the Atlantic alliance's military presence in the Baltic Sea
In 2024, Tanjung Pelepas Port recorded a new all-time record in container throughput
Iskandar Puteri
Over 12.2 million TEUs were handled (+16.9%)
Works worth over 57 million euros for the energy infrastructure in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
Electrification of the New Cruise Pier and new hydrogen generators
Assologistica, the new rules on reverse charge discipline in the Budget Law are good
Milan
Rapid issuance of the implementing provision by the Revenue Agency is hoped for
The electrification of the docks of the ports of Sardinia starts from Portovesme
Cagliari
Almost 52 million euros of works planned
Arkas Line ships to reach India
Izmir
Turkish company to merge three services in the Mediterranean
Two lanes of ship transit tested in a 10km section of the Suez Canal
Ismailia
They are located in the area of the Little Bitter Lake
Suez Canal Transit Decline Costs Egypt Seven Billion Dollars
Cairo
In 2024, naval traffic decreased by more than -60%
Port of Valencia, monthly traffic down after over a year of growth
Valencia
Decrease in volumes in all main product sectors
Underwater cables damaged in the Gulf of Finland at Christmas
Helsinki
Oil tanker "Eagle S" stopped, part of shadow fleet operating for Russia
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +3.2% in November
Beijing
Foreign goods increased by +6.1%. Containers increased by +4.9%.
TIL (MSC Group) - JNPA Agreement for the Construction of Vadhvan Port
Uran
The new airport is located on the western coast of India
Shanghai is the world's first port to handle over 50 million containers in a year
Shanghai
SIPG highlights strong productivity gains achieved by introducing automation boost in Yangshan area
Yang Ming to acquire up to 13 new 8,000-15,000 TEU containerships
Keelung
They will replace 5,500-6,500 TEU vessels that are over twenty years old
Eight amendments to the International Maritime Labour Convention enter into force today
Geneva
Changes introduced to improve living and working conditions on board ships
Carnival posts record performance for September-November quarter
Miami
Revenues increased by +10.0% in the period
Uniport appreciates that the port reform is taking place through a delegated law and trusts (!) in the government's willingness to open a dialogue with the operators
Rome
Søren Toft (MSC) is the new president of the World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice President is Randy Chen of Wan Hai Lines
"SHIPS for America Act" Introduced, Bipartisan Bill to Strengthen U.S. Shipping Industry
Washington
Among the proposals, carrying up to 10 percent of imports from China on U.S.-flagged, U.S.-crewed, U.S.-built ships
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
Roberto Spinelli's position in the corruption investigation in Liguria has been archived
Genoa
Order of the judge for preliminary investigations
Work has begun in the port of Pozzallo on the construction of the new offices of the AdSP of Eastern Sicily
Pozzallo
Place the port of Imperia Oneglia under the management of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Imperia
This is requested by the Port Company "L. Maresca" and the Lodovico Maresca Port Workers Company
Interporto Padova looking for a potential partner to participate in the terminal activity
Padua
The market research will end on January 31st
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
New logistics company GTS Horizon established in Verona
Bari
It was founded by the GTS group and Simone Gatto De Chirico (De Chirico Srl)
In the third quarter, freight transported on Austrian railways increased by +1.8%
Vienna
In the first nine months of 2024 the increase was +1.7%
Uiltrasporti, the reverse change of VAT in the budget law is good
Rome
Verzari: we hope that this measure will be made structural in the future
Circle acquires Telepass Innova's Infomobility and Telematics business units
Milan
The value of the transaction is 6.2 million euros
Tender for construction of Albanian port of Porto Romano restarted
Durres
The deadline for submitting bids has been set for February 7th.
Eukor secures renewal of contracts for exporting cars from Korea and China
Lysaker
The expected value of the agreements is $4.2 billion.
PSA Singapore Sets New Annual Container Traffic Record
Singapore
The 40 million TEU mark was reached on December 24th
US-based FTV Capital makes offer to acquire Windward
London
London-based company develops technological solutions for shipping
American Halliburton buys Norwegian Optime Subsea
Noted
European company develops technologies for underwater operations
Grimaldi took delivery of the multipurpose ro-ro Great Cotonou
Naples
Next month it will be launched on a new service of the group between China and Nigeria
Federagenti has appointed 24 "ambassadors"
Rome
They have been protagonists in the profession of maritime agent for over 60 years
Ports of La Spezia and Marina di Carrara, over five million allocated for the green transition
The Spice
Funds for the purchase of electric or hydrogen vehicles
In November, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado increased by +4.3%
Genoa
In the first eleven months of 2024, an increase of +1.1% was recorded
In the first 11 months of 2024, traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +6.4% thanks to mineral oils
Trieste
A decrease of -8.2% was recorded in the port of Monfalcone
Over two and a half quintals of cocaine seized in the port of Genoa
Genoa
The drugs were inside a refrigerated container coming from Ecuador
Manca (Sardinia Region): Promises of allocation of resources for the Kalport agency not fulfilled
Cagliari
Urgent meeting requested with Minister of Labor
Increases in port fees in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Leone: we are committed to adopting measures that do not impact traffic and users
Large quantity of cocaine seized in the port of Olbia
Sassari
39 kilos of drugs discovered hidden in a minivan
From January Hupac will intensify intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Noise
The frequency of the shuttle train between Busto Arsizio and Padua will also increase
Port of Ancona, provisional concession granted to Fincantieri plant
Ancona
The new concession will last 40 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
In November, freight traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by -3.7%
Barcelona
Container handling is growing (+6.3%), but not the weight of containerized cargo (-6.9%)
Saipem awarded new offshore contract by Shell in Nigeria
Milan
For the Italian company it has a value of around 900 million dollars
Rixi briefly illustrates the port reform
Rome
Creation of a publicly controlled company to manage investments and represent the Italian port system
Agreement between RFI and RSE for the study of a magnetic levitation freight transport system
Milan
Maritime safety, agreement signed at MIT to simplify verification procedures
Rome
Inspection and certification activities may be carried out by specifically accredited bodies
In the first eleven months of 2024, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.0%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-2.1%) and liquid bulk (-2.0%) are decreasing
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
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