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June 21, 2000
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL Logistics gets new chief executive
    Richard Metzler has more than 25 years of experience in supply chain management
  • APL to launch service to India, Middle East
  • Mitsui Line to start Asia-West Africa service
  • Samudera begins weekly Shanghai run
  • Dutch group to build Philippine port
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta-Air France global alliance to challenge Star
    The two carriers and partners Korean Air, Aeromexico to unveil new grouping tomorrow
  • EC charter to promote passengers' rights
  • Global Airlines makes US$381m offer for TWA
  • Seoul will open job tenders for Inchon airport to foreign bidders: US
Columns
  • Despite problems, fight against piracy takes some steps forward

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL Logistics gets new chief executive
    Richard Metzler has more than 25 years of experience in supply chain management
  • APL to launch service to India, Middle East
  • Mitsui Line to start Asia-West Africa service
  • Samudera begins weekly Shanghai run
  • Dutch group to build Philippine port
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta-Air France global alliance to challenge Star
    The two carriers and partners Korean Air, Aeromexico to unveil new grouping tomorrow
  • EC charter to promote passengers' rights
  • Global Airlines makes US$381m offer for TWA
  • Seoul will open job tenders for Inchon airport to foreign bidders: US
Columns
  • Despite problems, fight against piracy takes some steps forward

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • APL Logistics gets new chief executive
    Richard Metzler has more than 25 years of experience in supply chain management
  • APL to launch service to India, Middle East
  • Mitsui Line to start Asia-West Africa service
  • Samudera begins weekly Shanghai run
  • Dutch group to build Philippine port
Air and Land Transport
  • Delta-Air France global alliance to challenge Star
    The two carriers and partners Korean Air, Aeromexico to unveil new grouping tomorrow
  • EC charter to promote passengers' rights
  • Global Airlines makes US$381m offer for TWA
  • Seoul will open job tenders for Inchon airport to foreign bidders: US
Columns
  • Despite problems, fight against piracy takes some steps forward

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • OPEC meeting is a win-win for tanker owners
    Bullish indicators will fuel the tanker market regardless of political winds.
  • DHL opens Osaka center
    The new center is part of a four-year $125 million expansion plan in Japan.
  • New UPS wireless deal
    U.S. Customers will be able to access services from cell phones and pagers.
  • American Airlines Cargo opens Chicago center
    The regional customer service center is at the carrier's O'Hare terminal.
  • How railroads might play the merger end-game
    The final consolidation of the North American railroad industry is in progress, whether regulators, customers, elected officials and antitrust mavens like it or not.
  • European chemical industry urges EU to deregulate rail freight
  • New locks, widening studied for Panama Canal
  • Construction starts on third Rickenbacker cargo terminal
  • NextLinx partners with Consolidated Commerce marketplace
  • Online bunker site to begin trading in July
  • China Southern Airlines to expand US cargo service
  • TNT enters Indonesian mail venture
  • FedEx Express expands international freight services
  • Airborne Freight appoints Michael CFO

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco top brass in reshuffle
  • Anson woos Germans
  • ECU-Line completes rebranding
  • Evergreen modifies RTW sailing
  • Export processing zone for Tianjin
  • Virgin profits nosedive
  • Air Europa seeks Wings
  • Singapore Airlines announces Coolrider cargo service
  • AA opens Chicago centre
  • UPS snaps up providers
  • Olympic cargo rising

Cargowebweb site
JUNE 20, 2000
  • 58 dead refugees in container
  • Alitalia talks to Swissair
  • Freight traffic to Italy at a standstill
  • Northwest and Japan Airlines in cargo alliance
  • Continental demands easier US ownership laws
  • German D.Logistics to buy Italian Sogema
  • ERS with German service
  • Polar with e-logistics company
  • Big distribution contract Vopak with Millennium; Vopak transfers Botlek Terminal to Odfjell
  • Fiat to sell rail producer to Ahlstom
  • FedEx expands international service from USA

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 20, 2000
  • Govt asks EPCs to popularise India Brand Equity Fund
  • Steel majors go online
  • Expert panel on service tax set up
  • WTC organises speakers' meet on Fema tomorrow
  • Ficci wants industry involvement while framing VAT modalities
  • Govt opens window to imports of rice bran, oilcakes
  • Additional CST on power gear under study
  • TCI offers GPS to track truck cargo consignments
  • Maran for talks between G15 & G8
  • Oilmeal exporters make bid to regain lost ground in Far East markets
  • Natural rubber prices likely to rise soon
  • Middlemen fading away in e-commerce
  • FICCI seeks new tax structure for FMCG sector
  • Ministry may soon prepare draft report on NTBs
  • Higher cotton arrivals
  • Orissa draws up draft for textile park
  • Inflation rate falls
  • Fieo explores trade linkages with East African Community
  • Centre okays infrastructure fund for Madhya Pradesh
  • Garments export quota policy amended
  • India seeks crude price relief for third world

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 20, 2000
  • Sloman Neptun and Wanigroup form CoNor Line
  • Lloyd Triestino to resume its services to North America
  • Arbitration court rules for individual members of FIATA
  • IATA has released World Air Transport Statistics
  • Millennium and Vopak sign Pan-European distribution deal

Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weeklyweb site
  • Delay to dangerous goods rules raises concern
  • Vehicles pile into East London
  • ITS invests $1-m to enhance preshipment inspection info
  • Portnet chopper back in business
  • P&ON buys Farrell Lines
  • Cell phone technology tracks parcels anywhere anytime
  • New insurance product will reduce premiums
  • Workshops will discuss regulation of maritime industry
  • 'Industry can bear level of Spoornet rate increase'
  • Outstanding efforts recognised
  • Danzas enters into Mauritius joint venture
  • Nissans for Africa
  • Diamonds are Cape Town port's best friend
  • Vessels arrested over charterer's right to operate them
  • Alitalia considers suing ex-partner KLM
  • Laser buys Goeie Hoop
  • Angola South adds a vessel
  • Getting the right container is the exporter's call

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 20, 2000
  • Carnival reports "constrained" earnings
    Commenting on second quarter results, Carnival Corporation chairman and CEO Micky Arison stated that earnings were constrained by a combination of lower net revenue yields and significantly higher fuel costs.
  • U.K. MoD orders survey vessels
    The U.K. Ministry of Defence has placed a '130 million (approx. $220 million) prime contract for the design and build of two new specialist warships
  • Wärtsilä NSD signs agreement with John Crane-Lips
    Wärtsilä NSD, and TI Group, on behalf of John Crane-Lips, have now signed a cooperation agreement to develop, market and supply total marine propulsion power systems to the shipbuilding industry.
  • GE Marine Engines to upgrade gear plant
    GE Marine Engines says that, over the next year, it will invest in substantial upgrades to grinding, inspection and hobbing equipment used at its Lynn, Mass. Gear plant .
  • Plans to expand Panama Canal
    Next Monday, members of the Panama Canal Advisory Committee will reportedly hear details of a $5.9 billion plan to build two new locks over the next eight years, at the Atlantic and Pacific entrances of the canal, and to widen the channel by 2030.
  • Technigaz wins Spanish LNG import terminal contract
    SN Technigaz, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bouygues Offshore has won a contract from Bahia de Bizkaia Gas (BBG) for construction of a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) import and regasification terminal in the newly extended harbor of Bilbao.

Cargonews Asiaweb site
JUNE 5, 2000
  • COSCO plans Atlantic shuttle
  • News from the high seas
  • Grand Alliance joins tie-up with Americana
  • Anti-trust deal good for US
  • Tianjin dropped
  • Evergreen all water service
  • Ningbo and Felixstowe in co-op pact
  • Deltaport wins terminal deal
  • Karachi builds on cheap label

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Skuld prepares for a surprise cash call
    ONE of the top shipowners' protection and indemnity clubs, Skuld, is preparing to ask its members for a surprise 10% extra cash contribution.
  • Calais set to X-ray for stowaways
    CALAIS is in talks to install three drive-through X-ray units which will scan trucks for illegal stowaways at the French port.
  • Wilhelmsen in heavylift move
    NORWAY'S diversified Wilh Wilhelmsen shipping group has added heavylift to its portfolio, through a NKr173m ($19.78m)) purchase of a 35.41% stake in Oslo's unlisted Offshore Heavy Transport.
  • Guernsey expects cruise calls to double
    A doubling of cruiseship calls this year is forecast by Guernsey which is still a tax-free destination, writes David Mott.
  • Nine vessels held in UK last month as unsafe
    NINE vessels were detained in Britain under port state control regulations last month, with a further three vessels still in detention from previous months.
  • Dutch to track death truck
    A COMPLEX if intriguing picture of the events leading up to the horrific discovery of 58 dead immigrants in the back of a Dutch registered truck in the port of Dover is slowly emerging in the Netherlands.
  • NOL still in running for Koja box port stake
    SINGAPORE'S Neptune Orient Lines says that it is still in the running for a 48.5% stake in Indonesia's Koja Container Terminal in Jakarta despite reports Hutchison Whampoa had all but clinched the deal.
  • Europe yards lag on e-commerce
    EUROPEAN shipbuilding is substantially behind comparable heavy industries when it comes to using e-commerce techniques, according to the latest findings of the Product development and innovation in shipbuilding (Prodis) working group, a European Commission-funded project.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 20, 2000
  • End of month boost for Aframaxes
  • Ferries 'can do little to stop illegals'
  • Sydney acts to avoid Olympic delays
  • P&O announces executive boards
  • Double whammy halts Carnival's growth
  • Interest falls in TMN stake
  • Call for Israel port privatisation
  • PSA Corp names IPO team
  • Yard boosts Alstom Marine's results
  • Chittagong unions demand SSA probe
  • Thailand to consider Sea Star 4 claims
  • Flooded ore carrier limps into Saldanha
  • Norwegian oil strike looms
  • Accused P&I insurer moves for dismissal
  • Mumbai seeks bids for chemicals berth
  • Capes buck holiday season low
  • PPA warned benefit payments are illegal
  • Hutchison 'wins' Koja concesssion

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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
››› File
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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