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March 6, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong container volumes boost PSA profit 11.7%
    PSA Corporation reported a rise in full year net profit for 2000 of $838.4 million, up 11.7 per cent over the previous year on the back of strong container terminal operations.
  • Purchase of Norway's NCL behind US$29.6m loss
  • EU team to probe alleged aid to South Korean shipyards
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ hit by competition in Aussie domestic market
    LATE last month, Air New Zealand reported a 97 per cent fall in profit for the six months to December.
  • Qantas given huge discounts for Airbus superjumbo: report
  • Discount carrier Impulse seeks A$50m injection
  • Four passengers died of DVT at Vienna last year
  • KLM denies making bid for BA's Go
  • BAA, partners buy Aussie airports
Features
  • Shedding light on jet engine business
    [LONDON] BRITAIN's Rolls-Royce plc has finally shed a little light on how it makes money selling aircraft engines.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong container volumes boost PSA profit 11.7%
    PSA Corporation reported a rise in full year net profit for 2000 of $838.4 million, up 11.7 per cent over the previous year on the back of strong container terminal operations.
  • Purchase of Norway's NCL behind US$29.6m loss
  • EU team to probe alleged aid to South Korean shipyards
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ hit by competition in Aussie domestic market
    LATE last month, Air New Zealand reported a 97 per cent fall in profit for the six months to December.
  • Qantas given huge discounts for Airbus superjumbo: report
  • Discount carrier Impulse seeks A$50m injection
  • Four passengers died of DVT at Vienna last year
  • KLM denies making bid for BA's Go
  • BAA, partners buy Aussie airports
Features
  • Shedding light on jet engine business
    [LONDON] BRITAIN's Rolls-Royce plc has finally shed a little light on how it makes money selling aircraft engines.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Strong container volumes boost PSA profit 11.7%
    PSA Corporation reported a rise in full year net profit for 2000 of $838.4 million, up 11.7 per cent over the previous year on the back of strong container terminal operations.
  • Purchase of Norway's NCL behind US$29.6m loss
  • EU team to probe alleged aid to South Korean shipyards
Air and Land Transport
  • Air NZ hit by competition in Aussie domestic market
    LATE last month, Air New Zealand reported a 97 per cent fall in profit for the six months to December.
  • Qantas given huge discounts for Airbus superjumbo: report
  • Discount carrier Impulse seeks A$50m injection
  • Four passengers died of DVT at Vienna last year
  • KLM denies making bid for BA's Go
  • BAA, partners buy Aussie airports
Features
  • Shedding light on jet engine business
    [LONDON] BRITAIN's Rolls-Royce plc has finally shed a little light on how it makes money selling aircraft engines.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
  • Storm threat wreaks havoc on Northeast traffic
    Despite scant snowfall, dire predictions prompted airlines to cancel hundreds of flights, and forecasts that up to a foot of snow might still fall Monday night led to more cancellations.
  • FedEx rolls out Post Office drop boxes
    The first of a planned 10,000 drop boxes nationwide was installed in Charlotte, N.C.
  • Court upholds harbor tax for foreign trade zone imports
    A Federal appeals court Monday ruled that the Harbor Maintenance Tax applies to imports that enter a foreign trade zone, denying an appeal by BMW, who said that the HMT was a "customs duty" to which FTZ items are exempt until they are entered in U.S. customs territory.
  • North American airports post third straight monthly cargo decline
  • Port of South La. Globalplex gets first cargo vessel
  • TNT launches U.S. service, one-rate letter
  • United gives small package shippers miles
  • DHL launches Sri Lanka apparel export service
  • BNSF realigns industrial products unit
  • Bi-partisan support for Title XI
  • British airport operator expands in Australia
  • Exel profit declined in 2000

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe service in the pipeline
  • Maersk and PSA sign memorandum of agreement
  • Feeder services expanded at Bintulu container terminal
  • New agency for Evergreen
  • FedEx invests in Ho Chi Minh
  • Cheap fuel, Johor's lure
  • Mineta puts 'mega-mergers' under government spotlight

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • KLM bid for BA-daughter Go
  • Maersk Sealand to resume Singapore service
  • American ports criticize Bush budget
  • BAA plc and partners acquire Australian interests
  • Evergreen's new Kaohsiung terminal fully operational
  • UK Post Office with Marc Andreessen company

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • Sluggish demand in firm Rotterdam market
  • Weather cleared in Houston
  • Crude oil rises on short-term supply concerns in the US
  • Firmer market in Singapore
  • Bunker prices for Brazilian ports
  • Chevron/Texaco merger approved by EU, waiting for US
  • MEES says OPEC almost certainly will cut production
  • Bunkerworld comes up trumps in Digital Ship buyer survey

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • CN builds in Milton
  • US rail sector fighting
  • North Brazil service with Zeppenfeld instead of Rickmers?
  • Safari changes schedule
  • Delmas ro/ro service Mediterranean-West Africa
  • Contship: new Mediterranean-South America
  • Commission: new strategy for customs union
  • New customs regulations for trade with the EFTA and Visegrad states
  • Port of Sète: almost 4 million t handled
  • «Grand Crû 2000» at the ports

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • Washington ports group updates effects of Ash Wednesday earthquake
  • Puget Sound Maritime Award committee seeks nominations
  • Railroads report carload volume off slightly in week ending Feb 24th
  • Most Port Seattle's airport and marine terminals operating day after earthquake
  • Port of Vancouver, BC names Houston new president and CEO effective March 1

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • Santos spill quickly contained
  • Mississippi locks re-think urged
  • US refiners denied strategic oil
  • Noreaster pounds US East Coast
  • Sumatra in clear over collision
  • Indonesia lifts corn imports
  • Friede shuts down Pascagoula yard
  • Hong Kong hauliers lift blockade
  • Explosives sink Kristal bow
  • AMSA sets up space station alert
  • Combi explosion kills yard worker
  • Santos Brasil seeks foreign partner
  • Brussels to probe SNCM's accounts
  • Dieppe/Newhaven service delayed
  • Janra back home for repair
  • Gamborg steps down at Skuld
  • PSA profits rise to the challenge
  • Pledge to revive Thai canal project
  • Shippers 'raw deal' on dollar rate

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • DFDS Transport Group signe un accord de partenariat avec SGF
    Selon l’agence de presse Reuters, le groupe de transport danois DFDS Transport a conclu un accord avec le groupe italien Societa Genovese Finanziaria (SGF). Les deux partenaires commercialiseront leurs activités internationales de transport et d’expédition en étroite collaboration à l’avenir. L’accord prévoit le développement commun d’activités opérationnelles sur terre, en mer et dans les airs. Dans ce contexte, SGF se chargera plus particulièrement des activités ferroviaires et intermodales.
  • PSA a affiché une hausse des bénéfices l’an dernier
    La légère baisse du CA n’a pas empêché PSA Corporation Limited de réaliser l’an dernier un bénéfice d’exploitation nettement supérieur. Le CA a diminué de 3,3% à 2,46 mia. de SGD, mais le bénéfice d’exploitation a grimpé de 10,4% à 1,15 mia. de SGD. Le bénéfice net a progressé de 11,7% à 838,4 mio. de SGD. Le groupe portuaire singapourien est toujours considéré comme le candidat privilégié pour une participation majoritaire dans la future société fusionnée HesseNoord Natie. De cette façon, PSA pourrait sous peu devenir le principal manutentionnaire dans le port d’Anvers.
  • Ostende accueille le premier des deux Superseacats
    Le “Superseacat One”, le premier des deux nouvelles constructions qui seront alignées par Hoverspeed sur la liaison entre Ostende et Douvres, est arrivé samedi après-midi dans la cité d’Ensor. Son unité-soeur, le “Superseacat Two”, est attendue le 14 mars prochain.
  • Van Gend & Loos Euro Express élargit sa gamme aux I-Services
    Depuis le premier mars dernier, les clients de Van Gend & Loos Euro Express peuvent faire appel à un ensemble complet de diverses solutions high-tech articulées autour de la logistique. VG&L Euro Express veut de la sorte proposer un “outil” convivial qui accélère et facilite l’accès à une information fiable. Par ailleurs, le sytème garantit une information optimale relative à l’expédition, susceptible d’être échangée sans problèmes avec Van Gend & Loos Euro Express et aisément intégrable dans les processus d’exploitation internes.

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2001
  • "Slave ships" come under fire
    International Commission on Shipping releases damning report on horror endured by thousands of seafarers.
  • Mercenary pushes ahead with anti-piracy plan
    Ex-soldier at centre of "arms to Africa" scandal plans to take on pirates.
  • Norsul plans $30m coastal order
    Eucalyptus will grow a new fleet for Brazilian owner.
  • Brovig moves into fast ferries
    Norway's CG Brovig & Partners is going up a gear, hooking up with Incat of Australia on a fast ferry deal.
  • Still in business claims MaritimeDirect
    Shipping website says reports of its death are exaggerated.
  • Equasis use doubles
    Internet database designed to attack sub-standard shipping makes an impact.
  • LISCO searches for new ferry
    Lithuanian Shipping Company needs a bigger ship for its Klaipeda-Stockholm route.
  • China Merchants ups Ming Wah stake
    Ming Wah Universal's parent is paying out to claw back its stock on the open market ahead of delisting.
  • Eimskip hit by profit plunge
    Icelandic shipowner reports unsatisfactory result despite fleet renewal programme.
  • Thumbs up for Namura bonds
    Japan Credit Rating Agency has maintained its positive assessment of the Japanese shipbuilder's bonds.
  • Kra Isthmus Canal to be resurrected ?
    Thailand's long held ambition to provide an alternative sea route to the Strait of Malacca has resurfaced.
  • Grincor returns to profit
    South African company goes from loss to profit on the back of improving shipping market.
  • Lasco set to pay off loans
    Latvian Shipping Co is cutting some of its debts early to raise cash for fleet renewal.
  • Korea Marine profits fall
    Seoul-based Korea Marine is hanging on to a 16-year unbeaten profit record.
  • Nenaco still firmly in the red
    The Philippines ferry operator cut its losses in 2000, but remained a long way short of profit.
  • PSA Corp profits up 11.7%
    Increased container volumes fuel PSA profits growth.
  • Honduras gives thumbs up to floating city
    The small Latin American nation is about to make a dramatic entrance into the cruise ship building industry.

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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%)
Port of Ancona, in 2023, underlines the AdSP-container traffic grew by 5%
Ancona
The Port Authority disputes the data released by the Fedespedi Studies Center
Mr vard will build five support ships in the offshore industry.
Trieste
Designed to accommodate up to 190 people, they will be carried out in Vietnam
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
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