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August 24, 2001
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lewek finds niche in offshore industry support
    WHILE the slowdown has hit many areas of shipping hard, one niche service is seeing a relatively new Singapore operator build capacity fast to catch up with booming demand.
  • Underwriters too hasty to label Sri Lanka a war risk zone
  • Daewoo keen on Daedong Shipbuilding
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gets nod to end debt rescheduling pact
Air and Land Transport
  • One-off gains help limit China Southern's hefty fall
    CHINA Southern Airlines, China's largest carrier, yesterday reported a hefty 42 per cent drop in its first half net profits, saying that higher operating costs, particularly for fuel, were largely responsible for the fall.
  • Rolls-Royce H1 profit up 4-fold on engine part sales
  • Major US carriers meet deadline for flight recorder update
  • Delta caps travel agents' commissions
  • Kenyan airlines suffer costly bird strikes
  • Loog Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lewek finds niche in offshore industry support
    WHILE the slowdown has hit many areas of shipping hard, one niche service is seeing a relatively new Singapore operator build capacity fast to catch up with booming demand.
  • Underwriters too hasty to label Sri Lanka a war risk zone
  • Daewoo keen on Daedong Shipbuilding
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding gets nod to end debt rescheduling pact
Air and Land Transport
  • One-off gains help limit China Southern's hefty fall
    CHINA Southern Airlines, China's largest carrier, yesterday reported a hefty 42 per cent drop in its first half net profits, saying that higher operating costs, particularly for fuel, were largely responsible for the fall.
  • Rolls-Royce H1 profit up 4-fold on engine part sales
  • Major US carriers meet deadline for flight recorder update
  • Delta caps travel agents' commissions
  • Kenyan airlines suffer costly bird strikes
  • Loog Book

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL and Freightliner sign train contract
  • RCL reports profit drop for first half of 2001
  • Ministry authorises extension of Quai des Ameriques
  • Northport invests in super post-panamax equipment
  • P&ON sees profits rise
  • SAS contests authority block of Braathens acquisition
  • China Southern purchases still to be approved
  • Profit for loss-making Air China
  • US international air traffic experiences strong growth
  • Canada first for North America-India flights

Cargowebweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Lufthansa loss, expects full-year profit
  • Roadway to acquire Arnold Industries
  • Schiphol to win Malaysian order
  • OTAL appoints new agent in Scandinavia
  • Boeing expands maintenance
  • Lykes Lines African upgrade
  • Environment certificate for Hapag-Lloyd-Ships
  • Descartes loss and new COO

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MANSA President highlights current shipping scenario Silver Jubilee Year from November 2001 - 23rd AGM of MANSA held in Mumbai
  • Probe into Korean yarn dumping mooted
  • Dumping probe launched into steel imports
  • MEA seeking to play bigger role in promoting trade
  • Exports bolster sales growth of pharma companies
  • Silk exports hit by DEPB sops delay
  • South Indian tea exports to US, UK & Pakistan spurt
  • IWAI seeks share of fuel cess to develop inland water transport
  • KRC to transport freight from 3 Major Ports
  • CII survey sees improved business situation from July - Higher export volume, value expected
  • Govt preparing medium-term coffee export strategy
  • Jaitley stresses need for competition law & policy
  • Customs duty on synthetic textile machinery may be cut
  • Only 47 of cleared FDI proposals actually implemented
  • Proposals worth Rs 135 crore cleared
  • Tarun Das to stay at CII helm for 3 more years
  • R. N. Malhotra to be Rail Board chief

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Change in IPE trading hours
  • US Gulf: Prices rise on high resupply costs
  • Rotterdam market steady on average demand
  • Piraeus strike over, avails still tight
  • Avails remain tight in Genoa, resupply soon
  • Gibraltar deliveries clear, market softer
  • Softer prices on sluggish market in Singapore
  • Storm hits Japan, bunkering operations OK
  • Sluggish market in Korea
  • Some tight IFO380 in Hong Kong, resupply expected soon

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Florida Special
  • DB Cargo: two new intermodal trains from Regensburg
  • Multimodal terminal in Lelystad
  • Fourth overpanamax portal crane for Fos
  • Honfleur handles more Canon
  • La Rochelle and Rochefort launch Enviroport
  • Bordeaux: ISO norm 9001-2000
  • Airport of Toulouse: ISO 9002
  • Giraud takes stake in EB Trans
  • BNSF and NS still together

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • German cruise ship visits Portland as part of West Coast swing
  • Pair of Washington state residents named to US Commission on Ocean Policy
  • Panama Canal Authority ads Virtual Newsroom in honor of canal's 87th Anniversary
  • Trade commission finds imported steel rod harmful to U.S. industry
  • Republic of Korea working to improve downgraded FAA safety standard

Il Sole 24 Ore On Lineweb site
  • Genova, i privati in campo
    Zara, presidente Assindustria, lancia un appello per accelerare la realizzazione delle infrastrutture
  • A Mariotti maxicommessa da Radisson

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Jones resurfaces after fixed premium debacle
    JONATHAN Jones, one of the most familiar names in the London marine insurance market, has resurfaced after six months' enforced 'shore leave', writes James Brewer. He has j...
  • Hutchison box traffic hit as slowdown bites
    THE WORLD'S largest port investor, Hutchison Whampoa, has seen an alarming slowdown in its box volumes in Hong Kong, Shanghai and the UK in the first half of this year. It was clear ev...
  • ClassNK chairman warns on unlimited liability
    A strong warning against the adoption of unlimited liability provisions for traditional ship classification societies has come from the honorary chairman of ClassNK. Writing in today's...
  • Clarkson yet to sign up to use LevelSeas site
    H CLARKSON, London's biggest shipbroker and founder member of online chartering venture LevelSeas is the only first round investor not yet signed up to use the service, writes Neville Smith....

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Portnet unveils new structure
  • Evergreen to resume Colombo calls
  • Most of China's oil to go foreign
  • Taiwan exports plunge
  • HK X-rays spotlight smugglers
  • Eurocrat sparks dockers' anger
  • One dead, two hurt on tanker
  • Single office for seafarers' affairs
  • Mombasa takes action on piracy
  • TEF to start passenger service
  • Investor says Almskog must go
  • Virgo legal battles mounting
  • China hints at trade peace with Japan
  • Piraeus strikes deal with MSC
  • $7M redevelopment for Ajman
  • PNG gas attracts Japanese trader
  • Samsung to repay $311M debts
  • HMM ships more gas
  • 'Sly protectionism' costs NZ dear
  • Unions unite against Trico
  • Daewoo creditors agree restructure
  • Mexicans threaten US rice blockade
  • Vale's China link boost for bulkers
  • Mooring line kills port worker
  • FMD threatens Zimbabwe exports
  • Tide turns for Beirut activity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Hamburg sees first-half box record
    Container traffic led gains across all categories.
  • Kaohsiung upgrading logistics
    Taiwan's largest port plans a wide-ranging program to improve supply chain management and revamp port administration.
  • Okinawa a Taiwan-China airbridge?
    Taiwan businesses see the island as a stopgap solution for cross-strait trade.
  • Eight more file for Colombo surcharge
    APL and Hanjin are among carriers looking to cover soaring Sri Lanka insurance costs.
  • Port Everglades ends 43-year tug monopoly
  • Bayonne modifies blasting proposal for N.Y. Harbor
  • Report urges speed limits to reduce whale deaths
  • Lykes Lines upgrades U.S.-Africa service
  • Cho Yang revival doomed?
  • CP Ships shares sink in first-day trading
  • BNSF, shippers to build Houston rail line
  • Bush invokes emergency export controls
  • EXE appoints Lackey CTO
  • FAA OKs paperless inspection manuals

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Europe-Far East: que sortira-t-il des grandes concertations de septembre?
    Le mois de septembre sera marqué par deux grands rassemblements, tous deux axés sur l’évolution de la situation concernant le trafic containérisé Europe-Far East. Yokohama sera le théâtre de la réunion des chargeurs asiatiques, européens et nord-américains. Shanghai verra une grande réunion des membres de la FEFC qui devra également mettre en place une nouvelle structure. Dans le premier cas, il s’agira de prendre position vis-à-vis des décisions que prendrait la FEFC en matière de réduction de la capacité. Dans le second, les membres de ladite conférence devraient se prononcer sur la manière de le faire.
  • MAN Nfz pèse sur le résultat du groupe
    Le constructeur allemand de poids lourds et de machines MAN a vu son bénéfice avant impôts régresser à 155 mio. d’EUR au premier semestre de l’année, contre 440 mio. d’EUR à l’issue des six premiers mois de 2000. Le CA du groupe a baissé de 8,29 à 7,33 mia. d’EUR. La faiblesse du marché des poids lourds et les coûts élevés dans la division de camions seraient à la base de cette évolution.
  • Anvers en hausse de 3,6% à la fin juillet
    A l’issue du septième mois de l’année, le trafic maritime au port d’Anvers enregistrait une progression de trafic de 3,59% à 76,14 millions de tonnes, ce qui témoignait d’une très légère accélération par rapport à la hausse de 3,3% notée à la fin du premier semestre. On est cependant encore loin du score de +5,5% qui avait été enregistré à la fin mai.

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2001
  • Virgo free to go for a price
    The bond has to be sufficient to cover potential damages for the victims' families and fishing boat owner.
  • Disney Cruise confirms new vessel talks
    The new cruiseship is expected to be larger in size than the existing fleet.
  • Japan yard stocks rally on back of tech woes
    Mitsui reaches four year high as investors opt for old economy stocks over volatile technology shares.
  • Smit to dish out cost-cutting measures
    The Dutch-based marine salvage company will reduce its staff worldwide by 275.
  • DFDS counts cost of foot and mouth
    Denmark's DFDS adjusts down year-end forecast as foot and mouth effects begin to bite into results.
  • Hapag-Lloyd wins Altenwerder approval
    EC green light for container line's stake in post-panamax terminal at Hamburg.
  • Windstar ships detained
    Two yachts of upmarket cruise line run into ISM trouble on the same day.
  • Salmonella ship free to sail
    Norwegian inspectors will not detain a cruiseship onboard which serious food poisoning broke out.
  • Tropical Storm Dean to skip Florida
    The fourth storm of the season is likely to turn into a hurricane Friday.
  • ADCL boxships to be sold at auction
    A Gibraltar court has finally given the go ahead for the sale of seven arrested 1,388-teu containerships.
  • MISC eyes fresh LNG newbuildings
    Malaysia International Shipping Corp wants more of the LNG pie, but can it be commercially competitive?
  • Farstad pre-tax profits more than double
    Increased market activity and disposal bolsters second quarter figures at Norwegian offshore vessel operator.
  • Daewoo exits debt workout program
    Strong interim performance convinces creditors South Korean yard can stand on its own two feet.
  • BHP ups LevelSeas stake
    Australia's BHP Billiton is showing confidence in online chartering provider LevelSeas.

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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%)
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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