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BRIEFS
April 10, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines want PSA to cut handling charges
    MAJOR PSA Corp customers are more aggressively seeking lower terminal handling charges in the wake of Evergreen's defection to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas .
  • Penang port to spend RM500m on upgrading
  • Cosco Shipping's IPO priced at top of offered range
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France March traffic up 2.7% as rebound gains pace
    AIR France SA, Europe's No 3 airline, said a recovery in air traffic accelerated last month as more people returned to flying following a slump in demand after the Sept 11 attacks.
  • US FAA 'inadequately trained safety inspectors'
  • American Air sued over death of WTC victim
  • China Eastern Air triples 2001 profit on tax credit
  • China domestic airlines forced into no-discount pact
  • Swisswings stops flying, seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Asiana's Feb traffic up

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Lines want PSA to cut handling charges
    MAJOR PSA Corp customers are more aggressively seeking lower terminal handling charges in the wake of Evergreen's defection to the Port of Tanjung Pelepas .
  • Penang port to spend RM500m on upgrading
  • Cosco Shipping's IPO priced at top of offered range
Air and Land Transport
  • Air France March traffic up 2.7% as rebound gains pace
    AIR France SA, Europe's No 3 airline, said a recovery in air traffic accelerated last month as more people returned to flying following a slump in demand after the Sept 11 attacks.
  • US FAA 'inadequately trained safety inspectors'
  • American Air sued over death of WTC victim
  • China Eastern Air triples 2001 profit on tax credit
  • China domestic airlines forced into no-discount pact
  • Swisswings stops flying, seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Asiana's Feb traffic up

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd names boxship in Shanghai
  • Hong Kong logistics operators face competition
  • Draught-deepening project in the Suez Canal
  • MOL expands transatlantic service
  • Chinese engineers start Mekhong project
  • Lykes Lines voted best carrier to Africa
  • DOT hosting African ministers at air transport conference
  • Indian Airlines makes Airbus choice
  • American Airlines Cargo takes flight-specific approach

Cargowebweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Better margin Deutsche Post, still very dependent on monopoly
    In 2001 Deutsche Post World Net revenue rose by 2.1 per cent to 33.4 billion euro while profit from operating (Ebitda) increased by 7.3 per cent to some 2.6 billion.
  • Rail man in Schenker board
    Aloys Winn (48) has been appointed to the Management Board of Schenker Deutschland AG, Frankfurt am Main, with effect from 1 April 2002.
  • OOCL and WHL enhancements in China/Middle East service
    Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Wan Hai Lines Ltd (WHL) announced a service enhancement in their joint service between China and the Middle East.
  • Mol with Chile office
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) announced the establishment of MOL (Chile) Ltda. in Santiago, Chile.
  • Booz logistics for the churches
    Tradeteam, an Exel company, announced a major drinks distribution contract with Associated Church Clubs Limited (ACC).
  • Exel works for Coors
    UK logistics group Exel announced a new, multi-year contract with Coors Brewing Company that extends an existing 16-year relationship and expands the range of services provided by Exel to Coors.
  • Christian Salvesen profit warning
    UK logistics group Christian Salvesen reined in profit expectations for the second time in three months as it blamed a continuing malaise in the engineering and automotive sectors for many of its problems.
  • Big losses US airlines to stay
    Analysts estimating the nine largest airlines in the US made a combined net loss of $2.2bn in the first quarter of 2001, an improvement over the fourth quarter, when a slump in air traffic demand led to a total net loss of $3bn.
  • KLM Cargo introduces fuel surcharge
    As of May 1, 2002, KLM Cargo will re-introduce a fuel surcharge.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • OOCL, Wan Hai enhance China-Mideast service to provide faster transit - Fixed-day (Sun/Mon) service ex-NSICT
  • Andhra grape exporters uncork champagne bottles
  • US waiver of additional duty of little gain to steel exporters
  • Decks cleared for closer trade ties with Eurasia
  • Workers' interests will be protected while corporatising ports, assures Goyal
  • Krishnapatnam port to be ready soon
  • Concor cuts freight rates at ICD-Jodhpur
  • ICD-Pithampur logs 19 pc growth in fiscal 2001-02
  • Finance Ministry slashes interest rate on defaults in export obligations to 15 pc
  • Handicrafts export target set at $ 1,600 m
  • Ficci, Singapore EDB MoU on technology
  • Tea Board overhauled
  • India, Mauritius to take fresh look at DTA pact
  • Mysore Chamber's strategy for export thrust
  • Naidu tells Sinha to review export profits tax
  • Value Cap applies to 263 export products & PMV verification on 786 products under the new Exim Policy
  • Make Mumbai world financial centre: CII
  • Ficci to open office in Beijing to boost trade ties
  • CII team meets Singapore leaders
  • E. region engg exporters presented excellence awards
  • Customs men told to change outlook
  • Oil prices soar as Iraqi exports halt

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Close race for top spot in "Best Bunker Company 2001" poll
  • Bunker market report for Chile
  • Brazil market update
  • Piraeus market report from Aegean
  • Argentine market update
  • Prices rise in Montevideo, fuel oil avails remain limited
  • Fuel oil avails tight in the Canaries
  • Signs of easing Middle East crisis and Saudi stability pledge soothe oil prices
  • National strike to support PDVSA action in Venezuela
  • Singapore steady to soft today
  • Korean prices softer against expectations
  • Rotterdam morning market report
  • Bunker prices from Russian ports this week

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • PSA increases stake in CWT
  • Jardine at Heathrow
  • MIF expands in Florida
  • GeoLogistics Americas moves to LA
  • Qiva stock increase
  • Vostochny going strong
  • T&B looks to Mexico
  • Procter & Gamble contracts T&B in the US
  • Famous Pacific continues airfreight expansion drive
  • Establishment of MOL(Chile) Ltda.

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • AMFELS delivers semisub
    Cal Dive International, Inc.has accepted delivery of the Q4000, the first ultra-deepwater, semi-submersible vessel designed to perform construction and well intervention tasks in water as deep as 10,000 feet.
  • $83 million order for AMFELS
    Keppel Corporation's Brownsville Texas, unit, AMFELS Inc., has won an $83 million contract to build a new jack-up rig for Mexico's Perforadora Central S.A. de C.V.
  • New chairman and MD for Ocean Rig
    Bjarne Skeie yesterday resigned as chairman Ocean Rig ASA, though he remains on the board. At the same time, the company announced a change of managing directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Homage to the memory of the Queen Mother
    In common with other sectors of the maritime and financial services industries, the world of insurance paid homage to the memory of the Queen Mother, write James Brewer and Carly Fields.
  • Iraqi oil squeeze sets off tanker scramble
    THE tanker market remained on its knees yesterday, as ships booked for the now non-existent Iraqi stems were added to the already bulging pool of open ships in the Persian Gulf.
  • Unigas Pool regains presence east of Suez with Nile Holdings gas fleet buy
    THE Unigas Pool, Sloman Neptun, Bernhard Schulte and Othello Shipping, is buying the entire gas fleet of Edinburgh-based Nile Holdings, which operates under the Tarquin name, for an undisclosed sum.
  • Maritime security push loses direction
    CARRIER and shipper groups in the US have warned that the drive to tighten maritime security is now adrift and directionless, partly because of turf wars between government departments and political differences in Congress.

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Tankers in Venezuela still held up
  • Sasebo board to quit over fraud
  • Share sale prompts leap in prices
  • Long outreach for Long Beach
  • EU seeks close involvement with IMO
  • Cosco IPO massively oversubscribed
  • NOL debt deepened by transfer
  • Taxpayer bails out labour pool
  • Maasvlakte 2 seeks tenants
  • India braces for all-out strike
  • Shipping 'needs united voice'
  • Incat hopes hinge on sales
  • Liberty seeks aid policy change
  • Renaissance ships for P&O Princess
  • Korea not hit by Iraq oil embargo
  • Venezuela oil shipments hit

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Volume, wages slide on West Coast
    Cargo volume and average dockworkers' wages at West Coast ports declined for the first time in almost three decades.
  • Danzas Group earnings soar
    The logistics arm of Deutsche Post World Net said earnings before interest, taxes and amortization rose 40.7% in 2001.
  • Tropical acquires Tecmarine Caribe services
  • United Airlines cargo unit adds fuel surcharge
  • DHL resumes Cincinnati construction
  • Korea airport zones to key hub plan
  • Security, lower revenues squeeze Portland budget
  • Emery Forwarding opens customs office at Ambassador Bridge
  • Roadway Corp. sees 1Q loss
  • OMI Corp. elects Shapiro director
  • Exel signs Coors, PBT
  • MOL opens Chile office
  • Customs changes drawback, entry rules

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • Le groupe Danzas satisfait de son exercice 2001
    Le groupe Danzas, la branche logistique de Deutsche Post, a vu progresser son bénéfice avant intérêts, impôts et amortissements (EBITA) de 40,7% à 159 mio. d’EUR en 2001. La groupe a renforcé, selon ses dires, sa position de leader sur le marché logistique.
  • Zeebrugge: CTO candidat pour une concession de 7 ha dans l’avant-port
    Zeebrugge est avant-tout un port ro-ro. Il s’est même hissé à la première place dans le nord de l’Europe, notamment pour ce qui est du trafic des voitures neuves. Le succès est tel, que les manutentionnaires qui traitent ces trafics souffrent d’un manque crucial de place. Ce n’est pas sans raison qu’il y a trois candidats pour l’ancienne concession du terminal vraquier de la ZBM, d’une superficie d’une cinquantaine d’hectates. Un des manutentionnaires, en l’occurrence CTO (Combined Terminal Operator), s’est ainsi porté candidat pour une nouvelle concession dans l’avant-port.
  • L’alliance Glass Partners a éclaté
    Freddy Nicolas, de la société Nicolas-Jacquet (Franière, près de Namur) a repris la totalité des actions de la société de transport de verre plat Glass Partners. Cette joint-venture avait été créée en novembre 1999 par Nicolas et Eric Foulon, de la société Van Hoof à Sambreville (également près de Namur). Les deux actionnaires ont décidé de se séparer, et Freddy Nicolas se retrouve donc seul actionnaire de Glass Partners. C’est ce qu’annonce Truck & Business Online.
  • North-South Freight Freeways a intégré son réseau international
    Via une coalition de dix compagnies d’infrastructure ferroviaire nationales et indépendantes aux Pays-Bas, en Allemagne, en Autriche, en Suisse, en Italie et en Scandinavie, un réseau a été mis sur pied devant faciliter le trafic transfrontalier de trains de marchandises exploités par des opérateurs ferroviaires indépendants. Les corridors fret de North-South Freight Freeways relient les ports de la mer du Nord et la Scandinavie avec le sud de l’Europe. L’objectif est d’à terme étendre le réseau en direction de l’Europe de l’Est et de développer un système de facturation et de calcul des prix pour l’ensemble du réseau.

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 9, 2002
  • Venezuelan oil strike likely to continue
    A quick end to the ongoing oil dispute seems remote at this point.
  • NM Paterson to sell remaining fleet
    Three inactive Great Lakes bulk carriers are put for sale in an open tender.
  • Radisson reviewing new ship
    The new Seven Seas Voyager has similar troublesome Mermaid propulsion units as the Mariner.
  • Keppel secures $83m rig deal
    Delivery of new jack-up rig to Perforadora Central is set for the first quarter of 2004.
  • Russian crude moves east in Iraqi cuts
    Hellespont ULCC newbuilding is last off the berths at Iraq's Mina al-Bakr.
  • US barge builder under fire
    Some Trinity-built barges are subject to rapid hull corrosion.
  • Pertamina trys again on tanker time-charter
    Indonesian charterer continues its seemingly endless quest to fix a VLCC for period business.
  • WG&A vows to fight port ejection
    Philippines ferry owner is battling to stay on at North Harbor.
  • More heads to roll at Sasebo
    Repercussions of subsidy swindle will remove management at Japanese yard.
  • Uncertain future for Tarquin staff
    Bosses in consultation with Edinburgh workers after sale of gas shipping operations to Unigas.
  • Coeclerici profit climbs
    Italian dry bulk charterer in profit for a second year despite market gloom.
  • Bangladesh breakers draw breath
    But some buyers pay out high prices for the right units as owners pause for thought.
  • Thoresen Thai sells another ship for scrap
    Thai owner's fleet cut to 24 after disposal of 25-year-old vessel.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the third quarter the port of Koper has handled 287,410 containers (+ 11.8%)
Koper
In the first nine months of 2024, it was 835,506 (+ 2.9%)
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.
Italian Port Days initiative obtains EMD certification of the European Union
Rome
The attestation for contributing to the valorisation of sustainability in the Blue Economy with concrete actions
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
Ok of the Rovigo Tribunal to the Restructuring Plan of Shipbuilding Victory plan
Adria
On the completion of the sale of the company to CNV Srl
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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