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September 16, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK to take full control of troubled Ceres Terminals
    NIPPON Yusen Kaisha has come to the rescue of troubled Ceres Terminals in a takeover deal which transforms Japan's third biggest container line into a serious player in terminal operations.
  • Detained ship being probed by US military units
  • Distressed ships in Malacca St, off S Africa
  • Ailing Taiwanese shipbuilder tries for sub deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas' Australian Airlines launched for Asian market
    AUSTRALIAN Airlines, a no-frills international carrier owned by Qantas, was officially launched yesterday to service Japanese and other Asian routes once determined as too unprofitable for its parent.
  • HK airport's cargo up 24%, passengers 1.8%
  • Air Canada, union reach deal on Zip subsidiary
  • Air Nauru keen to boost image and relaunch service
  • Log Book

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NYK to take full control of troubled Ceres Terminals
    NIPPON Yusen Kaisha has come to the rescue of troubled Ceres Terminals in a takeover deal which transforms Japan's third biggest container line into a serious player in terminal operations.
  • Detained ship being probed by US military units
  • Distressed ships in Malacca St, off S Africa
  • Ailing Taiwanese shipbuilder tries for sub deal
Air and Land Transport
  • Qantas' Australian Airlines launched for Asian market
    AUSTRALIAN Airlines, a no-frills international carrier owned by Qantas, was officially launched yesterday to service Japanese and other Asian routes once determined as too unprofitable for its parent.
  • HK airport's cargo up 24%, passengers 1.8%
  • Air Canada, union reach deal on Zip subsidiary
  • Air Nauru keen to boost image and relaunch service
  • Log Book

Sched Netweb site
  • New feeder service for Port Klang and Penang
  • TSA to keep Asia US import tariffs beyond peak season
  • CMA CGM puts new vessel to work on NCX service
  • Petersen resigns amid Bimco restructuring
  • Danzas secures NVOCC qualification in China
  • UPS and aircraft mechanics reach tentative agreement

Cargowebweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • NYK to purchase Ceres Terminals
    Nippon Yusen Kaisha announced that on September 12, 2002, it executed a binding Agreement to purchase Ceres Terminals, Incorporated.
  • Katoen Natie acquires Canadian logistical group
    Belgian logistics group KTN acquired the Canadian logistical group Guilbault, a family owned company, which operates under the brand name Servi-logistix.
  • Boeing delaying 500 jet deliveries
    Boeing is to reschedule deliveries of 500 jetliners - more than a year's worth of production - since the Sept 11 attacks sent many of its airline customers into a tailspin.
  • Box volume record at Melbourne
    Australia's busiest container port in Melbourne enjoyed record throughput volumes in FY2001/02 of more than 1.42 million Teu.
  • Better result Panalpina
    Thanks mainly to a global cost management drive, Ebit of Swiss forwarding group Panalpina rose by 15.3 per cent year-on-year to CHF 77.9 million.
  • Airborne to increase fuel surcharge
    Airborne Express will increase its existing fuel surcharge from 2.9 per cent to 3.5 per cent for all air express shipments moving through its transportation network, effective October 7, 2002.

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ONGC may let domestic shipping co. handle & maintain vessel fleet
  • HRC Shipping commences Chennai-Haldia-Chittagong feeder service - Chennai as Hub Port becomes reality with
  • TP boxes of SCI moved ex-CCTPL
  • Dumping duty on trimethoprim from China imposed
  • Rising euro enthuses exporters to penetrate deeper into European market
  • CIDEX to hold 14 trade fairs in India in 2003
  • Leading automobile firms find India a haven for cheap components
  • WTO panel ruling on November 1 - EU dumping duty on Indian bedlinen
  • Indian peanuts to face strict quality tests in US
  • Cochin committee wants Vallarpadam project expedited
  • RITES to run Jamaican train network
  • India-LatAm health summit to study scope for JVs
  • Edible oil imports down by 31 pc in August
  • Petronet LNG's project in Kochi unlikely now
  • IBP plans to make containers to carry LNG by road
  • TN leather garment exporters to set up design studio
  • RBI liberalises forex remittance norms
  • Foreign Trade Analysis: Current Policy & Procedures
  • Ficci office opened in Kazakhstan
  • Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand to attend Tech Summit
  • Assocham to open office in Sharjah

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • Oil back up as Iraq continues its "decade of defiance"
  • African bunker market scan - very mixed avails
  • Transoil staff announcement
  • Organic Chlorides Revisited
  • Lukoil vice-president kidnapped in Moscow
  • Denmark: Grounded products tanker to refloat
  • Rotterdam opens low, then back to yesterday's levels
  • US Gulf: prices firm-steady amid erratic demand
  • Tight avails reign on US West Coast

International Transport Journalweb site
  • NYK acquires Ceres Terminal
  • CMA-CGM: New vessel for NCX service
  • Panalpina surpasses its good prior-year result in the first half of 2002
  • Rotterdam Municipal Port Management appoints a second representative for the United States
  • Air Canada direct services give Ireland 16% cargo boost
  • Emery Forwarding's European Automotive Customer Service Group obtains new ISO 9001:2000 certification
  • APL Logistics starts joint venture in Venezuela
  • New Skychain module keeps customers updated
  • DHL and Dnata Cargo sign ground-breaking contract
  • Schenker Ireland ISO-certified

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • Radiation in suspect box ship "from tiles"
    Wire services are reporting that radiation detected in the detained containership Palermo Senator is naturally occurring and comes from clay tiles in the cargo
  • World's most powerful diesel cat
    Austal Ships has now released more details about the 86 m vehicle/passenger ferry it is to build for Canadian American Transportation Systems (CATS).

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • Transpacific carriers will up rates to cover higher Panama Canal charges
  • US Rail freight traffic makes gains during week
  • Port of Portland employees building torches for river event
  • Corps of engineers selects plan for Snake River dam improvements
  • NYK Line agrees to purchase Ceres Terminals Incorporated

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Bid to drag leaking Jolly Rubino off sandbank
    SALVORS will attempt to pull the multipurpose carrier Jolly Rubinooff its sandbank today, the owner reported, as part of a continuing battle to reduce environmental damage to the South African coast from the vessel's leaking cargo.
  • Equitas strategy under fire on new asbestos front
    EQUITAS faces new battles in its attempts to keep the lid on asbestos-related claims.
  • Names may still get revenge over lost vote
    NAMES appear to have blocked the road to a new Lloyd's Act - seen by some as a cornerstone of market reform proposals - while being overwhelmed in the critical vote on allowing the council to bring in chairman Sax Riley's strategy group proposals, writes James Brewer.
  • Opposition to US crew list visa grows as ICSW fights for shore leave rights
    AN INTERNATIONAL volunteer organisation devoted to seafarer rights has added a strident new voice opposing the US proposal to abolish the crew list visa, the blanket visa that enables merchant mariners to go ashore in the US for pleasure and for personal business.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • Eye in the sky spots bilge oil spill
  • Palermo Senator 'no risk to health'
  • Alaska fears cruise manoeuvres
  • Unctad warns on multimodal regime
  • Dockers convicted of coke smuggling
  • Oil begins to leak from Rubino
  • Fincantieri speaks out on bidding
  • Carnival clears decks for P&O deal
  • Repair yard hit by heavy losses
  • ICTSI to go back overseas
  • Flender Werft discusses wind power
  • Mersey picks up Visag stake
  • Russia moves on icebreaker shortage
  • LME eyes Kwangyang
  • Two missing as tanker sinks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • UPS raising fuel surcharge
    United Parcel Service will raise its fuel surcharge from the current rate of 0.75 percent to 1 percent.
  • BAA cargo gains in August
    The world's largest airports operator said cargo traffic at its seven United Kingdom hubs extended recent gains.
  • Lines pass on Canal toll hikes
    Fourteen shipping lines operating from Asia to the United States have set increases for Panama Canal transit.
  • Airborne Express to increase fuel surcharge
  • NTSB, Coast Guard agree on probe rules
  • Tiles source of radiation on ship
  • JoC Breakbulk 2002: Partnership boosts Houston business
  • Longshoremen convicted in Miami drug-smuggling case
  • Korea rail link work back on track
  • DHL signs leading Indian express company
  • Freightgate opens Midwest office

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 13, 2002
  • Seabulk completes new share issue
    Proceeds will be used to pay off previous bank debt and redeem senior notes.
  • Georgiopoulos gives up shares
    Weak General Maritime stock failed to hit required price level in May-June.
  • Palermo Senator carrying "radioactive" tiles
    Containers pose no health risk to public, crew and inspectors.
  • NTSB, USCG define investigative roles
    National Transportation Safety Board may elect to lead major marine accident investigations.
  • CSBC returning to black
    China Shipbuilding Corp is responding positively to government's ultimatum to shape up or shut down.
  • Indian U-turn on foreign bidders for SCI
    Foreign partners of Indian bidders for state owner will now be able to raise stake to 49%.
  • Oil leaking from grounded Jolly Rubino
    Mile-long slick reported from burning Italian ro-ro off South Africa.
  • Seamec's shares drop after parent's "low" offer
    Investors disappointed by Technip-Coflexip's price for Indian offshore shipowner's stock.
  • Wartsila staff face temporary lay-off
    Lower order levels at Finnish ship-engine maker prompt workforce rethink.
  • MISC backs call for higher Pacific rates
    Malaysia International Shipping Corp says costs for containerships have risen in recent months.
  • Hyundai Heavy lines up $150m bond sale
    Korean shipbuilder wants money for working capital and debt repayment.
  • Pacific lines pass on Panama Canal hike
    Fourteen containership owners to raise prices by $15 per box by 2003.
  • Sea Mariner refloated off Denmark
    No pollution reported from Interorient tanker which grounded in Oresund Strait.
  • Eastbound box traffic keeps growing
    Container movements from Asia to the US maintain strong growth but westbound box levels start to ebb.
  • Elmira crew face spill charges
    Canadian authorities have charged bulker officers and owner over Newfoundland spill.

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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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