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March 22, 2002
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US proposes maritime anti-terrorism Bill
    A new sweeping US maritime anti-terrorism Bill approved on Wednesday is set to impose rigorous security requirements on foreign ports, shipping lines and seafarers should it become law.
  • S'pore Cruise Centre to enhance security, impose new levy
  • Asia-South America rates to rise from April
Air and Land Transport
  • Rebound in int'l cargo traffic to peak next year
    INTERNATIONAL air cargo traffic, an indicator of the health of the world economy and key to global trade, is likely to rebound in 2003 from a hefty decline in 2001, the airlines body Iata said.
  • Qantas discussing foreign ownership limit with govt
  • Hainan Air turns in lower profit, plans US listing
  • Aussie airport in chaos as traffic controllers strike
  • US airline stocks fall on fare wars
  • Bangkok Aviation sets share sale price at 60 baht
  • Swiss airline in alliance talks only with oneworld

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US proposes maritime anti-terrorism Bill
    A new sweeping US maritime anti-terrorism Bill approved on Wednesday is set to impose rigorous security requirements on foreign ports, shipping lines and seafarers should it become law.
  • S'pore Cruise Centre to enhance security, impose new levy
  • Asia-South America rates to rise from April
Air and Land Transport
  • Rebound in int'l cargo traffic to peak next year
    INTERNATIONAL air cargo traffic, an indicator of the health of the world economy and key to global trade, is likely to rebound in 2003 from a hefty decline in 2001, the airlines body Iata said.
  • Qantas discussing foreign ownership limit with govt
  • Hainan Air turns in lower profit, plans US listing
  • Aussie airport in chaos as traffic controllers strike
  • US airline stocks fall on fare wars
  • Bangkok Aviation sets share sale price at 60 baht
  • Swiss airline in alliance talks only with oneworld

Sched Netweb site
  • China's ports record significant growth
  • CSX World Terminals appoints senior vice president
  • Tanjung Pelepas develops nation's first electronic VCS
  • Asia to handle more than half of global container trade
  • Kenya Airways expands fleet With Boeing 777s
  • Airborne offers 5.75 per cent Convertible Senior Notes
  • Martinair at a loss, but improving

Cargowebweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • UPS action dismissed by European Court
  • Deutsche Post integrates DHL mail
  • Larger loss Delta expected
  • UAL union wants out of mediation
  • Descartes claims 40 customers
  • U-Freight opened in Hong Kong
  • DFDS Transport sets up UK project division

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Glimmer of recovery in garment export shipments to US
  • Rudy to lead Fieo team to LAC
  • Plastic exports from southern states set to achieve 15 pc growth
  • KoPT to fix lower tariff rates to lure back lost traffic
  • Business now booming at Alang ship scrap yard
  • Vizag Port smashes through fiscal handling target 10 days earlier
  • VPT Container Terminal to be operational in 9 months
  • Concor's ICD-Jamshedpur now operational
  • Maharashtra transporters' strike ends
  • ASIDE scheme for states/UTs export boost notified
  • Curbs eased for farm goods trade
  • CVD, SAD to stay on some items
  • Tyre exports move up by 21 pc
  • RBI issues new circular on lower export credit rates
  • Rs 50-cr. export order for Bhel
  • Strident rise in coir exports
  • Coir Board on revamp mode
  • 'Global Vendor 2002' open till March 24

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • Tramp Oil responds to being named in MPA report on investigations into Singapore bunker fuel contamination
  • Mixed demand, good avails reported for NY, Philly and Boston
  • Montreal steady and quiet, Halifax busy and firm
  • Tallinn bothered by competitive Russian market
  • Great Belt, Poland and Klaipeda market report
  • Rotterdam avails good, still tight for Antwerp
  • Crude steady to soft after brief Wednesday rally, retreat possible before further gains later this year
  • Fine avails in Italy and Malta
  • Healthy market in Gibraltar and the Canaries
  • One supplier with tight avails in Istanbul
  • Strike and forthcoming holiday expected to affect deliveries in Piraeus
  • Suez market snapshot
  • Somewhat difficult market in Japan
  • Firm market in Hong Kong, Taiwan IFO softer
  • Singapore avails improved as demand fails to materialise
  • Korean market largely steady this week
  • MPA completes its investigations into the bunker fuel contamination in Singapore
  • Synthetic crude oils gaining momentum in US markets
  • Rotterdam morning market report
  • Bunkering off Algiers port resumed

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • NSCSA sells containerships
  • CSX Lines for sale?
  • New cranes for ECT
  • Dart Line: second vessel between Dunkirk and Dartford
  • ValuShip foundering?
  • Total maritime tonnage down
  • FRA, STB: safety rules for future rail mergers
  • NS recognized for service excellence
  • ABP co-ordinates transport operations
  • RFG seeks compensation for '15m losses

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • Noble drilling to buy unfinished Bingos from Ocean Rig
    Noble Drilling Corporation has contracted with subsidiaries of Ocean Rig ASA for the purchase of the Bingo 9000 Rig 3 and Bingo 9000 Rig 4 for an aggregate purchase price of $45 million.
  • Carnival earnings beat expectations
    Cruise giant Carnival Corporation reports net income of $129.6 million on revenues of $905.8 million for its first quarter ended February 28, 2002, compared to net income of $128.0 million on revenues of $1.0 billion for the same quarter in 2001.

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • Port of Olympia will host annual conference of harbormasters and port managers
  • Computer snafu leads to shutdown of navigation locks at The Dalles Dam
  • Port of Port Angeles offering forklift training sessions
  • US Department of Transportation takes action against Japanese air carriers
  • NYK Line joining three e-commerce portals for shipping industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Nigeria LNG fires up $710m tanker deal
    NIGERIA LNG has secured contracts to supply almost 8bn cu m of gas a year to three European energy groups from its just-approved expansion project, NLNG Plus.
  • Demise of the female form makes waves worldwide
    LLOYD'S List made headlines around the world yesterday - in print, on television and on radio - with our decision to call ships "it" rather than "she".
  • Court raps Spain over yard subsidies
    THE European Court of Justice has backed the European Commission and ruled that special tax credits given by Spain to its publicly-funded shipyards in 1998 represented unlawful aid.
  • Lim to make Star turn in Chinese seas
    A BULLISH Star Cruises said yesterday that it aims to develop a widespread Chinese cruise network which could focus on a newly created cruise hub in Hong Kong.
  • Teekay tipped as favourite as Navion goes on sale
    OFFSHORE shuttle tanker specialist Navion is up for sale only months after owner Norwegian oil giant Statoil bought out shipping company Rasmussen's stake in the Stavanger business, it emerged yesterday.

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • Japan rejects Oz wheat again
  • On-line fee upsets Ecuador agents
  • Carnival "exceeds expectations"
  • Have your say!
  • Lines forge Europe-ECSA agreement
  • Unscheduled repairs for RCCL ships
  • Brazil discusses steel surcharge
  • Chennai to become Indian hub
  • Indian strike action ends
  • Andrew Weir links up with CMN
  • Arrest ordered for Monica smuggling
  • New box alliance set to kick off
  • Israel 'violating trade agreements'
  • Egypt appoints transport minister
  • Mining giant considers own fleet
  • Sonatrach wins Spanish LNG order
  • Patrick settles with stevedores
  • PTP increases handling capability
  • Malta to hand over people-smuggler
  • Novoship resists Sovcomflot link
  • EU agrees tonnage replacement aid
  • Anti-terrorist law threatens owners
  • Singapore to levy security charge
  • Seoul subsidises North cruises
  • Japan upbeat despite order slump

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • Ports turnover up 9% for Hutchison
    The global terminal operator saw overall volume and earnings growth despite a slowdown in export and import activity at key terminals.
  • Schenker parent Stinnes on block
    Stinnes' majority shareholder says it intends to focus on its core energy businesses.
  • USPS to raise postal rates
  • Bennis will head TSA's maritime security
  • BMC Software contract to TNT Express
  • Rose adds chairman title at BNSF
  • U.S.-Japan battle over Narita slots
  • IATA taps former Alitalia chief
  • BNSF, UP should continue "build-in" talks: STB
  • Freightliner sees $400M savings
  • EU Court rules against UPS in Deutsche Post case
  • Ground unit boosts FedEx earnings

Antwerpse Lloyd n.v.web site
  • La Cour européenne rejette le recours d’UPS contre Deutsche Post
    UPS a perdu une importante manche dans son offensive juridique contre l’incursion de groupes bénéficiant d’un monopole postal sur le marché du colis express et de la logistique. “Le fait que Deutsche Post dispose de fonds afin de réaliser l’acquisition des actions de DHL, n’implique pas l’existence d’un comportement abusif sur le marché réservé”, dit en effet le Tribunal européen de première instance dans un arrêt rendu mercredi à Luxembourg dans l’affaire opposant UPS Europe à la Commission européenne (qui était soutenue par Deutsche Post).
  • Ahlers Logistics poursuit le développement de son réseau mondial
    Ces dernières années, le groupe belge Ahlers s’est distingué en procédant à une importante diversification de ses activités. Si la fonction d’agence maritime reste importante, elle s’inscrit désormais dans un contexte beaucoup plus vaste, celui des prestations logistiques intégrées à une échelle mondiale, activités devenues dominantes et qui font toujours l’objet de nouveaux développements. L’exercice 2001/2002 témoigne de l’esprit d’entreprise du groupe, dont le chiffre devrait se situer à 125 millions d’EUR, tandis que la valeur ajoutée a progressé de 14%. L’exercice 2002/2003 sera marqué par la mise en route d’un programme d’investissements portant sur 22 mio. d’EUR à réaliser en Flandre et dans la CEI. Christian Leysen, l’administrateur délégué du groupe, et ses proches collaborateurs Luc Maton, directeur général, et Martina Jung, CEO, qui faisaient jeudi dernier le point avec la presse à leur QG anversois, avaient donc toutes les raisons d’être satisfaits.
  • Normes de Kyoto: BASF Anvers sonne l’alarme
    Lors de la présentation des chiffres annuels, l’administrateur délégué de BASF Anvers, Antoon Dieusaert, n’a pas caché son inquiétude au sujet des conséquences des normes de Kyoto pour le site anversois et l’industrie chimique belge en générale. “Nous avons déjà atteint les normes de Kyoto, mais si le gouvernement applique les normes d’une manière linéaire, notre avenir sera compromis”, a-t-il dit. BASF Anvers n’a pas échappé au ralentissement de la croissance économique mondiale et les résultats en témoignent: le chiffre d’affaires a régressé de 8,9%, le résultat d’exploitation de 31,9% et le bénéfice net de 76,4%.
  • Geodis a pris le contrôle de Geodis Overseas Polytra
    Dans le cadre de la politique de restructuration que mène sa nouvelle direction, le groupe logistique français Geodis, qui est contrôlé par la SNCF, manifeste apparemment la volonté de contrôler l’ensemble de ses activités. Cette politique vient de se traduire en Belgique, où le groupe est représenté par Geodis Vitesse, par la reprise de la participation de 50% que détenait la société Polytra dans la joint-venture Geodis Overseas Polytra à Anvers. D’après les informations dont nous disposons, le partenaire anversois n’était guère désireux de se dégager d’une entreprise qui donnait d’excellents résultats, mais a finalement cédé aux aspirations de l’autre partie. Polytra a pu réaliser ainsi une plus-value.

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 21, 2002
  • SeaAmerica ditches newbuilding plan
    The Florida-based cruise firm is expected to participate in the upcoming AMCV vessel auctions.
  • Queen Mary 2 set for upgrading
    The problems with RCCL vessels initiated Carnival to modify Queen Mary 2's propulsion units.
  • Carnival puts Patriot up for sale
    The sale offer of the vintage passenger ship fails to draw any bids so far.
  • UK may review Carnival-POC merger plan
    The European Commission may refer the merger proposal back to the UK.
  • Carnival gets back on course
    Cruise giant's earnings hold steady as bookings start to roll in again.
  • Fain talks up P&O Princess merger
    Royal Caribbean's Richard Fain is busy trying to convince regulators his deal is a better bet than Carnival bid.
  • Georgian owner eyes tanker newbuildings
    Ocean Shipping Co wants to boost its tanker fleet with two options controlled by Schoeller.
  • Evergreen and CMA forge slot share first
    Taiwanese and French liner kings team up in deal set to fill space on sailings.
  • Tordenskjold buys cement ships
    Purchase and charter back deal worth $100m over a decade.
  • Maurice Dixson quits Simon Group
    UK shipowner and ports group has a new boss ahead of its expected sale.
  • Statoil to sell Navion
    Tanker company privatisation will reduce oil parent's stake to below 50%.
  • Szczecin stoppage set to continue
    Finance deal for cash strapped Polish yard could be signed tomorrow but no date set for workers' return.
  • US Coast Guard detains 11 ships
    Genmar tanker, a Docenave panamax, and Greek controlled capesize hooked in US port state control net.
  • More police raids at Sasebo
    Japanese yard's Tokyo office searched as police look for evidence of subsidy fraud.
  • Lasco turns around losses
    Last year was profitable for Latvian Shipping, but views differ on new tankers' performance.
  • Samsung soars to two year high
    Korea's third largest shipbuilder has seen its share price rocket 64% so far this year.
  • Commodore to dispose of shipping interests
    Channel Islands-based firm says its shipping and freight forwarding operations are up for sale.
  • QNNTC arranges finance deal with GIB
    Qatar owner inks loan with Gulf International Bank to help finance newbuildings.

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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%)
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
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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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