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September 3, 2003
Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No plans to take stake in PSA terminals: NOL
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has no plans to take a direct shareholding in PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, opting out of a tie-up similar to that announced by Cosco Pacific on Saturday.
  • Pakistan to seek US$1b for tanker oil spill
    PAKISTAN said on Monday it would demand US$1 billion in compensation from the owners of a stricken Greek tanker after the worst oil spill in the country's history.
  • Seminar on security concerns facing owners, seafarers
    COLLABORATION in security, wages and training is the theme of a major conference here next Tuesday, organised by a unit of the Singapore Maritime Officers' Organisation.
  • Princess ship hit by Norwalk virus
    A regional Princess cruise ship will cut its trip short after as many as 300 people aboard contracted the Norwalk virus, the New York Times said on Tuesday, citing the Canadian Press and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Air and Land Transport
  • Several investors likely to bid for Sri Lanka's airport operator
    BECHTEL Group Inc, Canada's Airport Development Corp and Airways New Zealand are among the companies that may bid for the operator of Sri Lanka's only international airport and invest US$1.5 billion in expanding the facility, the head of a government panel said.
  • Asia's July travel bookings up 15%
  • Asiana seeks to sell assets to cut debt
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority revives first global bond sale
  • Families, Tripoli finalising deal over UTA bombing
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Urgent need for coordinated Asian voice at IMO
    THERE was a considerable amount of frustration, perhaps exasperation, masked by the measured language of the statement issued last week by the Asian Shipowners Forum.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No plans to take stake in PSA terminals: NOL
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has no plans to take a direct shareholding in PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, opting out of a tie-up similar to that announced by Cosco Pacific on Saturday.
  • Pakistan to seek US$1b for tanker oil spill
    PAKISTAN said on Monday it would demand US$1 billion in compensation from the owners of a stricken Greek tanker after the worst oil spill in the country's history.
  • Seminar on security concerns facing owners, seafarers
    COLLABORATION in security, wages and training is the theme of a major conference here next Tuesday, organised by a unit of the Singapore Maritime Officers' Organisation.
  • Princess ship hit by Norwalk virus
    A regional Princess cruise ship will cut its trip short after as many as 300 people aboard contracted the Norwalk virus, the New York Times said on Tuesday, citing the Canadian Press and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Air and Land Transport
  • Several investors likely to bid for Sri Lanka's airport operator
    BECHTEL Group Inc, Canada's Airport Development Corp and Airways New Zealand are among the companies that may bid for the operator of Sri Lanka's only international airport and invest US$1.5 billion in expanding the facility, the head of a government panel said.
  • Asia's July travel bookings up 15%
  • Asiana seeks to sell assets to cut debt
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority revives first global bond sale
  • Families, Tripoli finalising deal over UTA bombing
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Urgent need for coordinated Asian voice at IMO
    THERE was a considerable amount of frustration, perhaps exasperation, masked by the measured language of the statement issued last week by the Asian Shipowners Forum.

Shipping Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No plans to take stake in PSA terminals: NOL
    NEPTUNE Orient Lines has no plans to take a direct shareholding in PSA Corporation's Singapore terminals, opting out of a tie-up similar to that announced by Cosco Pacific on Saturday.
  • Pakistan to seek US$1b for tanker oil spill
    PAKISTAN said on Monday it would demand US$1 billion in compensation from the owners of a stricken Greek tanker after the worst oil spill in the country's history.
  • Seminar on security concerns facing owners, seafarers
    COLLABORATION in security, wages and training is the theme of a major conference here next Tuesday, organised by a unit of the Singapore Maritime Officers' Organisation.
  • Princess ship hit by Norwalk virus
    A regional Princess cruise ship will cut its trip short after as many as 300 people aboard contracted the Norwalk virus, the New York Times said on Tuesday, citing the Canadian Press and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta.
Air and Land Transport
  • Several investors likely to bid for Sri Lanka's airport operator
    BECHTEL Group Inc, Canada's Airport Development Corp and Airways New Zealand are among the companies that may bid for the operator of Sri Lanka's only international airport and invest US$1.5 billion in expanding the facility, the head of a government panel said.
  • Asia's July travel bookings up 15%
  • Asiana seeks to sell assets to cut debt
  • Hong Kong Airport Authority revives first global bond sale
  • Families, Tripoli finalising deal over UTA bombing
  • Log Book
Strait Talk
  • Urgent need for coordinated Asian voice at IMO
    THERE was a considerable amount of frustration, perhaps exasperation, masked by the measured language of the statement issued last week by the Asian Shipowners Forum.

Sched Netweb site
  • K Line adds new N Europe/ East Med service
  • HK, Guangdong Customs discuss ways of improving cargo flow
  • LauritzenCool and NYK Reefers enter into pact
  • Menlo Worldwide branches out to Mexican port
  • Eng Kong sees FY2003 profit dip by over 50 per cent
  • MSC to link Far East to Black Sea via Tiger Service
  • IPBCC lines to implement rate increases in October
  • Asian Terminals gets thumbs up from ANZCham
  • Air New Zealand records profit despite difficult year
  • JAL and Mitsubishi book order for seven 767-300ERs
  • Emirates SkyCargo heading to the Big Apple in the sky
  • Ipsen to return to A P Moller from Maersk Air

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Rashtriya Rattan Award for Seagull Chairman
  • India-China trade logs 32 pc average growth
  • Steel imports from India were above 3 pc limit, claim US officials
  • 30,000 t wheat to be exported to S-E Asia
  • Contracts to export 4.25 lakh t soyameal signed
  • Import of edible oils falls to 4.20 lakh tonnes in August
  • ICICI Bank keen on funding port projects, infrastructure
  • Vizag, Paradip Ports providing more space to stack export ore
  • CoPT to cash in on dry-dock facilities
  • Shipping Minister invites Federation leaders for talks on Sept. 16 - Port workers' bonus
  • August 30 proves to be Busiest Day for KDS
  • MbPT Officers felicitate S. R. Kulkarni on being honoured with Rajiv Gandhi award
  • Record stuffing of 59 TEUs achieved at ICD-Sabarmati
  • 1st dedicated MSC train flagged off from TKD - Scheduled weekly service between N. India & MICT
  • Diesel, petrol become dearer
  • Exports register 5.75 pc increase in July
  • No cause for concern, Commerce Dept tells exporters
  • Openness in decision-making at WTO demanded
  • "Think big", DGFT exhorts trade

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Crude plummets as US driving season ends, funds get out
  • Rotterdam prices fall further as crude plummets
    The Rotterdam barge and bunker markets have spiraled down in line with the softening in crude prices this Tuesday.
  • Major Russian supplier announces team expansion
  • Little cargo change equals little movement in sleepy Fujairah
  • Pakistan files US$1 billion claim after oil spill
    Pakistan has filed a claim for US$1 billion in damages from the owners of the Tasman Spirit, which broke up and spilled thousands of tonnes of crude oil near Karachi last month.
  • WFS declares regular quarterly cash dividend
  • Softer crude makes its mark on Rotterdam
  • Hong Kong battening down as double eyed Dujuan approaches
    Hong Kong may be in for a rough few hours as the most powerful storm of the year so far - typhoon Dujuan - bears down on the port

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Municipalities seeks EU support for a new ferry service between Sweden and Bornholm
  • Pakistan to seek one million dollar in oil disaster compensation
  • Star Reefer option to buy chartered tonnage

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • New piracy warning
    Rash of attacks on small tankers in Malacca Straits
  • Carnival consolidates German cruise operations
    Will sell A'ROSA riverboats

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Polembros faces $1bn spill claim over Tasman Spirit
    PAKISTAN is to seek damages of up to $1bn from the owners and liability insurers of the Tasman Spiritfor what has been the country's worst oil spill.
  • Mountain of unpaid claims reaches £33bn
    A SURVEY of UK general insurance businesses in run-off has surprised even the experts by revealing a £33.3bn ($55.5bn) mountain of unpaid claims, writes James Brewer.
  • UK owners in plea over social security
    TWO of Britain's top shipowners are warning that UK seafarer jobs will be lost unless the government backs down on plans to raise social security charges.
  • Names return to back new Lloyd's syndicate
    NAMES are to back the first brand new syndicate at Lloyd's announced for launch in 2004.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Idle BA terminal to go to tender
  • Volga tanker spill spreads
  • Ecuadorian port owner closed down
  • Repsol-YPF offered tax incentive
  • Norwalk Princess arrives in NY
  • Aponte's MSC signs up Costa veteran
  • Typhoon shuts Hong Kong port
  • Europe split in competition review
  • Finnish jobs safe in flag change
  • Wärtsilä staffer becomes a suspect
  • Sensitive issue for Baltic states
  • Lebanon tries agent for Israel call
  • Terminal objectors put their case
  • Massive investment for Gioia Tauro
  • Taipei plans new container port
  • Adsteam Marine reports loss

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • U.S. air cargo edges up in July
    Mail pushes cargo volume up by 1 percent compared to the year-ago period.
  • Cosco in landmark terminal deal as Singapore port woos carriers
    For the first time, Singapore's main container terminal operator is allowing a foreign firm to take an equity stake in its berths, a move largely spurred by the loss of business to rival ports.
  • U.S. plans one border inspection
    Homeland Defense Secretary Tom Ridge said the government will combine the various border inspection services into one primary inspection in the coming months.
  • Atlas Air gets restructuring extension
  • Emirates to launch freighter service to New York
  • Nordana begins N. America-West Africa service
  • Lines hike Europe-India rates
  • FedEx Express launches direct China-U.S. flight
  • WTSA hikes rates for cotton
  • UPS will manage int'l. vendors
  • SAS plans N.Y.-Copenhagen freighters
  • P&O Nedlloyd forms China logistics venture
  • Red Hook attracts interest

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Rotterdam unions gear up for ports' directive action
    Rotterdam will see a series of one-day protests against the European Commission's ports' directive from September 9 in the Waalhaven/Eemhaven area where the Home, Uniport/Hanno and Shortsea Terminals are located.
  • China port project is 'natural extension' to PSA tie up with Cosco
    The PSA-Cosco Pacific deal signed on Saturday could pave the way for co-operation between the two parties in China.
  • Typhoon shuts HK for third time this year
  • MSC Tiger prowls new trades
  • Ulsan cites lack of facilities for fee discount demand
  • East Asia/Australia boom continues, capacity adequate
  • Chemical shipper eases the Maceio's sugar dependency
  • Marketing drive pays off says Savannah
  • Shipping lines return to Suape after labour costs spike
  • Striking Iraqi dockers return to work
  • Customs agents ready to raise labour issues at JN Port

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Tordenskjold fights bankruptcy
    Court places Norwegian cement carrier owner into administration, but appeal battle launched.
  • Another Cyprus investor snaps up Torm slice
    Menfield Navigation takes over mysterious Caribbean company that holds 7.5% of Danish tanker owner.
  • Chinese bulker payout rises
    Cosco Bulk Carrier nets $15.5m on Fu Shan Hai sinking but talks continue.
  • Predatory bank plans shake-up for Eimskip
    National Bank of Iceland builds ownership in container line in bid to boost earnings potential.
  • GL eyes giant boxship prize
    Germanischer Lloyd talks up its newbuilding boom containership haul.
  • Sonatrach eyes LPG expansion
    Algerian gas producer wants a bigger share of the shipping action.
  • Virus-hit Regal Princess due in US
    Carnival Corp's cruiseship cuts trip short by two days after Norwalk strikes.
  • Ugland Nordic buys Viken tanker resales
    Teekay subsidiary snaps up high specification suezmaxes.
  • P&O Nedlloyd logs on in China
    Container line's logistics unit forms Shanghai joint venture to provide online information and data entry.
  • Nordana reaches out to West Africa
    Denmark-based liner company adds to its routes between US, Caribbean and Africa.
  • Adsteam takes restructuring hit
    Australian towage group finds disposing of non-core businesses costly in 2003 financial year.
  • Yang Ming inks feeder options
    Taiwanese operator gives the nod to additional 1,500-teu containerships at compatriot yard.
  • Orey snaps up ship agent
    Portuguese broker and liner agency buys Sadomarinha from port operator Tertir.
  • Profits jump at Jaya
    Deliveries and freight rate improvements help boost Singapore shipbuilder and vessel operator.
  • Boxship boost for Japan
    Strong containership demand helped Japanese yards to maintain strong export order intake.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 2, 2003
  • Hapag-Lloyd sees 67% rise in 2nd-quarter shipping profits
  • MSC, CMA CGM compete with direct Black Sea/East Med/Asia services
  • Nordana starts North America/West Africa multipurpose service
  • CMA CGM, China Shipping finalize Mediterranean/U.S. East Coast service
  • APL's box rates still increasing fast
  • A.P. Moller adds new large containership
  • COSCO and PSA sign Singapore's first dedicated terminal deal

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Signed the act for the rebalancing of the concession in chief of Venice Terminal Passengers
Venice
Spain : The aim is to "create a new normal", which is aimed strongly at an upper-middle customer segment, with the aim of creating a pole for luxury cruises in Venice, " he said.
In October, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Ligure
Genoa
Recorded increases of 2.5% and 21.9%, respectively. It continues the downturn of cruises in both scallops
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vela to Viking
Trieste / Los Angeles
Can accommodate 998 passengers
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
The government of Montenegro wants to bring the port of Adria back under state control
Podgorica
Will evaluate the possible acquisition of the majority stake in the Turkish Global Ports Holding
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
China's seaports handled record cargo traffic for October
Beijing
Containers amounted to over 24.4 million TEU (+6.2%)
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
Stable the traffic of goods in the port of La Spezia in the period of July-September
The Spezia
Marina di Carrara has been recorded a decrease of -15.6%
At Spezia they don't want a president of the AdSP "parachuted"
The Spezia
They ask for a president "plug & play" able to deal with the problems right away
Defined the location in the port of Gioia Tauro of the construction site for the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Joy Tauro
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
The OYAK and OIA funds will invest in the Turkish port of Iskenderun
Ankara
Expected the realization of a terminal container
T&E calls for EU measures to limit ship speed and greater use of wind propulsion
Brussels
Summary complaint of the organization on the progress made by the shipping industry for decarbonisation
To extend the customs corridor to goods in export and on transhipment in the port of Spezia
The Spezia
He was speaking at a meeting between the AdSP and the Customs Agency.
After Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd also initiates an agreement with Chinese Goldwind for supplies of green methanol
Messina (Assshipowners) : yes to the environmentalist push, but the timing and the ways are wrong
Rome
Local, often untimely, local norms have the only effect of moving traffics out of the Old Continent.
Port of Ravenna, final visit of the EU representative to the project "Ravenna Port Hub : Infrastructural Works"
Ravenna
The European contribution has been more than 30 million euros.
In 2023, the performance of road and rail transport services fell in Switzerland.
Neuchâtel
Modal shares remained unchanged
New intermodal service Melzo-Marcianise of Hannibal
Melzo
Two weekly rotations that from the first quarter will rise to three
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
PSA and Evergreen to jointly operate container terminal in Singapore
Singapore
The new company will become operational by the end of 2024
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
In the third quarter economic growth of trade in goods and services of G20
Paris
Down the value of goods to and from China
Omanita group Asyad will manage the port of al-Suwayq for 40 years
Muscat
The expansion of the stairway and the construction of a quay
The Companies inform
Accelleron initiates partnership with Geislinger to expand service business in the Mediterranean region
Memorandum of Understanding for the creation of an intermodal terminal in Budapest
Astana
A delegation of the Kazakh KTZ Express to the port of Rijeka
The BIMCO has adopted the FuelEU Maritime Clause
Copenhagen
The European regulation will enter into force next January.
Kenon Holdings (Idan Ofer) announces the next exit from the capital of ZIM
Singapore
Currently owns 19.8 million shares
NIM and EH Group will develop hydrogen fuel cell technologies for shipping
In the third quarter of 2024 the traffic of goods in the port of Tanger Med increased by 11%
Anjra
In the first nine months of the year, growth was 12% percent.
Project of the ovadese Vezzani to set up a terminal for the automotive in Porto Marghera
Venice
Filed for the release of a demanial concession for the quay ex Sirma
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%)
The Zephyr Group snaps up Singaporean Twinco and Germany's Carl Baguhn
The Spezia
The two companies operate in the area of spare parts and components for diesel and gas engines
Rixi, without the ETS review, European maritime fleets will continue to suffer a competitive disadvantage
Rome
According to the deputy minister, it is necessary to intervene at the root of the problem
PSA Italy continues in purchase of equipment for Marghera terminal
Genoa
Committed total value of 8.5 million euros for three rubber-tyred gantry crane electric
Corsica Sardinia Ferries in search of navigating personnel
Go Ligure
The wanted profiles are different, for machine areas, room and kitchen
Agreement for the digital integration of the FS and AdSP Polo Logistics systems of the Western Liguria
Genoa
New Oriental Mediterranean Service-Adriatic via Malta of CMA CGM
Marseille
Will have a weekly frequency
Brussels to give state aid for 1.9 billion euros to German railway company DB Cargo
Brussels
Renewed the Governing Council of Wista Italy
Milan
Constancy Musso confirmed president
Maersk completes orders to three shipyards for 20 new container ships
Copenhagen
In Yangzijiang Shipbuilding committed for six 17,000 teu ships and two from 9,000 teu. At Hanwha Ocean and New Times Shipbuilding ordered six units from 15,000 teu each
Biagio Mazzotta assumes the post of Vice-President of the Federation of the Sea
Rome
President of Assonave will be running for vice president of ENMC
ESPO calls on the new EU Commission to maintain and strengthen the CEF programme
Brussels
The exhortation is also to better adapt it to the needs of ports and their stakeholders
The agreement on training between the AdSP of the Tirreno Centre Northern, the ITS Academy, " G. Caboto " and the European Escola
Cyvitavecchia
Consultation on the extension of the UK ETS to the maritime sector
London
Shipping would be included since 2026
MSC completes acquisition of a minority stake in HHLA
Hamburg
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
ONE acquires a stake in Jakarta's NPCT1 terminal container
Singapore
It has a traffic capacity of 1.5 million teu per year
Transped orders a mobile crane Konecranes Gottwald for its Porto Marghera terminal
Helsinki
It will be taken in delivery in the second quarter of next year
Dutch Raben Group and Swiss elvetica Sieber Transport make up a joint venture
Oss / Berneck
It will detect the Swiss company's groupage transport activity
Dachser & Fercam Italia has opened a new branch in Arezzo
Bolzano
Three thousand square meters of operational surface area and 400 of offices
Fincantieri initiates agreement with SIMEST for the growth of watermark businesses
Milan / Trieste
Conference for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
Approved the Plan of the Organic Ports of Sardinia
Cagliari
There are 938 workers in the 36 enterprises operating in the scallots
Saipem has awarded an EPCI offshore contract from BP in Indonesia
Milan
Container ship charterer MPCC's revenues fell by -28% in the third quarter
Oslo
Fermerci reports delays and cuts to incentives for rail freight transport
Rome
Paper: Real risk of losing 115 million euros
In the third quarter, traffic in shipping containers of Moroccan Marsa Maroc increased by 5% percent.
Casablanca
Exhaustion of the growth of transshipment volumes
At Samsung Heavy Industries orders for the construction of four 16,000-teu container carriers
Busan
Commits the value of about 781 million
Eni-MSC agreement in the field of sustainability and energy transition
San Donato Milanese
It was subscribed by Claudio Descalzi and Diego Aponte
The Grimaldi terminal in the port of Barcelona has been equipped with Onshore Power Supply
Barcelona
It will become operational in January
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 for the 30 th birthday of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
Conference of the CNEL on the Sustainability of Maritime Transport
Rome
It will be held on November 27 in Rome
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
Sudan govt scraps $6bn Red Sea port deal with UAE
(The North Africa Post)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
South Korea's HJSC adjusts a salesperson for four new 7,900-teu container ships
Busan
Rolf Westfal-Larsen Jr. has been elected president of Intertanko
London
Undergoes to Paolo d' Amico
COSCO and SIPG will acquire 10% each of the capital of SAIC Anji Logistics
Shanghai
They will participate in the capital increase of the logistics company of SAIC Motor
AD Ports continues in its investment campaign in Egypt
Cairo / Abu Dhabi
Agreement to realize an industrial area of 20 square kilometers in East Port Said
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Dimitri Serafimoff has been elected as the new president of CLECAT
Brussels
He will also retain the presidency of the CLECAT Customs Institute
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%
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