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BRIEFS
June 13, 2003
Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen cargo moving again on US east coast
  • Kwai Chung throughput rises 5 per cent in May
  • Bright future for new `Pearl String' service
  • China manufacturing sector healthy despite Sars
  • China Shipping to offer new Asia/ Mediterranean service
  • GAC Logistics opens new offices in South Africa
  • WTSA launches website to aid shippers
  • Horizon snares Carrier of the Year award for third time
  • Delta Air Lines cuts geared to save 15 per cent
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines gives ADP Italian job
  • Emirates to begin service to New Zealand in August

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC announces third weekly service linking US & Western Europe
  • OOCL Sydney, Shenzhen make maiden calls
  • New Hanjin vessel placed on China-Europe service
  • NOL appoints David Lim as new group President & CEO
  • APL adds direct container call at El Salvador
  • TACA hikes tariff on exchange rate
  • Canada Maritime gives Far East trades new Promise & Dynasty
  • Rickmers-Linie inaugurates new Pearl String Service
  • Lines drop ports of call on 'Eastabout' service
  • Govt shortlists 4 bidders for SCI stake - 'K' Line lone foreign co. in race
  • CSL bags order to build 9 tugs for Jeddah port
  • Fieo team visits Saudi cities to boost export of multi-fibre textile products
  • Economic handshake with China soon
  • Cochin Port Trust signs MoU with KRL to set up single buoy mooring facility
  • 2 Sr officials retire from MbPT
  • TAMP approves VCT's scale of rates for box handling
  • Factory-stuffed container/trailer operators call to ease congestion at JNP/NSICT gates
  • CoPT Chairman urged to settle box trailer workers' stir
  • Railways' freight earnings record remarkable increase
  • Exim Bank pays govt Rs 45 cr. dividend
  • Sugar output seen touching record 19.5m tonnes
  • Hosiery exporters allowed change of port for shipments
  • Sugar exports: Govt simplifies processing of papers for issue of release orders

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Bunker tax continues to affect steady Californian ports
  • Prices firm in busy Vancouver
  • ARA markets quiet, Antwerp falls this afternoon
  • Singapore: Clean-up in progress after fuel oil spill
  • Singapore market shifts into higher gear
    Demand this week has been good, and today was particularly busy as buyers dived into a market that does not look like it will be softer any time soon due to strong crude and tighter fundamentals.
  • Japan still reaping benefits of lower numbers
    Demand increases as Japans domestic fleet comes home to bunker
  • Australia: Prices ease as Gladstone receives new cargo
    With no local refinery, Gladstone relies entirely cargoes to maintain stocks for supply to vessels.
  • Gasoil gripes in firm Suez
  • Estonia: NT Marine receives ISO Quality Standard Certificate
  • Bunkerworld poll shows overriding interest in price issues
    Giving users free roam to express other ares of interest threw up suggestions which left us wondering if all is well on planet bunker...
  • No respite in sight for tight Genoa

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Who will be NOL's new CEO?
  • Scandlines with record turnover and profit in 2002
  • Africa West chooses Chateauroux
  • Exel supports WH Smith
  • Howe Robinson heading for 1000?

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • EU brings Korea to the WTO
  • Danish tender invitation for Bornholm traffic
  • Lesser role for classification societies in Sweden

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Greenbrier nets orders for over 2,400 new railcars
  • Corps eyes Sundial request for dredging Columbia River site
  • Seattle's Bell Harbor set for classic yacht event
  • Nichols Brothers Boat Builders hit with penalty for unauthorized structure
  • NCL cancels additional sailings of damaged liner, SS NORWAY

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Monti throws down proof gauntlet over pricing deals
    BRUSSELS has told container shipping lines to produce "hard evidence" that collective pricing benefits their customers, or face a change in the law that would end the conference system.
  • Lys-Line controlling stake purchase strengthens DFDS
    PASSENGER and freight vessel operator DFDS is reinforcing its position on the North Sea with the acquisition of 66% of Norwegian freight shipping company Lys-Line, with which it already co-operates, writes Andrew Draper.
  • Ding-dong over shipbreaking
    A FRACTIOUS meeting between Greenpeace and shipping industry representatives in London yesterday failed to reach agreement on how to tackle shipbreaking in the third world.
  • APL Emerald runs aground
    AN APL boxship owned and managed by the Ofer Group ran aground early yesterday morning after straying out of lane in the Singapore Strait.

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • German tolls: impact awaited
  • Private terminal takes on P&O Ports
  • Strike upsets Ecuador oil equilibrium
  • Media caught up in single-hull spat
  • Global partners join to ship ore
  • Evergreen calls off legal action
  • Caspian co-operation on the cards
  • Bureaucracy blamed for box backlog
  • US to expand CSI in Muslim world
  • Seafarer deported for child porn
  • Filipinos seek halt to overloading
  • K Line is foreign SCI suitor
  • Breakers' hopes dashed by budget
  • Ex-cabinet minister to head NOL
  • Qasr prepares for Sunday opening
  • DFDS buys controlling stake in Lys
  • Korea stands firm on yard subsidies
  • Kuwait approves new $2.5Bn refinery
  • Pakistan cracks down on smuggling
  • Anomeritis hits back on Prestige
  • APL Emerald runs aground

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Hong Kong container volumes jump
    Container cargo through Hong Kong's terminals jumped 15 percent to 4.7 million TEUs in the first quarter compared to a year ago.
  • New port security funding
    The Department of Homeland Security announced an expansion of the Container Security Initiative, and nearly $230 million in port security grants.
  • EU to review anti-trust for carriers
  • South Korea to countersue EU in shipbuilding rift
  • NOL taps Lim as president, CEO
  • APL boxship runs aground off Singapore
  • Four bidders show interest in India's SCI
  • Japan bars another North Korean freighter
  • Korean Air gets new 747 freighter
  • New edition of "Who's Who in Logistics" offered
  • Evergreen, ILA to hold contract talks
  • EU escalates Korea shipyard fight

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Monti: Carriers bear burden of proof on anti-trust immunity
    Competition commissioner Mario Monti told shipping lines in no uncertain terms this morning that they will have to demonstrate why anti-trust immunity should be retained.
  • Former PSA head to join Neptune Orient Lines as CEO
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) today announced the appointment of David Lim, former CEO of the Port of Singapore Authority (PSA), as group president and CEO.
  • K Line's expression of interest boosts SCI divestment
  • Shortsea lines set to tackle short-termism in supply chains
  • Fuel spilled as APL vessel runs aground off Singapore
  • Fresh agreement aims to reduce Nhava Sheva chaos
  • Tecon Rio Grande reports 30% throughput growth
  • Crane order flags growth at existing P&OP Antwerp berths
  • AustralAsia Railway reveals modest targets
  • Swiss parliament gives blessing to new Gotthard tunnel

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Shipping mourns Otto Glander
    US brokerage legend was 'ultimate role model.'
  • Iraq books first crude sales
    But shipping still has to be determined.
  • Cheniere hits the gas
    Texas company touts LNG terminal plan on heels of Greenspan comments.
  • Korea vows counter action on EU shipbuilding row
    Rift deepens as two sides talk of squaring up.
  • US to expand container initiative
    Customs agents headed for ports in Muslim nations.
  • K-Line throws hat into SCI sell-off ring
    Government declares tender disappointing.
  • Lim takes NOL top job
    Singapore giant confirms new president and CEO.
  • Metromar bulker detained in Australia
    Inspectors hold 19 vessels during May.
  • Viktor Lenac "facing bankruptcy"
    Croatian yard needs new owner to rescue it, according to deputy prime minister and former employee Slavko Linic.
  • DFDS buys into Lys Line liner business
    Danish ro-ro operator extends reach to Spain and Ireland.
  • Ancom slims tanker fleet
    Malaysian conglomerate offloads veteran vessel as part of shipping upgrade.
  • Costs dent Varun's profits
    Diverse Indian owner could not increase earnings in year to 31 March, despite gains from asset sales.
  • MOL teams with Norasia
    Japanese and Chilean partners launch boxship service from Europe to Indian subcontinent.
  • Cargoship sinks off Portugal
    Seven crew rescued safely from listing vessel as towing line breaks.
  • UHM buys Volgograd
    Russian shipbuilding group adds rival to expanding portfolio of yards.
  • APL Emerald aground off Singapore
    Reports of pollution as chartered Ofer Group containership strays out of shipping channel.
  • Singapore raps owners over pollution
    Maritime regulator says some ships have been emitting "excessive" smoke while in port.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2003
  • Monti asks conference carriers to justify antitrust exemption
  • APL ship grounded in Singapore
  • Neptune Orient Lines appoints Lim group president
  • Merger of A.P. Moller is finalized
  • MOL, Norasia start Europe/Middle East/India joint service
  • DFDS buys majority share in Lys-Line
  • House passes FAA reauthorization bill
  • ABF moves to bigger Chicago terminal
  • Senators oppose using inland waterways trust for maintenance
  • Mainfreight buys CaroTrans
  • UPS unit lands Silicon Graphics
  • Homeland Security enters second phase of CSI

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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