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Press Review Index
May 1999
31/05/1999Belgian truckers on strike
(Cargoweb)
31/05/1999BRIEFS
31/05/1999Port alliance on North American east coast mooted
(Shipping Times)
31/05/1999A First Step to Port Privatisation in Kenya
(The East African)
30/05/1999Steep costs, strikes dock shipyards' survival hopes
(The Economic Times)
30/05/1999IOC, Petronas in talks for setting up LNG terminals
(The Hindu Business Line)
29/05/1999BRIEFS
29/05/1999FEFC Mulls over Introduction of Peak Season Surcharge
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
28/05/1999Exxon and Mobil shareholders say "I do"
(The Bunker Bulletin)
28/05/1999BRIEFS
28/05/1999Ship Building Orders on Decline
(The Korea Times)
28/05/1999Solo Gioia Tauro e La Spezia sfuggono alla crisi di traffico
La recessione si abbatte sul sistema portuale

(Il Sole 24 Ore On Line)
28/05/1999S'pore to maintain share of global repair market
(Shipping Times)
28/05/1999Iran Armanat case: important implications for shipowners
(Shipping Times)
27/05/1999BRIEFS
27/05/1999NYK Report Predicts Tighter Container Market for 1999
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
27/05/1999El Gobierno otorga avales por 6.500 millones para la compra de buques
(urgente online press)
26/05/1999Strintzis Lines reports first quarter profit
(Cyber Thesis Daily Journal)
26/05/1999BRIEFS
26/05/1999Asian Shipowners Give Support to WTO Regime
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
26/05/1999Sun Cruises, KL officials discussing salvage of ship
(Shipping Times)
25/05/1999Ferry still loved by freight traffic
(Cargoweb)
25/05/1999ANEK acquires 20% in NEL passenger shipper
(Cyber Thesis Daily Journal)
25/05/1999BRIEFS
25/05/1999PSA has $300m yearly for overseas investments
(Shipping Times)
25/05/1999Shipping industry urged to cooperate to prevent wild swings in freight rates
(Shipping Times)
25/05/1999Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania face IATA boycott
(Daily Nation on the Web)
25/05/1999Safmarine confirms Maersk tie-in on Med route
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
24/05/1999BRIEFS
24/05/1999MSC bails out of TSA
(Sched Net)
24/05/1999Hyundai Heavy seen to take over Halla Heavy
(The Korea Herald)
24/05/1999Hyundai Heavy Industries Gets $410-Mil. Order for 5 Oil Tankers
(The Korea Times)
24/05/1999M'sia to contact Sun Cruises about ship's salvage
(Shipping Times)
22/05/1999BRIEFS
21/05/1999BRIEFS
21/05/1999Increased Rates Prompt Additional Tonnage into Pacific
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
21/05/1999More Use of Siberian Route Urged by Russian SVT
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
21/05/1999Rotterdam port will admit only Y2K compliant ships
(Shipping Times)
21/05/1999Samsung gets Carnival contract
(Shipping Times)
21/05/1999Shipowner, not time charterer, liable to be sued for damaged goods
(Shipping Times)
21/05/1999Línea Irún-Milán de Frans Maas Spain
(urgente online press)
20/05/1999US economy's 'soft landing'
(BBC News)
20/05/1999Trade deficit hits record high in March
(The Nando Times)
20/05/1999BRIEFS
20/05/1999US: treacherous waters of dockside talks
(Financial Times)
20/05/1999APL does not intend to be major shipowner
(Shipping Times)
20/05/1999Will Asian yards win cruiseship orders?
(Shipping Times)
20/05/1999Sea-Land/Maersk to Reshuffle Services from Japan to Europe, US
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
20/05/1999Cyclone threat: KPT takes precautions
(Exim India)
20/05/1999El precio del petróleo baja un 17 por ciento en diez días
(ABCe)
19/05/1999BRIEFS
19/05/1999Japan's Big Three raise rates
(Shipping Times)
19/05/1999Para la OCDE, se superó la crisis mundial
(La Nación On Line)
18/05/1999Halter buttons Belleli deal
(Marine Log)
18/05/1999Foreign investment in Major Ports placed at Rs 2000 cr.
(Exim India)
18/05/1999Unrest in ports of Antwerp and Felixstowe
(Cargoweb)
18/05/1999BRIEFS
18/05/1999Port Klang can become region's premier port
(Shipping Times)
18/05/1999Libyan shipping specialist to increase Far East runs
(Shipping Times)
18/05/1999Liberia ends dispute with flag administrator IRI
(Shipping Times)
18/05/1999Status to launch Europe service in June
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
18/05/1999ASA Consortium to Revamp Far East/Australia Services
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
17/05/1999UK: dockers vote to strike
(BBC News)
17/05/1999BRIEFS
17/05/1999HK trade slumps in 1999
(Sched Net)
17/05/1999Blooming Aden gets PSA investment
(Cargonews Asia)
16/05/1999Ethiopia Bombs Eritrea's Red Sea Port
(Fox News)
15/05/1999BRIEFS
15/05/1999French Firm Predicts Fall in Africa Freight Rates
(The East African)
15/05/1999Continental Ports Association for Africa 'Before Year's End'
(The East African)
14/05/1999BRIEFS
14/05/1999HK lines expect outbound Asia trade to improve
(Shipping Times)
14/05/1999Patrick Stevedores gains empty victory from arrest of ship
(Shipping Times)
13/05/1999BRIEFS
13/05/1999Conference to Raise Rats from Europe to Asia in July, October
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
13/05/1999Inbound freight rates to go up again in July
(Shipping Times)
13/05/1999Le Havre port plans to cater for megaships
(Shipping Times)
12/05/1999Yugoslav oil shipping blockade proves tricky for NATO
(The Bunker Bulletin)
12/05/1999BRIEFS
12/05/1999NYK Report Predicts Aggravated Demand Gap
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
12/05/1999Lloyd Triestino slots into MSC service from June
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
12/05/1999Corporatised PSA chalks up $931m profit in first 15 months
(Shipping Times)
12/05/1999No plans to offer dedicated terminals
(Shipping Times)
12/05/1999S'pore shippers hail US ocean shipping reform
(Shipping Times)
12/05/1999Jordi Nadal se integra en la filial española de MSAS Global Logistics
(urgente online press)
11/05/1999Australia announces subsidy and R&D program to aid shipbuilders
(Marine Log)
11/05/1999BRIEFS
11/05/1999OOCL forecasts marked improvement in business in '99
(Shipping Times)
11/05/1999New Vietnamese deepwater port gets go-ahead
(Shipping Times)
11/05/1999Shipbuilding Industry Wary of Japanese Mergers
(The Korea Times)
11/05/1999Fomento reducirá de 6 a 3,5 años el contrato con Trasmediterránea
(urgente online press)
10/05/1999Restructuring at Chinese shipbuilding giant
(Marine Log)
10/05/1999ASTG spreads its wings in India far and wide
(Exim India)
10/05/1999BRIEFS
10/05/1999China ports see massive traffic jump
(Sched Net)
10/05/1999Delivery of new ships set to hit high of 42.8m dwt
(Shipping Times)
10/05/1999NATO wrestling with plan for naval blockade of Yugoslav ports
(Fox News)
09/05/1999Oil merger rumours
(BBC News)
08/05/1999BRIEFS
08/05/199949 Organizations File Joint Petition against Harbor Fees
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
07/05/1999BRIEFS
07/05/1999Concordia gives new life to 25-year-old VLCCs
(Shipping Times)
07/05/1999Kvaerner: No decision yet on how to quit shipbuilding
(Shipping Times)
07/05/1999CMA-CGM's Pacific Service to Start on May 15
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
07/05/1999Hanjin gets $160 mil. container order from Germany
(The Korea Herald)
07/05/1999Dar Ports Bosses Take Owners of Wrecks to Court
(The East African)
07/05/1999New Grain Facility Gives Mombasa Port the Edge
(The East African)
06/05/1999China: Beijing looks to secure oil supplies
(Financial Times)
06/05/1999Rising Container Fees, Space Shortages Impede N. America-Bound Exports
(The Korea Times)
06/05/1999BRIEFS
06/05/1999P&O sets up container terminal venture in Turkey
(Shipping Times)
06/05/1999Fight is on against tariff fixing
(Shipping Times)
06/05/1999Bargains that may become costly mistakes
(Shipping Times)
06/05/1999Renfe gastará 300.000 millones en su modernización
(urgente online press)
05/05/1999Concor takes to fast track; net profit up 24 pc at Rs 143 cr
(Exim India)
05/05/1999BRIEFS
05/05/1999Talks on African Shipping Body Likely
(The East African)
05/05/1999Kenya Launches Express Cargo Train to Kampala
(The East African)
05/05/1999Trasmediterránea mandará construir dos transbordadores
(urgente online press)
05/05/1999APL shifts focus to providing customised logistics solutions
(Shipping Times)
05/05/1999Wan Hai doubles profit
(Sched Net)
04/05/1999BRIEFS
04/05/1999EU to confront Seoul on shipyard subsidies
(Shipping Times)
04/05/1999Small states woo shipowners
(Shipping Times)
04/05/1999Maersk returns to Safari
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
04/05/1999EU trade pact is one of many factors in trade growth
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
04/05/1999Saf considers Maersk tie-up on Med route
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
03/05/1999Japan and US agree trade package
(BBC News)
03/05/1999BRIEFS
03/05/1999APL clinches 400 service deals on trans-Pac trade
(Shipping Times)
03/05/1999Johor Port's total cargo volume down slightly
(Shipping Times)
03/05/1999NOL's financial health depends on securing trans-Pacific rate hikes
(Shipping Times)
03/05/1999Geis Cargo acquires all Jacky Maeder companies in Asia
(Sched Net)
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
Poseidon Principles takes stock of the decarbonisation of shipping, which still has a long way to go
Copenhagen
The association's latest annual report highlights the progress made
Saipem awarded two projects for the transport and storage of CO2 in the United Kingdom
Milan
Orders with a total value of approximately 650 million euros
Il Tuscan Port Community System sarà implementato anche a Venezia
Livorno
Accordo tra le AdSP del Tirreno Settentrionale e dell'Adriatico Settentrionale
In the third quarter, traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven increased by +4.5%
Bremen
Containerized cargo up +10.0%
Korea to Invest Nearly $10 Billion in New Jinhae Port Area in Busan
Seoul
It will be able to accommodate 30,000 TEU container ships
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
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%)
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
The negative trend in revenues of Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL continued in November
Taipei
Positive percentage change year-on-year
PSA Italy to close 2024 with a +3% growth in container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Venice
Genoa
Increases of +4.1% at PSA Genova Pra' and +19.4% at PSA SECH; drop of -14.0% at the PSA Venice-Vecon
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%
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
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
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%
Federazione del Mare and Wista Italy sign a memorandum of understanding to promote gender equality
Genoa
The aim is also to promote the sustainability and development of the maritime sector.
Four new electric rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the port of Koper
Helsinki
They were ordered by Luka Koper from Konecranes
In the second quarter of 2024, freight traffic in Belgian ports grew by +2.7%
Brussels
In the first half of the year the increase was +1.6%
Global Ship Lease has purchased four 9,115 TEU containerships with an average age of 8.5 years
Athens
Total investment of 274 million dollars
The Cretan port of Souda will be equipped with a maritime station
Athens
Investment of 12.29 million euros
MSC Technology expands its headquarters at Lingotto in Turin and hires new staff
Turin
Approximately 2,000 square meters of new spaces discovered
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