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Press Review Index
January 2000
31/01/2000BRIEFS
31/01/2000Korea outperformed Japan in shipbuilding last year
(The Korea Herald)
31/01/2000NCL seeks to block Star's bid
(Shipping Times)
31/01/2000Age limits for tankers
(Shipping Times)
31/01/2000Cochin Port crosses third quarter traffic target
(Exim India)
31/01/2000Private container terminal at Kandla -- Unions worked up over labour-use issue
(The Hindu Business Line)
31/01/2000Los camioneros franceses amenazan con sembrar el caos en las fronteras
(El Mundo)
28/01/2000BRIEFS
28/01/2000Mundra port box terminal - Maersk-Sealand, Marubeni Corporation eye 50 pc stake
(The Hindu Business Line)
28/01/2000Standard di qualità
Il Governo non ha adeguato i parametri di «affidabilità» degli equipaggi
Sicurezza, Italia nella lista nera
L'Imo pronta a escluderci dall'elenco dei Paesi a norma

(Il Sole 24 Ore On Line)
28/01/2000Star Cruises posts fourth consecutive record profit
(The Star Online)
28/01/2000The end for Seatrade's Europe/Argentina service
(Sched Net)
27/01/2000BRIEFS
27/01/2000Hyundai plans to double cruise ships
(The Korea Herald)
27/01/2000Navigators demand streamlining at port
(The Daily Star On line)
27/01/2000Tripoli port resumes Baghdad transit
(The Daily Star On line)
27/01/2000Taiwan export orders break record in 1999
(Sched Net)
27/01/2000BA buys 18% stake in SA partner
(Financial Times)
26/01/2000BRIEFS
26/01/2000Harlands scans the horizon for new orders: The Belfast shipyard hopes for the contract to build the Cunard flagship, vindicating recent changes. John Murray Brown reports
(Financial Times)
26/01/2000Indian Airlines set for sell-off
(Financial Times)
26/01/2000PSA's Aden terminal's volume to quadruple
(Shipping Times)
26/01/2000Kochi port exceeds Q3 traffic target
(The Hindu Business Line)
26/01/2000SA handling falls dismally short of overseas ports
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
25/01/2000RCL earnings up 16%
(Marine Log)
25/01/2000BRIEFS
25/01/2000Hart Urges China to Substantially Revise New Ship Rules
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
25/01/2000Piracy attacks worldwide soared 40% last year
(Shipping Times)
25/01/2000Gujarat Chief Minister dedicates Mundra Port to the nation
(Exim India)
24/01/2000Port of Antwerp invests in glass fibre network
(Cargoweb)
24/01/2000BRIEFS
24/01/2000Port & dock workers' - Strike called off
(Exim India)
24/01/2000Korean companies' logistics costs much higher than foreign firms
(The Korea Herald)
24/01/2000S&P: S-E Asia shipping firms credit quality weak
(The Star Online)
24/01/2000Raising of the bulker
(The Hindu Business Line)
24/01/2000Aga Khan seeks buyer for Meridiana
(Financial Times)
24/01/2000Puerto compartido para Diamante y Coronda
(La Nación On Line)
24/01/2000British Airways to stop paying commission to travel agents
(Independent)
24/01/2000Intertanko warns IACS over standards
(Shipping Times)
21/01/2000BRIEFS
21/01/2000New state-of-the-art port operations centre ready
(Shipping Times)
21/01/2000Record year for China shipyards
(Shipping Times)
21/01/2000Export leap signals economic recovery
(South China Morning Post)
21/01/2000Railtrack warns on profits and £14m fine
(Financial Times)
20/01/2000"European OPA" looks likely
(Marine Log)
20/01/2000Siem exercises option to acquire NCL shares
(Marine Log)
20/01/2000Record trade deficit widens further
(The Nando Times)
20/01/2000APL expands in France
(Cargoweb)
20/01/2000BRIEFS
20/01/2000Port & Dock workers' strike enters 3rd day today
(Exim India)
20/01/2000Asian Conferences Unveils $50 per TEU Rate Hike
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
20/01/2000Booming Exports to Mid East Face Carriers with Space Shortage
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
20/01/2000Yantai Raffles to build mega casino ships
(Shipping Times)
20/01/2000Customs steps up anti-smuggling measures
(Sched Net)
19/01/2000BRIEFS
19/01/2000Major Ports' activity comes to a virtual standstill
(Exim India)
19/01/2000Box Volume between Japan, Other Asian Nations on the Rise
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
19/01/2000Oil major focuses on safety
(Shipping Times)
19/01/2000La Comisión prorroga un año las ayudas a los astilleros
(ABC.es)
18/01/2000BRIEFS
18/01/2000Port & Dock workers' - Strike begins
(Exim India)
18/01/2000Cruise venture closes even before first ship arrives
(Shipping Times)
18/01/2000Cost of reopening Danube to shipping put at US$33m
(Shipping Times)
18/01/2000Taipei eases curbs on route to China
(Financial Times)
18/01/2000Chinese trade relations with Europe improving
(Sched Net)
18/01/2000Durban car terminal revs up volumes
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
18/01/2000Durban records three growth months
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
17/01/2000Vopak buys terminal in Mexico
(Cargoweb)
17/01/2000BRIEFS
17/01/2000Vying for the dredging pie
(The Hindu Business Line)
17/01/2000Gujarat port eyes 88b rupees in funds
(Shipping Times)
17/01/2000Shipping firms urged to extend routes
(The Korea Herald)
14/01/2000BRIEFS
14/01/2000China's Foreign Trade Jumps In 1999
(Inside China Today)
14/01/2000New strategies needed
(Cargonews Asia)
14/01/20002000 Cargo Preview - Streamlining in store for 2000
(Cargonews Asia)
14/01/2000Portnet hikes terminal storage rates
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
14/01/2000Extra cranes improve productivity
(Cargo Info Africa - Freight & Trading Weekly)
13/01/2000BRIEFS
13/01/2000Government offers dockmen 28 per cent wage hike
(Exim India)
13/01/2000Containerised cargo traffic projected at 220 million tonnes by 2020
(Exim India)
13/01/2000Agreed to sell Aker Maritime
(Aftenposten Interaktiv)
13/01/2000Los sindicatos franceses de transporte convocan una huelga para el día 31
(El Mundo)
12/01/2000BRIEFS
12/01/2000NOL holds talks with Tanjung Pelepas port
(Shipping Times)
12/01/2000Acuerdo entre los transportistas y el Gobierno francés que pone fin al bloqueo
(El Mundo)
12/01/2000La fin du conflit permet la levée des barrages
(La Tribune)
12/01/2000New Australian Tax to Exert Adverse Effect on Shipping
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
11/01/2000Marshall Islands slashes registration fees
(Marine Log)
11/01/2000BRIEFS
11/01/2000Les barrages prennent racine
(Libération)
11/01/2000La SNCF estime le coût de la tempête à "plus de 500 millions" de francs
(La Tribune)
11/01/2000Derecho de huelga versus libre tránsito
(ABC.es)
10/01/2000BRIEFS
10/01/2000OOCL goes high-tech to stop immigrant smuggling
(Shipping Times)
10/01/2000EU to take steps against unsafe oil tankers
(Shipping Times)
10/01/2000EU attacks class societies over sinking of Erika
(Shipping Times)
10/01/2000French truckers begin blockade
(BBC News)
10/01/2000'It's not the tonnage that matters in ports'
(Cargoweb)
10/01/2000Aker Finnyards to build ferry for Greece
(Marine Log)
07/01/2000BRIEFS
07/01/2000Unit-based cargo handling charges at Calcutta port
(The Hindu Business Line)
07/01/2000PSA in venture to develop Dalian's waterfront
(Shipping Times)
07/01/2000Tuticorin terminal starts operations
(Shipping Times)
07/01/2000US harbour tax refunds limited by Court of Appeals
(Shipping Times)
07/01/2000China/ROK Box Traffic Up 33% in Jan/Oct Period
(Cyber Shipping Guide - Ocean Commerce)
06/01/2000Container Shipping Forecast Record High This Year
(The Korea Times)
05/01/2000BRIEFS
05/01/2000Record-breaking 'intent'
(Cargonews China)
05/01/2000Shanghai to take top slot
(Cargonews China)
05/01/2000Token strike by port pilots today
(The Hindu Business Line)
05/01/2000Korean firms face stiff competition from China over shipping routes
(The Korea Herald)
05/01/2000Eurotunnel to present plans for a second Channel Tunnel
(Independent)
05/01/2000S'pore-registered ship raided in Colombo port
(Shipping Times)
05/01/2000Volkswagen sets up global export platform in Brazil
(Gazeta Mercantil)
04/01/2000DHL risks losing European hub
(Cargoweb)
04/01/2000Kvaerner sells more Norwegian yards
(Marine Log)
04/01/2000Wah Kwong shifts vessels to from Liberia to Hong Kong register
(Marine Log)
04/01/2000BRIEFS
04/01/2000Dip seen in Tuticorin port cargo throughput
(The Hindu Business Line)
04/01/2000Provincial ports to get booster
(Cargonews Asia)
04/01/2000Cargo Review - Consolidation and canibalism
(Cargonews Asia)
04/01/2000Le port de Marseille multiplie les projets avec le rail
(La Provence)
04/01/2000LanChile confirma su interés por comprar el 80 por ciento de Aerolíneas Argentinas
(ABC.es)
03/01/2000Carnival exercises option with Masa Yards
(Marine Log)
03/01/2000BRIEFS
03/01/2000Airlines announce freight surcharges
(Financial Times)
03/01/2000MoST's role in enabling fleet expansion
(The Hindu Business Line)
03/01/2000Need for a mega port - Mr. S. R. Rao, Chairman, Visakhapatnam Port
(The Hindu Business Line)
03/01/2000Port sector reforms -- Grave questions before the planners
(The Hindu Business Line)
03/01/2000Suez Canal's revenues up
(Shipping Times)
03/01/2000Korea's preliminary trade surplus in 1999 posts $24.51 billion
(The Korea Herald)
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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