NOTICIAS MES DE MAYO DE 2002 (NEWS)

 

31/05/02 CP Ships to Acquire Italia Di Navigazione

CP Ships Limited has reached agreement with d'Amico Società di Navigazione S.p.A. to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of Italian container shipping company Italia di Navigazione for US$ 40 million in cash.

The transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval and certain other closing conditions, is expected to close in the third quarter. Italia operates its principal container services between the Mediterranean, West Coast North America and Central and South America. It carried about 180,000 teus in 2001.

Formerly owned by the Italian government, Italia was privatized when acquired by d'Amico in 1998. Italia will remain headquartered in Genoa, Italy, where CP Ships already has a substantial presence.

"The purchase of Italia is the continuation of a key element of CP Ships' overall strategy of making acquisitions to strengthen our regional position, create new opportunities for growth and build trade lane economies of scale, " said CP Ships' CEO Ray Miles.

"It has been a decision that we have made to guarantee the future of the company," said Cesare d'Amico. "Italia has been strengthened and is now ready for the consolidation process in the container trades. It will become part of a group well established in the American market and will be able to achieve greater economies of scale. The brand will be maintained, as well as the obligations towards the personnel." He added "d'Amico can now concentrate on its growing bulk and product carrier shipping activities in which it is investing heavily.

It will also focus on expanding its Intra-Mediterranean feeder services and on entry into the short-sea trades."

The acquisition includes:

· Italia brand and logo

· Services in four container shipping trade lanes:

- Mediterranean-West Coast North America

- Mediterranean-Central and South America

- West Coast North America-West Coast Central and South America

- Intra-Central and South America

Including the former d'Amico container services already merged with Italia

· Charter of 11 containerships with capacity between 1000 and 2500 teu

· Mainly leased container fleet of about 40,000 teu

· Genoa headquarters and staff, including employment guarantees given by d'Amico to the Italian government

· Owned agency operations in Italy, Spain, Canada and Venezuela

31/05/02 CARGO 2000, the IATA Interest Group working for the implementation of a new quality management system for the worldwide air cargo industry, elects new Chairman.

Roger Gibson, Vice President Cargo of United Airlines, has been elected as the new Chairman of Cargo 2000, the IATA special interest group of 26 airline and freight forwarders members implementing a new quality management system for the air cargo industry.

He was elected by Cargo 2000's newly appointed Board following its annual general meeting in Paris.

Cargo 2000, an IATA Interest Group, brings together major airlines and freight forwarders with the unique goal of implementing a new quality management system for the worldwide air cargo industry. Their objective is simple: to implement processes, backed by quality standards, that are measurable and supported by data, thereby improving the efficiency of air cargo, enhancing customer service levels and reducing operational costs.

Based on detailed customer research and with the assistance of leading IT companies, the group has re-engineered the transportation process from shipper to consignee through a "Master Operating Plan". This Master Operating Plan is at the heart of an industry-wide process control and reporting system which in turn drives the corrective action systems.

The key to the Master Operating Plan is the creation of a unique "route map" for individual shipments, which is then monitored and measured throughout the life of that shipment.

Implementation of the project is divided into three phases:

Phase 1

provides for post shipment audit of the airport-to-airport movement at a master air waybill level. Once a booking is made,a plan is automatically created with a series of checkpoints against which the movement is managed and measured. This enables the system to alert the Cargo 2000 member to any exceptions to the plan, allowing the relevant airline or forwarder to pro-ac tively respond to fulfill customer expectations.

Phase 2

provides for interactive monitoring of the door-to-door movement at a house waybill level, while

Phase 3

provides for real-time management of the transportation channel at individual piece level.

Cargo 2000's members are now progressing with the implementation of phase two, which addresses door-to-door deliveries at House waybill level.

Membership of the group is open to all airlines and freight forwarders who are able to meet the requirements for implementation of the system within the defined phases and timescales.

A one-year Associate Membership is also available for those who would like to evaluate their capability to become a full member with the assistance of the group's technical and auditing teams.

For additional info: Ron Cesana, Project Director - E-Mail: cesanar@iata.org

Registration Form for Site Access: http://www.iata.org/cargo/wg/cargo2000/RegistrationForm.asp

29/05/02 Hamburg Süd orders state-of-the-art Volumax 2.300 refrigerated containers

With an investment of more than US$ 40 million for 2,300 containers, Hamburg Süd has awarded its largest contract ever for state-of-the-art Volumax refrigerated containers. On order are 20 foot and 40 foot containers equipped with modern cooling units featuring highly efficient scroll compressors and using the environmentally friendly R134a refrigerant.

In extensive tests, units from different providers and employing different compressor technology were deployed. The decision in favour of the Volumax reefer containers fitted with scroll compressors is based on an exceptional cooling capacity, which has the ability to maintain loads at minus 25 degrees Celsius even in an ambient temperature of 50 degrees Celsius.

The refrigerated containers have optimized insulation and greater internal volume. A slim reefer unit was specially designed for the 20 foot container. By reducing installation depth to only 335 mm (13.2 inches) it was possible to increase the potential internal volume to 30 cubic metres for payload. Hamburg Süd will be the first customer to deploy this newly developed unit.

22/05/02 United to Begin New Daily Nonstop Service to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo from Washington, D.C.

United Airlines announced that it would begin new daily nonstop service to Buenos Aires, Argentina and Sao Paulo, Brazil from the carrier's east-coast hub Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD).

The new flights will start on October 29, and will be flown using Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

This move expands United's Latin American service from its Washington, D.C. hub by offering daily nonstop service to Buenos Aires and Sao Paulo in addition to the carrier's daily service to Mexico City. United is the only carrier to serve South America nonstop from Washington Dulles.

"We are very proud to launch new service to these two important Latin American business centers as part of the roster of international destinations served out of our East Coast hub," said Graham Atkinson, United Airlines senior vice president-international. "This new service continues to expand the schedule, connection opportunities and non-stop international destinations customers enjoy out of our hub."

United Flight #847 will depart Washington Dulles daily at 9:45PM and arrive in Buenos Aires at 10:25AM the following day. The return flight, #846, will depart Buenos Aires at 10:05PM and arrive in Washington at 7:05AM the following morning.

United Flight #861 will depart Washington Dulles daily at 9:35PM and arrive in Sao Paulo at 10:30AM the following day. The return flight, #860, will depart Sao Paulo at 11:40PM and arrive in Washington at 7:00AM the following morning.

United Airlines operates more than 1,800 flights a day on a route network that spans the globe.

17/05/02 ITALIA DI NAVIGAZIONE (former carrier of the SEAGULL EXPRESS SERVICE) signed an agreement with JSA consortium in their service between the Mediterranean and east coast South America

An agreement was signed between JSA members and ITALIA DI NAVIGAZIONE in the service between Mediterranean ports and the east coast South America.

JSA (Joint Service S. America) comprises now of five carriers:

- Zim Israel Navigation Co. of Haifa

- Niver Lines of Athens

- Maruba s.c.a. of Buenos Aires

- Contship Containerlines of Tampa

- Italia di Navigazione of Genoa

all of whom are members of Mediterranean-South America Conference, (MEDSAM).

JSA is providing a weekly service with 6 vessels to the following ports:

Genoa, Livorno, Barcelona, Valencia, Las Palmas, Vitoria, Santos, Buenos Aires, Montevideo, Itajai, Santos, Vitoria, Salvador, Tenerife, Las Palmas, Barcelona, Genoa.

16/05/02 Breakbulk transportation - Conference & Exhibition - Next September 8-10, 2002 will be held the 13th Annual Breakbulk - Conference & Exhibition at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans - USA

Produced by JoC Conferences and Hosted by Port of New Orleans; the Breakbulk conference, now in its 13th year, is the largest annual ocean freight transportation conference in the United States.

The event brings together the major shippers, carriers, freight intermediaries and equipment suppliers in the large and growing non-containerized shipping market in the U.S.

The 13th Annual BreakBulk Conference & Exhibition will be held at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans on September 8 - 10th in a more spacious exhibit hall and larger meeting space. The program will run over a full 2-days and encompass the most important issues in the breakbulk and project cargo trade, offering additional opportunities for exhibitors, sponsors and attendees looking to connect with importers, exporters, and transportation executives from North America, Latin America, South America, Europe and Asia.

As in past years it will be presented a robust program comprised of dozens of recognized experts in the breakbulk industry. They will be discussing subjects such as insurance, chartering, managing documentation, loading and security post 9/11. A number of commodity specific panels including steel, metals, paper and forest products will also be presented.

Asimismo, se presentará un panel de cargas de volumen específicas (commodities) incluyendo acero, metales, papel y productos forestales.

Sponsored by:

Pasha Stevedoring & Terminals, L.P.,

Kuehne & Nagel, Inc.,

Seabridge Projects, Inc.,

Rickmers Linie,

Intermarine,

Transoceanic Shipping Company, Inc.,

Clipper Elite Carriers, Inc.,

International Longshoreman's Assn.,

Wood Ship Services,

Maersk Sealand P & O Ports LA Inc.

For additional info contact:

E-Mail: events@joc.com.

Pagina Web: http://www.joc.com/conferences/breakbulk/

Tel: 1 973.848.7154 Fax: 1 973.848.7045    

13/05/02 The Boeing Company and CargoLifter AG announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to explore potential business opportunities for the development and use of "Lighter-than-Air" (LTA) vehicles for commercial, military and homeland security applications.

CargoLifter AG, based in Berlin, is developing a 260-meter-long and 65-meter-wide airship for the transport of oversized and heavy goods weighing up to 160 metric tons - the CargoLifter CL 160. This "flying crane" will be able to carry out expensive heavy transports faster, more simply and more cost efficiently - without ever touching the ground and almost entirely independent from the local infrastructure. Already, before the CL 160 is completed, the logistics company's second product line will go on the market: the CL 75 AC transportation balloon, which has a diameter of 61 meters and is able to transport up to 75 tons.

       

The LOI provides the basis for a more detailed joint study of possible business opportunities beyond CargoLifter's current business focus on using LTA vehicles for transporting heavy and outsized cargoes. Such opportunities could include the development of a stratospheric airship for commercial and military applications. For all such applications LTA vehicles offer a number of potential performance and cost benefits over traditional aircraft. They are environmentally friendly and require only a small logistics infrastructure. They provide constant lift independent of air speed. Their lift capability increases exponentially with vehicle size. And their low air speeds allow for more simple and affordable structures.

"Because our initial discussions have revealed a number of potential synergies and business opportunities between our two companies, this LOI is the next logical step in defining these opportunities in more depth," said George Muellner, president of the Boeing Phantom Works R&D division: "Once completed, we will have a stronger basis to decide whether entering into a long-term collaborative arrangement is in our mutual interests."

Carl von Gablenz, CEO of CargoLifter AG added : "From the outset, part of CargoLifter's strategic plan has been to enter into a long-term partnership with a major global company whose mission, interests, and capabilities are in alignment with, and complementary to, those of CargoLifter. We are delighted to pursue these detailed studies with Boeing and look forward to discovering additional synergies and opportunities."

Currently, the CargoLifter company employs 498 people, about 283 of whom are working on airship development at the dock in Briesen-Brand, near Berlin in the state of Brandenburg.

08/05/02 Again, LanChile has been chosen best Latin-American Airline

On a second year bases and according to the prestigious English marketing consultant SkyTrax, LanChile has been elected best Latin American airline.

This research has been the largest worldwide survey ever made to airline passengers. It measured product quality and the service provided. The survey considered more than 4 million answers, all of them sent by people from 84 nationalities. The poll, which this year increased twice as compared to the previous sample, expressed its preferences between August 2001 and March 2002. The responses were gathered through on-line poll opinion studies, and on board as well as airport interviews, all over the world.

As a result of this study, Emirates was awarded best world airline for the year 2002. At the same time, the category of world regions and continent best airline was given to LanChile for best airline in South America with regards to the quality of service offered to its passengers.

Luis Ernesto Videla, LanChile COO, stated "This award LanChile obtains for the second time consequently, comes to show the international reputation the company has well-gained for its service quality and excellence. Without doubt, this confirms we are on the right track and that the efforts made to focus on our passengers needs and requirements have been rewarded once again, by their constant preference".

Summary of results:

Best 2002 World Airline:

1. Emirates

2. Cathay Pacific Airways

3. Singapore Airlines

4. British Airways

5. Deutsche Lufthansa

By Regions:

- LanChile (South America)

- British Airways (Europe)

- Cathay Pacific (Asia)

- Continental Airlines (North America)

- South African Airways (Africa)

- Air New Zealand (Australia-Pacific)

06/05/02 Evergreen announced the appointment of three new agents in South America.

Following it's announcement about the implementation of their new service to the West Coast of South America (See Transportando News 18/03/02), Evergreen has announced that it has appointed three new agents in South America.

They are:

- Greenandes Ecuador SA in Ecuador

- Greenandes Peru SAC in Peru

- Green Andes Chile SA in Chile

These appointments are linked to the launch of Evergreen's new PWS service, the first sailing of which will take place in May. The PWS service links Evergreen's Caribbean hub port, the Colon Container Terminal (CCT) at Coco Solo in Panama, with the South American West Coast ports of Buenaventura (Colombia), Guayaquil (Ecuador), Callao (Peru) and Iquique and Valparaiso (Chile).

At CCT, connections are provided with Evergreen's services to and from Europe, North America and Asia.

Evergreen is using four vessels to maintain this weekly service:

LT Europa

LT Africa

Uni-Forever

Uni-Fortune

The first sailing will be made by LT Europa sailing Coco Solo on 4 May 2002. Contact details for the three new agents are as follows:

Ecuador

Greenandes Ecuador SA Junin 114 y Malecon - Edificio Torres del Rio 5th Floor Guayaquil Ecuador

Tel: +593 4 2302020 - Fax: +593 4 2302020

E-mail: sales@greenandes.com.ec

Peru

Greenandes Peru SAC Los Rosales 295 Of 1001 - San Isidro Lima Peru

Tel: +51 1 6168000 - Fax: +51 1 6168001

E-mail: pecal@greenandes.com.pe

Chile

Green Andes Chile S.A. El Trovador 4285, 8th Floor - 6761702 Las Condes Santiago Chile

Tel: +56 2 4286000 - Fax: +56 2 4286090

E-mail: chile@greenandes.cl

Evergreen's existing agent in Colombia is establishing an office in Buenaventura and can be contacted for the time being at its head office in

Bogota:

Global Shipping Agencies S.A. Cra.7 No. 74-2, 5th floor - Bogota DC Colombia

Tel: +57 1 3451800 - Fax: +57 1 3104539

E-mail: ooamgt@gsacol.com

02/05/02 INFORMA Maritime & Transport anunció el desarrollo de ITL 2002 - INTERMODAL TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS - Exhibition and Conference, evento que se realizará entre el 10 y el 12 de Diciembre de 2.002 en Ahoy - Rotterdam.

ITL2002 es el evento del transporte para la Industria Intermodal. Se desarrollará del 10 al 12 de Diciembre de 2.002 en Ahoy - Rotterdam.

Tiene previsto contar con mas de 200 compañías en exhibición, 4000 visitantes y 200 delegados, ITL2002 es un punto de encuentro para referentes de sectores como : Líneas Marítimas, Agentes de Cargas, Transportistas Terrestres, Puertos y Estibadores, Ferrocarriles, Prestadores de Servicios Logísticos, Operadores.

Para mayor información, contactar: Michelle Fisk

Ventas: + 44 20 7553 1439

E-Mail: michelle.fisk@informa.com   

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