All Cosco articles – Page 6

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    Cosco, DEME sign umbrella deal

    2016-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Cosco Shipping and DEME have signed an umbrella agreement to work closely on the development of offshore wind energy in China.

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    Japanese lines to merge box operations

    2016-10-31T00:00:00Z

    October 31 - Three of Japan's largest shipping companies have announced that they plan to merge their container shipping and overseas terminal operations as the industry struggles with overcapacity and mounting losses.

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    Cosco wins huge Kazakh contract

    2016-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - China's Cosco Shipping has been awarded a major transportation and logistics contract by a large Kazakhstani oil and gas partnership.

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    Hanjin Shipping: sale just one option

    2016-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Reports in the international business media suggest that the South Korean court that is overseeing Hanjin Shipping's receivership process is considering multiple means of rehabilitating the world's seventh-largest container shipping line, w

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    More mergers and acquisitions says Drewry

    2016-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Poor first half results in container shipping in the first half make it more likely that more merger activity can be expected, says London's Drewry Maritime Research.

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    Coscol makes another icy trip

    2016-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Coscol's multipurpose vessel Yong Sheng has made its third voyage via the Northeast Passage, delivering wind turbine blades from China's Port of Tianjin to the UK.

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    Commission ends container antitrust case

    2016-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The European Commission has concluded its investigation into antitrust pricing allegations against 14 container shipping companies.

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    Cosco changes newbuild order

    2016-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Cosco Shipping has confirmed that it has ordered three 36,000 dwt ice-class multipurpose vessels and four 28,000 dwt heavy lift ships, which will replace its original order for seven heavy lift ships.

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    Expanded Panama canal sees first transit

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - The voyage by the Cosco Shipping Panama through the Cocoli Locks marked the official opening of the newly-enlarged Panama Canal.

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    BigRoll Bering delivered

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - BigRoll Shipping's second MC Class ship BigRoll Bering has been handed over to the company by Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    Cosco claims wind power cargo record

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - Cosco Shipping's multipurpose ship, Da Chang recently loaded 85,000 cu m of wind power equipment in Da Feng Port, and says it was the largest volume of such cargo ever loaded on one of its multipurpose ships with heavy lift capabilities.

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    Coscol giant launched

    2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Coscol's 98,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel, Guang Hua Kou, has been launched by Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China.

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    Heavy load fleet set to contract, says Dynamar

    2016-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - According to shipping consultancy provider, Dynamar, the top 15 heavy load shipping lines operate just over 80 percent of the worldwide fleet of such vessels.

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    JV targets China renewables

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Belgium's Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) has formed a joint venture with China's Cosco Shipping to develop offshore wind energy in the Asian nation.

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    Another container alliance formed

    2016-04-20T00:00:00Z

    April 20 - CMA CGM, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line and Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a new container shipping alliance covering the Asia-Europe, Asia-Mediterranean, Asia-Red Sea, Asia-Middle

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    BigRoll Barentsz delivered

    2016-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - BigRoll Shipping's first MC Class vessel, BigRoll Barentsz, has been handed over to the company by Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    Bilbao ups project cargo focus

    2016-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - According to Uniport Bilbao, SDW Shipping has begun a new monthly service linking the Spanish port with Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile and Bolivia.

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    XLP members double up

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Members of the XLProjects (XLP) network, International Freight Transport and Sacema Project Shipping, recently joined forces to transport a series of oversize cargoes from New Jersey, USA to Singapore.

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    BigRoll Bering launched

    2016-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - The second of four MC Class vessels under construction for BigRoll Shipping - BigRoll Bering - has been launched at China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    LR reveals MPV design

    2016-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - Lloyd's Register has worked with Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) to develop a dual-fuelled multipurpose vessel (MPV) design.