All Cosco articles – Page 7

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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.

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    Cosco adds MPV duo

    2015-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Cosco Shipping has taken delivery of two newbuild 36,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels - Tian Fu and Tian Lu.

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    Chinese tie-up approved

    2015-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - A statement on China's State Council website suggests that the merger between China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) and China Shipping Group (CSCL) has been approved.

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    BigRoll Barentsz rolled out

    2015-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - The first of BigRoll Shipping's four MC Class vessels under construction, BigRoll Barentsz, has been launched at China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    Cosco ferries to Brazil

    2015-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - A ferry destined for use in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games has been loaded onboard Cosco Shipping's heavy lift vessel Da Liang at China's Huangpu New Port.

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    COSCO to ship Shell Offshore's Appomattox platform

    2015-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - On July 6, 2015 Shell Offshore Inc. awarded the transportation contract of its semi-submersible offshore platform to COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL).

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    Cosco repeats Arctic voyage

    2015-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Cosco Shipping's multipurpose vessel Yong Sheng, which completed its first round trip between Asia and Europe via the Northeast Passage in 2013, is making its second voyage along the Arctic shipping lane.