Latest shipping news – Page 120

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    BigLift orders another

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - BigLift Shipping has ordered a third Happy S-type vessel - to be named Happy Sun - from Ouhua Shipbuilding in Zhoushan, China.

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    UAFL names Simba

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) has appointed Simba Africa Maritime (SAM) to be its agents in South Africa from August 1 this year, replacing Seaclad Maritime.

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    Galborg name to disappear

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - With effect from July 1, 2016, Galborg Pte Ltd will be renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping Pte Ltd, while Galborg USA, LLC will renamed MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping LLC.

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    Demolish or consolidate, says Drewry

    2016-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - In a webinar yesterday, Drewry analyst Susan Oatway suggested that the current overcapacity in the multipurpose shipping market can only be improved in the short term if operators of bulk carriers start scrapping some of their older ships.

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    Straightpoint adds NY distributor

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Straightpoint has appointed New York, USA based Electromatic Equipment Co as a distributor of its force measurement, load monitoring and suspended weighing load cell equipment.

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    Juul takes helm at dship

    2016-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Martin Juul has been appointed to replace Finn Rasmussen as president of dship Carriers (Americas).

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    Poulsson named ICS chair

    2016-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Esben Poulsson, president of the Singapore Shipping Association (SSA), has been elected as the new chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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    Rickmers credit rating lowered

    2016-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Creditreform has revised its rating for Rickmers Holding - parent company of the Rickmers Group - from B- to CCC.

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    Rickmers Group sees first quarter slide

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Rickmers Group generated revenues of EUR129.3 million (USD146.74 million) during the first quarter of 2016 - a decline of 7.1 percent year-on-year in comparison with the same period of 2015.

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    Rutler joins LOC Group

    2016-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - LOC Group has appointed Jerome Rutler to the newly created post of group chief operating officer.

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    Hapag discusses UASC merger

    2016-04-21T00:00:00Z

    April 21 - Hapag-Lloyd has confirmed that it is currently discussing forms of cooperation with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), including a potential combination of the two parties' mutual container shipping operations.

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    Straightpoint expands ATEX Range

    2016-04-20T00:00:00Z

    April 20 - Straightpoint, which provides load cells that ensure loads are safe to lift, offload, pull or push, has announced that its expanded range of ATEX products conform to the new 2014/34/EU directive that becomes effective today, updating 94/9/EC.

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    'Difficult times' for Grieg Star

    2016-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - Grieg Star states that its open hatch shipping business delivered better results than expected in 2015, posting a loss of USD7 million.

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    EMS gains Fehn Lyra

    2016-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - The 4,500 dwt vessel Fehn Lyra (ex-Fluvius Tamar) has joined the fleet of Fehn Ship Management and will subsequently be chartered by EMS Chartering.

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    Symphony orchestrates in Hamburg

    2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Symphony Shipping has established a new chartering subsidiary in Hamburg, Germany, which will be headed up by owner's representative and chartering director, André Milschus.

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    Paul up at GAC

    2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - GAC has appointed John Paul as its group freight purchasing manager, responsible for both sea and air business.

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    RollDock returns to L&T

    2016-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - RollDock Shipping has purchased RollDock Sky from Larsen & Toubro India (L&T).

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    Intermarine trio undergoes retrofit

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Carbon War Room (CWR) has joined forces with shipowner Hammonia Reederei and operator Intermarine to retrofit three sister vessels - Industrial Ruby, Industrial Royal, and Industrial Revolution - with efficiency technologies, intended to produc

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    Bruton back at Intermarine

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Intermarine has named Mac Bruton as director of business development, Americas.

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    Brazil tightens packing requirements

    2016-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - With effect from February 1, Brazil is enforcing mandatory compliance of wood packing material based on the ISPM (International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures) 15 Standard, informs DSV.