Latest shipping news – Page 124

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    Braemar in board reshuffle

    2015-04-09T00:00:00Z

    April 9 - Braemar Shipping Services is making a number of changes to its board of directors, all of which become effective after the company's AGM on June 24, 2015.

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    Lloyd Fonds falls at first hurdle

    2015-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - Lloyd Fonds' plans to inject 11 single shipowning entities through a non-cash equity offer in which limited partners would receive shares in the company have initially been unsuccessful.

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    Shipping confidence slides again

    2015-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Overall confidence in the shipping industry fell to its lowest level for two and a half years during the three months up to February 2015, according to Moore Stephens' latest Shipping Confidence Survey.

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    Hapag Lloyd swaps finance chiefs

    2015-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Effective April 1, Peter Ganz is to relinquish his post as company cfo of the merged Hapag-Lloyd/CSAV operation (trading as Hapag Lloyd).

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    Jumbo joins forces with Arkon

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Through a recently formed alliance with Arkon Shipping & Projects, Jumbo has added three multipurpose heavy lift vessels - Eris J, Ran J and Senda J - to its fleet.

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    HBB storms onto shipping scene

    2015-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - A new heavy lift agency - HBB Hanseatic Break Bulk - has been set up in Hamburg by ex-Hansa Heavy Lift executive Andr

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    AAL set to increase fleet

    2015-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - Singapore-headquartered AAL is planning to further increase the size of its fleet to over 500,000 dwt in 2015.

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    Ocean7 takes big hopper onboard

    2015-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Ocean7 Projects' multipurpose vessel Abis Dusavik has shipped a 17.5 m high hopper, weighing 138 tonnes, from Cartagena in Spain to Haifa, Israel.

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    Cargolux adds 30th Boeing

    2015-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Cargolux has taken delivery of its 12th Boeing 747-8 freighter aircraft, which becomes the 30th 747 freighter the airline has purchased from Boeing since 1979.

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    Another executive turns head on Thorco

    2015-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Hot on the heels of Clipper Group ceo Kristian Morch's decision to resign from the Thorco Shipping board, Kent Hedegaard, joint chief executive officer and chief financial officer at Thorco, has stepped down from the company.

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    Thorco Lanner launched

    2015-02-25T00:00:00Z

    February 25 - The latest newbuilding in Thorco Shipping's fleet - Thorco Lanner - has been launched by Honda Heavy Industries in Japan.

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    Nordana Sky makes a splash

    2015-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The first in a series of six multipurpose ecobox-design vessels - Nordana Sky - has been launched by the Ferus Smit Shipyard in Leer, Germany.

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    Hill Dickinson appoints Hoyland

    2015-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Rachel Hoyland has joined international law firm Hill Dickinson as a senior associate in its shipping team.

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    Hansa appoints Harmstorf

    2015-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - Hansa Heavy Lift has strengthened its managerial team with the addition of Maximilian Harmstorf as head of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region.

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    TOP merge for Europe Cargo

    2015-01-13T00:00:00Z

    January 13 - Trans Ocean Pacific (TOP), the NVOCC subsidiary of Europe Cargo, has been absorbed into its parent business.

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    At least four more for Coscol

    2015-01-09T00:00:00Z

    January 9 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has signed a contract with the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipyard for the construction of four 28,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels, with an option for an additional two ships.

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    ISS appoints Blom

    2015-01-05T00:00:00Z

    January 5 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has enhanced its African management team with the appointment of Riaan Blom as vice president, sales for the region.

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    Forwarding networks raise anti-corruption awareness

    2014-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Anti-bribery business association TRACE is partnering with the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) and Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network to bring information and awareness of anti-corruption tools and solutions to project forwarders.

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    ISS appoints Schollaert

    2014-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has added to its senior management team with the appointment of Steve Schollaert as executive vice president for North America.

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    SDV establishes Spanish subsidiary

    2014-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - After a partnership of more than 30 years, Bollor