Latest shipping news – Page 132
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Time up for Van Doosselaere & Achten
April 14 - Van Doosselaere & Achten, one of Antwerp's oldest established private liner shipping agents, which was founded in 1939, has ceased activities with immediate effect and filed for bankruptcy.
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New agent for new line
April 13 - United Heavy Lift has appointed Lexicon Overseas as an exclusive agent for the newly formed shipping company in India.
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Tatham Macinnes adds specialist
April 10 - Stephen Askins, a leading expert on piracy and terrorism issues, is joining the specialist maritime law firm Tatham Macinnes from Ince & Co as a partner in its London-based offices.
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Braemar in board reshuffle
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.