Latest shipping news – Page 136

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    Second Beluga Group company files for insolvency

    2011-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Following the announcement that its chartering division had filed for insolvency, the Beluga Group has confirmed that its shipping division, Beluga Shipping, which also includes ship management and ship owning, has followed suit.

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    Beluga Chartering GmbH files for insolvency

    2011-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The management board of Beluga Chartering GmbH ("Chartering") has announced that they were advised to petition for the opening of insolvency proceedings and have done so at the local court in Bremen, Germany, earlier today (March 16th).

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    New sales strategist onboard at Beluga

    2011-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Beluga Shipping's ongoing restructuring continues apace and the heavy lift shipping specialist has announced the appointment of a new global chief sales officer, Joerg Roehl.

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    Albacor Shipping opens in Edmonton

    2011-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member in Canada, Albacor Shipping has opened an office in Edmonton, Canada.

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    Marine insurers welcome new ICS position on arming ships

    2011-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - The International Union of Marine Insurance has welcomed the announcement by the International Chamber of Shipping that it is now taking a more neutral position on the use of private armed security personnel onboard ships to protect them fro

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    Update on Beluga Nomination piracy

    2011-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - Over the weekend, Beluga Shipping has announced that two crewmen from the pirated Beluga Nomination have been found safe and as well as can expected on the ship's freefall lifeboat.

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    Albacor becomes exclusive for WWPC in USA

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) now has an exclusive member for all four of its franchise areas in the USA.

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    New CEO for Clipper Projects

    2011-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Effective April 1, Kristian V. M

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    Six scrubber shipment for FPS in Australia

    2010-12-29T00:00:00Z

    December 29 - Famous Pacific Shipping recently shipped six scrubber units via a ro-ro vessel from the USA to Australia, working with its US agent, Oakland-based Sea Shipping Lines (SSL) Lines

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    Weather fails to delay windmill blade delivery

    2010-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Fierce snow showers failed to stop freight forwarders Maxlines of Taiwan and Shanghai Ocean Knight Shipping of Shanghai from delivering a set of three windmill blades to a site in Mongolia.

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    Platform removal system undergoing tests

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Heavy Decom International (HDI) plans to introduce a heavy lift decommissioning device to the UK sector.

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    Intermarine outlines investments

    2010-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Intermarine plans to buy up to 15 new vessels by 2012, raising up to USD150 million with the help of its new Asset Management Platform (AMP).

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    DNV explores the development of competence standards for marine warranty surveying

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - DNV is establishing a working group tasked with developing a competence standard for marine warranty surveying companies.

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    Great news for Beluga as vessel freed

    2010-10-25T00:00:00Z

    October 25 - Just one day after being captured and seized by pirates in the Indian Ocean, Beluga Fortune and her crew of 16 are free again with no ransom payment.

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    Kuehne + Nagel posts record result

    2010-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - Kuehne + Nagel managed to expand its business volumes during the first nine months of this year, and the Group's EBITDA of CHF271 million USD278.4) in the third quarter marked a record in the company's history.

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    Beluga Offshore Training Academy forms partnership to provide new training

    2010-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Beluga Offshore Training Academy (BOTA) and Deutsche WindGuard (DWG) have signed a cooperation agreement proposing joint training courses on offshore safety.

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    Gel-coat protector to make shipments shipshape

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - UK specialist yacht shipping and project cargo forwarder Peters and May has started to use a gel-coat protector as standard on all its maritime shipments for added protection during movements, says the Southampton-based company.

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    New player in heavy lift shipping launched

    2010-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - A new Danish-based jointly-owned shipping company will be interested in cultivating heavy lift and project forwarding cargo utilising small to medium-sized ships worldwide activity, says an executive of the new line.

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    G'day as Aussie mining plant shipped to DRC

    2010-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - An Australian gold processing plant purchased by Canadian mining company Banro for dismantling and reassembly in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has begun arriving on site in the DRC.

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    COSCOL strengthens Dutch team

    2010-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - China Overseas Shipping Co Ltd (COSCOL) has strengthened its management team in Rotterdam.