Latest shipping news – Page 25
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NewsFuelEU maritime initiative: Council adopts new law to decarbonise the maritime sector
The European Union (EU) has agreed on the rules for climate-neutral shipping, with the adoption of the FuelEU Maritime initiative. Shipping will be covered by FuelEU Maritime regulations from 2025.
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NewsCOSCO Shipping Specialized and Guangzhou Salvage form JV
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers issued an update on the recently formed joint venture with Guangzhou Salvage on July 27. The entity will control a fleet of what will be 18 semi-submersible vessels.
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NewsDEME Orion to haul and place substations offshore Virginia
The biggest, heaviest, and most delicate lifts in Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) development are not the components for the 176 wind turbines, but the three 4,000-ton (3,629-tonne) offshore substations.
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NewsGuangzhou Salvage and UHT end their commercial management arrangement
United Heavy Transport (UHT) and Guangzhou Salvage have ended their commercial management agreement for the latter’s semi-submersible fleet.
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NewsSwire Projects expands representation in Asia
Swire Projects, the projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping, has appointed WorldFast and Keystone Logistic as representative agents in South Korea and Japan, respectively.
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NewsDrewry sees increase in multipurpose scrapping activity
Shipping industry analyst Drewry said that it has started to see an increase in multipurpose vessel demolition activity, although levels are still low in comparison to historical averages.
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NewsIMO to open RPO in Alexandria
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) will open a regional presence office (RPO) in Alexandria, Egypt, to represent the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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NewsLiebherr starts construction of Orca cranes
Equipment manufacturer Liebherr has laid the flange of the first all-electric heavy lift crane that it is constructing for SAL Heavy Lift’s newbuild Orca-class series.
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NewsCarlbom Shipping rebrands as Pentagon Marine
Pentagon Freight Services is rebranding Carlbom Shipping as Pentagon Marine.
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NewsCOSCO takes delivery of Green Kemi
COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers has taken delivery of its ice-class multipurpose pulp ship Green Kemi in Dalian, China.
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NewsHöegh exercises option to bring Aurora order up to twelve vessels
Ro-ro carrier Höegh Autoliners has exercised its option to construct an additional four multi-fuel Aurora-class vessels.
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NewsProtranser handles transformer export to Suriname
China-based Protranser has coordinated the export of 13 sets of transformers from Shanghai, China to Paramaribo, Suriname.
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News‘Rearranging deck chairs on a sinking ship’: IMO targets under fire
While the IMO put forward its revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping as ‘enhanced targets’, others have criticised the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80) for its failure to align global shipping with Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature-warming limit.
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NewsAAL delivers critical components for Callide restoration
AAL Shipping transported Toshiba-built power station components from China and Japan to Queensland Australia on behalf of global logistics provider DB Schenker.
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NewsG2 Ocean focuses on safety with ICHCA International membership
Norwegian shipping line G2 Ocean is joining the International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA International) as part of its commitment to providing a safe work environment and achieving zero injuries in its operations.
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NewsIMO adopts revised emission strategy for shipping
Member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), meeting at the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 80), adopted the revised strategy to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping.
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NewsOmli promoted at Esgian
Stian Omli has been promoted to senior vice president shipping at Norway-based service performance and benchmarking analyst Esgian.
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NewsSwire Projects delivers wind energy cargoes to Bluff
On behalf of Vestas, Swire Projects delivered wind turbines from China to Bluff, New Zealand, for the Kaiwera Downs wind farm (Stage 1).
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NewsJumbo Kinetic collects cargoes for the Basra refinery upgrade
Jumbo-SAL-Alliance has loaded modules onboard Jumbo Kinetic destined for JGC Corporation’s refinery upgrade project in Basra, Iraq.
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NewsNorden completes Thorco Projects acquisition
Norden has completed the acquisition of Thorco Projects. It has been integrated into Norden Projects & Parcelling, which falls under the company’s freight services and trading business unit.