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NewsAmasus equips Rotra vessels with Liebherr LS-C 100 cranes
Amasus has equipped the specialised transport vessels Rotra Futura and Rotra Horizon with Liebherr LS-C 100 ship cranes.
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NewsNelson-Cooley joins Metro Ports
Metro Ports has appointed Laurie Nelson-Cooley as director of business development. She will focus on strengthening customer relationships, expanding multi-cargo capabilities, and supporting the company’s long-term terminal development strategy.
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NewsNCC plans Large Structures Innovation Centre for wind energy, construction and maritime industries
NCC – part of the UK’s High Value Manufacturing Catapult – plans to establish a Large Structures Innovation Centre (LSIC) that will support the wind energy, construction and maritime industries.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen secures contract extensions through 2030
Ro-ro shipping specialist Wallenius Wilhelmsen has extended two key strategic contracts for shipping services with an estimated additional value of close to USD500 million.
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NewsCSDC unveils 10,000 dwt hydrogen-fuelled multipurpose vessel design
China Ship Design & Research (CSDC) has introduced a design for a 10,000 dwt hydrogen fuelled multipurpose vessel.
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NewsLES-EXPO 2026 to debut in Istanbul
Türkiye will host a trade event dedicated to load engineering services when LES-EXPO 2026 takes place in Istanbul from April 7–9, 2026.
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NewsChipolbrok appoints SNEAL to cover Mediterranean
Shipping line Chipolbrok has signed a deal with Scandinavian Near East Agency (SNEAL), which will represent the carrier in Greece.
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NewsSouth Jersey targets steel imports with repurposed facilities
South Jersey Ports is reshaping its waterfront footprint to cater to a rapidly changing steel market by refurbishing and repurposing two existing warehouses, providing an additional 60,000 sq ft (5,574 sq m) of covered capacity.
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NewsArbitration filings mount after cancellation of WTIV contract
At the end of November, Seatrium of Singapore filed for arbitration against Maersk Offshore Wind as their dispute over the delivery of a USD475 million wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) escalates.
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NewsRobert Wynn & Sons re-establishes Albert Dock as a viable heavy lift option
Staffordshire, UK-based Robert Wynn & Sons has delivered a transformer for Statkraft’s Thornton greener grid park project, working in partnership with Collett & Sons.
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NewsPFOS-based fire-fighting foams to be banned from January 2026
Effective January 1, 2026, the use or storage of fire-extinguishing media containing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) will be prohibited under SOLAS and the High-Speed Craft (HSC) Codes. Maritime insurer Gard warns that timely preparatory actions should be undertaken to ensure full compliance.
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NewsDajin and Briese partner to develop Cuxhaven wind hub
Dajin Heavy Industry has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany’s Briese Schiffahrt to establish offshore wind marshalling services at a newly built 20 ha terminal in the port of Cuxhaven.
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NewsItalian strike action on December 12 likely to affect logisticians
An Italian trade union has called a general strike for December 12, lasting the entire day and likely to affect the transport and logistics sector.
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NewsHacegaba to lead Long Beach
The port of Long Beach’s board of harbour commissioners has named Noel Hacegaba as the Californian port’s next ceo, effective January 1, 2026.
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NewsGrimaldi takes delivery of Grande Istanbul
Italy-based shipping firm Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of and christened Grande Istanbul, the fourth in a series of seven ammonia-ready PCTC vessels on order at Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and China Shipbuilding Trading Company (CSTC).
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NewsUHL delivers pair of dredgers to Borneo
United Heavy Lift (UHL) has delivered two B65 dredgers from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, to Balikpapan on the island of Borneo. Each item weighed approximately 378 tonnes.
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NewsNurminen Logistics fully integrates Essinge Rail
Essinge Rail has been fully integrated into the Nurminen Logistics Group, having been acquired in late 2024.
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NewsPort NOLA appoints App as chief commercial officer
The port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has appointed Kristi App as chief commercial officer.
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NewsReed Smith brings in Yang
Global law firm Reed Smith has appointed Siyue Yang as counsel in the firm’s transportation industry group and Shanghai office.
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NewsToepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose shipping rate update
Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose rate index continues to show remarkable stability firm. The average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift vessel was USD12,818 at the start of December 2025, a modest increase over the November figure.