Shipping news – Page 173
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Locomotion at ABP Newport
February 24 - The last shipment of seven class 66 locomotives has arrived at ABP's Port of Newport from Indiana, USA on BigLift Shipping's vessel Happy Dragon.
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Blue Water bridges the gap
February 22 - Blue Water Shipping has coordinated that transport of a 335 m long bridge through the centre of Copenhagen.
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Complex moves for WCA members
February 19 - Member of the WCA Projects network, Freight Connection (Pakistan), has coordinated the delivery of a 75-tonne transformer from China to the Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.
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Houston adds African link
February 19 - Grimaldi Lines has added a call at the Port of Houston to its East Coast - West Africa ro-ro service - the first direct service between the US gateway and the African region.
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Volumes down at NWSC
February 18 - Shipments undertaken by the North-Western Shipping Company (NWSC) in 2015 totalled 4.8 million tonnes - 14 percent lower than the previous year.
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Breeddiep widening work begins
February 18 - On behalf of the Port of Rotterdam Authority and the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and the Environment, Van Oord began work on the widening of the Breeddiep waterway from 75 m to 300 m on February 15.
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FLS in drum roll
February 12 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has coordinated the shipment of a 45-tonne oversize drum from Faridabad, India to Kirkuk in Iraq.
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Indiana sets shipping record
February 12 - The Ports of Indiana handled over 12.2 million tonnes of cargo in 2015, surpassing 2014's record volume by nearly 18 percent.
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DFDS names terminals manager
February 12 - In the UK, DFDS has appointed John Kendall as project cargo manager - terminals.
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Big moves for PCN members
February 12 - CEA Projects, member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Thailand, has coordinated the unloading and transport of 13 Komatsu 830E haul trucks in Thailand.
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Port of Venice looks to Iran
February 10 - Following the visit of the Iranian president Hassan Rouhani to Italy, the Port of Venice has travelled to Iran to examine the opportunities available for the breakbulk and project cargo sector.
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Shipping risk map launched
February 9 - A new interactive map - RiskMap - has been launched so that shipowners and managers can easily view what security threats a country poses to shipping lines.
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SafmarineMPV down to one trade
February 8 - Following the recent sale of its South Africa - West Africa multipurpose service to Cape Town based Fairseas International and the withdrawal of the line from the West Africa - US Gulf trade in early January 2016, multipurpose operator Safmar
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WCA Projects members busy
February 5 - Members of the WCA Projects network in Colombia, China, Peru and India have handled the transport of a number of out-of-gauge cargo shipments across the globe.
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XLP members power-up
February 5 - XL Projects Network (XLP) members in China and Pakistan have been busy handling a number of complex project shipments.
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Tanks roll out of Rotterdam
February 4 - Following fabrication at SJR Group's production facilities in the Netherlands, 13 storage tanks have been loaded on board a BigLift Shipping vessel in the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Saudi Arabia.
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AAL kicks off Puerto La Cruz contract
February 4 - AAL has delivered the first shipment of project cargo for a multi-billion dollar expansion and deep-conversion project at Petroleos de Venezuela SA's (PDVSA) Puerto La Cruz refinery in eastern Venezuela.
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Blue Water in chopper flight
February 4 - Blue Water Shipping has transported an Airbus EC120 helicopter from Norway to Malaysia by air.
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Dacotrans in Key merger
February 3 - Dacotrans Sweden has merged with GH Transport and Key Logistics to form a medium-sized freight forwarding and logistics outfit.
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GBS success in Düsseldorf
February 3 - Michel Wirt, managing director of Global Boat Shipping (GBS), says that the Düsseldorf boat show was a success for the company, which is part of the EMS-Fehn-Group.