Shipping news – Page 260
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Maersk Line and Rickmers-Linie form U.S. flag project cargo partnership
September 19 - Maersk Line, Limited and Rickmers-Linie (America), Inc. have formed a partnership to provide breakbulk and project cargo shipping using two newly-built multi-purpose ships to be operated under the U.S. flag.
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NSCSA exercises options for two ro-cons
September 16 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has exercised the option to build two ro-con vessels with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea.
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Turkish yacht transport goes against the flow
September 14 - Turkish project cargo forwarder Project Cargo & Yacht Transport is claiming a record in the field of yacht transport as it moved three super-yachts and one coast guard boat to the Middle East.
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WPA nears double-digit project membership as Jemara International joins
September 13 - Philippines freight forwarder Jemara International Freight Services Inc has joined The Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA).
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Antwerp port authority expands presence in South America
September 12 - Antwerp Port Authority has expanded its presence in South America with the appointment of three new representatives: Fernando Bustamante, German Calderon (both in Chile) and Henrique Machado Rabelo (in Brazil), to promote the port across So
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Sai Maritime say operators face delays at majority of Indian ports
September 12 - According to a communique from Sai Maritime & Management, only three Indian ports used by heavy lift shipping are currently reporting no delays in operations. In the remaining ports, delays ranging from one to 18 days are being experienced.
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Libya services resume as regime changes
September 9 - Though fighting is still continuing in the country and Colonel Gadaffi remains at large, a degree of normality is returning to Libya.
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Lufthansa Cargo Charter doubles North American GSA coverage
September 7 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter has teamed up with General Sales Agent (GSA) Airline Network Services (ANS) to increase its coverage on the North American continent.
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Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft's latest newbuilding launched
September 6 - Seatruck Progress has been successfully named and launched. She is the first of four identical ships ordered by the shipping company, Seatruck Ferries Ltd.
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BigLift Shipping names new rep for Brazil
September 5 - Effective September 1 2011, BigLift Shipping appointed BrazGlobal Project Shipping and Logistics Ltda as the shipping line's representative in Brazil.
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Allseas arranges novel project freight transhipment via Felixstowe
September 2 - Organising the transport from Scotland to South Korea of a heavy lift consignment measuring up to 7 metres in height required some detailed planning when a lengthy road trip from the point of manufacture in Aberdeen was never going to be an
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Jaguar Shipping purrs into Project Cargo Network
September 1 - Jaguar Shipping Line has become the third and final Project Cargo Network (PCN) representative in Pakistan.
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ABP and TransAtlantic UK sign new agreement at the port of Hull
August 31 - Associated British Ports' (ABP) Port of Hull has recently signed a new ten-year agreement with TransAtlantic UK Ltd, which operates up to three sailings a week linking the Humber with Sweden, for a new bespoke ten-acre terminal in Hull.
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Soreidom's multipurpose service adds Rotterdam call
August 30 - Further to the news story posted here on March 22, Martinique-based shipping company, Soreidom has advised that it will add a call at Rotterdam to its multipurpose service from North Europe to the Caribbean.
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Horizon Lines offers refinancing deal
August 29 - Horizon Lines has entered into a definitive agreement and secured commitments from holders of more than 99 percenr of its 4.25 percent convertible senior notes due in 2012 to move forward with a modified transaction that will refinance the com
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Port of Everett appoints US Midwest representative to boost shipping
August 26 - In the USA, the Port of Everett has contracted with Interocean Steamship Corporation, represented by Jim Bavaro, to serve as the Port's agent in the US Midwest to help facilitate and generate additional cargo opportunities.
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Safmarine enhances its Europe - West Africa service portfolio
August 26 - Safmarine has reshuffled a number of its existing West Africa shipping services and introduced three new services - the WAF11, WAF12 and WAF13 - as part of its revised West Africa service portfolio.
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Horizon Lines names VP international services
August 25 - US ocean shipping company, Horizon Lines has named Alherd Kazura to the new position of vice president of international services.
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New member for Project Partners network
August 24 - Catoni & Co from Varna, Bulgaria, is the latest recruit for the Project Partners network of forwarding companies specialising in the movement of heavy and over-dimensional items.
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Jumbo delivers critical items for Habshan 5
August 23 - Jumbo Shipping recently completed three shipments for the Habshan 5 Process Plant Project near Abu Dhabi. These shipments executed by Jumbo Javelin and Jumbo Jubilee included some of the heaviest and largest items ever transported by Jumbo.