Shipping news – Page 138
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Container profitability on the horizon
July 27 - Container lines could see a 12-month cumulative profit of up to USD5 billion this year, as the "super-cycle" of carrier consolidation has changed the playing field and left shippers with less choice, says Drewry.
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Harren & Partner strikes SAL deal
July 26 - Ten years after it first took a stake in the shipping company, and six years after it took complete control, Japan-based Kawasaki Kisen Kaisa ("K" Line) has sold SAL Heavy Lift to the Bremen, Germany-based shipping group Harren & Partner.
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EMS establishes Croatian presence
July 26 - EMS-Fehn-Group has expanded its presence in the Balkans with the formation of EMS Shipping & Logistics (EMS SLA) in Croatia.
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Catamaran heads to Freetown
July 26 - CEA Project Logistics has transported a catamaran ferry, weighing 17 tonnes and measuring 17 m in length, from Chonburi, Thailand to Freetown in Sierra Leone.
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ANL goes direct to Townsville
July 25 - Global shipping line ANL will begin direct services from the Port of Townsville, Australia to Malaysia, Singapore and Jakarta, effective August 2017.
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Samskip eyes up Nor Lines
July 25 - Samskip will acquire the activities of Nor Lines, part of the DSD Group, subject to the approval of Norway's competition authorities.
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Laser leaves Compass beaming
July 24 - Compass Forwarding has completed the movement of what it claims to be the world's largest metal fabrication laser.
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Peking ducks into Combi Lift
July 19 - The steel-hulled, four-masted barque Peking has been successfully loaded on the semi-submersible Combi Dock III in New York Harbour for transport to Germany onboard the Combi Lift vessel.
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Röhlig adds offices
July 19 - German logistics provider, Röhlig is continuing on its course of growth with new offices in Asia, Central America and the USA.
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Cuxport invests
July 18 - July has seen Cuxport start to develop a digital management system for its multipurpose terminals in Cuxhaven, Germany, in partnership with dbh Logistics IT, a software and consultancy company specialising in the areas of Customs and foreign tra
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Japanese provide ONE details
July 14 - Even though some jurisdictions have yet to approve the merger, Japan's three large container lines have set out details of their new Ocean Network Express (ONE) organisation.
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VesselsValue and ViaMar team up
July 14 - UK and Singapore-based VesselsValue is linking up with ViaMar in Oslo to produce "Future Market Values" for up to 40,000 different ships.
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A decline in containers lost at sea
July 14 - The World Shipping Council (WSC), which represents approximately 90 percent of the global liner ship capacity, has released a 2017 update to its containers lost at sea survey, which claims that there has been an industry-wide reduction in lost b
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Altius moves for Misicuni
July 12 - Altius has transported a rotor and stator to the Misicuni Hydroelectric Plant in Bolivia, for Indar Electric.
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Another TCO contract for Blue Water
July 12 - A consortium led by Blue Water Shipping has been awarded an additional contract from Tengizchevroil (TCO) to supply six tugs to assist barges and vessels at Prorva, Kazakhstan.
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IMO delays ballast water compliance dates
July 12 - New resolutions on ballast water management and carbon dioxide emissions concluded the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) 71st meeting.
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Scheuerle's historic move
July 11 - Mammoet has relocated a 1,200-tonne concrete defence bunker using 88 axle lines of Scheuerle self-propelled modular transporters (SPMT).
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Cosco makes offer for OOCL parent
July 10 - Cosco Shipping Holdings and Shanghai International Port Group (SIPG) have made an offer to acquire all the issued Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL) shares for HKD49 billion (USD6.3 billion).
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Rhenus expands in Rotterdam
July 10 - In Rotterdam, Rhenus Logistics has opened a 275 m quay at its Deep Sea Terminal on Maasvlakte, adding to the 500 m quay it already operates on the south side of the terminal.
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Blue Water BREB wins Vestas deal
July 10 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a long-term cooperation agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, to provide services in Cuxhaven, Germany.