Shipping news – Page 80
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NewsFinal shipment for Hising bridge project
Tschudi Logistics, in coordination with United Heavy Lift (UHL), has begun the delivery of the final shipment for the Hising Bridge project in Sweden – a 662-tonne span.
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NewsStormGeo boosts shipping team
StormGeo has appointed Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as chief operating officer of its shipping division.
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NewsBolk introduces BBRC services
Bolk Transport has established Breakbulk River Cargo (BBRC) to offer regular connections between the North and Black seas using Europe’s inland waterways.
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NewsImmingham welcomes STS cranes
Jumbo’s heavy lift vessel Fairpartner has navigated through Immingham lock in the UK to deliver two ship-to-shore cranes as part of the Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Humber Container Terminal expansion.
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NewsBlue Water keeps CALM with buoy shipments
Blue Water Shipping has coordinated the delivery of two shipments of catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM) buoys from Penglai, China to Daesan, South Korea in partnership with BBC Chartering.
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NewsIntercargo calls for urgent action for seafarer crisis
The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (Intercargo) has issued a plea to governments and the relevant health and immigration authorities to facilitate crew changes for seafarers, calling the current crisis ‘inhumane’.
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NewsMaersk Flow launches
A.P. Møller - Mærsk has launched a digital platform to provide its partners with a transparent overview critical supply chain processes.
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NewsStar Kilimanjaro arrives in Vancouver USA
G2 Ocean’s general cargo vessel Star Kilimanjaro has once again called at the port of Vancouver USA to deliver wind turbine components destined for the Golden South wind energy project in Canada.
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NewsBrointermed and BREB team up
Brointermed and Bremer Reederei E&B (BREB) have signed a vessel sharing agreement that will see the two companies team up to offer a monthly multipurpose service connecting Europe with the main Algerian and Libyan ports.
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NewsOptimarin spares no effort for US customers
Optimarin has signed an agreement with USA-based Lee Engineering Supply Company for the warehousing of critical spare parts for its ballast water treatment (BWT) systems in Louisiana.
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NewsBigLift delivers for South Flank project
BigLift Shipping has transported two rail-mounted stacker reclaimers from Port Henderson to Port Hedland, Australia, aboard its vessel Happy Dragon.
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NewsRo-ro solution for Intrame
Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean (WW Ocean) has shipped a fully assembled 39 m-long drag conveyor from the port of Santander in Spain to Baltimore, USA onboard its ro-ro vessel Parsifal.
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NewsHenry Abram secures BAE contract
Heavy lift services specialist Henry Abram & Sons, part of the Malin Group, has secured a contract with BAE Systems to transport and launch a Royal Navy Type 26 vessel on the banks of the River Clyde, Scotland.
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NewsC-Job expands network in Poland
Ship design and engineering company C-Job Naval Architects is opening an office in Gdansk, Poland to expand the company’s activities in the Baltic and Scandinavian region.
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NewsBoldwind arrives in Denmark
United Wind Logistics – part of the United Group – has transported eight turbine blades for MHI Vestas Offshore wind aboard its vessel Boldwind.
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NewsItalian shipyard acquires Cometto SYT
Italy-based shipbuilder Cantiere Navale Visentini has taken delivery of a Cometto shipyard transporter (SYT).
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NewsSwire wins MHI Vestas contract
MHI Vestas has awarded Swire Blue Ocean (SBO) a contract for the transportation and installation of 114 wind turbines for the Seagreen offshore wind farm.
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NewsBOCS names Antwerp agent
Effective August 1, 2020 BOCS Bremen Overseas Chartering and Shipping will be represented by BOCS Antwerpen at the Belgian gateway.
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NewsDrewry: rates unlikely to recover until late 2021
Industry analyst Drewry reports that charter rates for multipurpose ships, including breakbulk and heavy lift vessels, are unlikely to recover back to pre-Covid-19 levels until the end of 2021. Any recovery would take even longer if the global pandemic is not contained.
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NewsBIMCO urges action on seafarers
The UK government hosted a global summit on the impact of Covid-19 on crew changes on July 9, 2020. Just 15 countries attended.