All Shipping articles – Page 101
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NewsMeyer steps down from Zeaborn
Ove Meyer, co-founder of Zeaborn, has resigned as managing director, including his role at Zeamarine.
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NewsSutton steps up at Crowley
Crowley Maritime has appointed Peter Sutton as vice president of operations integrity and health, safety, security and environment (HSSE) for its shipping business unit.
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NewsCITB readies for Alaska’s ice-free season
Cook Inlet Tug & Barge (CITB), a subsidiary of Foss Maritime Company, has announced that the 2019 ice-free season on Alaska’s North Slope are under way.
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NewsExpress discharge at the port of Tyne
Höegh Autoliners has transported five Hitachi TransPennine Express train carriages from Kobe, Japan to the port of Tyne in the UK.
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NewsCarnival Vista loaded aboard BOKA Vanguard
Boskalis has loaded the cruise ship Carnival Vista on its semi-submersible heavy lift vessel BOKA Vanguard for repair works.
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NewsLDA installs kite system
Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has fitted its ro-ro vessel Ville de Bordeaux with an AirSeas kite system, as it looks to develop the use of wind propulsion technologies.
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NewsGulf of Guinea still piracy hot spot
Of the 75 seafarers taken hostage or kidnapped for ransom worldwide this year so far, 62 were captured in the Gulf of Guinea – off the coasts of Nigeria, Guinea, Togo, Benin and Cameroon – according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
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NewsSamskip appoints Laaksonen
Samskip has appointed Kari-Pekka Laaksonen as its ceo, with effect from August 1, 2019.
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NewsUAL adds Houston port call
Universal Africa Lines (UAL) has added the port of Houston to its liner service that connects the US Gulf and Mexico with West Africa.
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NewsBLG welcomes heaviest ro-ro shipment
Bertling Logistics Germany has coordinated the transport of a 330-ton (300-tonne) Siemens gas turbine from Auckland, New Zealand to BLG Logistics’ terminal in Bremerhaven, Germany.
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NewsAPL introduces ACC service
APL has launched a weekly America Central America Caribbean (ACC) service, connecting the US East Coast with the Dominican Republic.
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NewsMaersk sets ambitious logistics goals
A.P. Møller Mærsk reportedly wants half of its earnings to come form inland logistics, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ).
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NewsBolloré in semi-sub project
Bolloré Transport & Logistics Côte d’Ivoire has coordinated the load out of four seismic research vessels onto ZPMC’s semi-submersible heavy lift ship Zhen Hua 34.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates fall
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have dropped slightly over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsBuss Group in SSC takeover
Buss Group has acquired SSC Wind – a technical services provider to the wind energy sector.
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NewsBleaker outlook for multipurpose sector
Drewry has downgraded its outlook for the multipurpose shipping market in light of weaker projected global economic growth, greater competition from dry bulk and container sectors, and a lack of ship demolition activity.
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NewsSamskip in Navoi success
Last year, Samskip shipped components for the Navoi combined-cycle power plant in Uzbekistan – contributing to one of 2018’s largest projects in the Caspian region.
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NewsNetworks join clean ocean initiative
The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Priority Cargo Network and the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) networks have joined the World Ocean Council (WOC).
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NewsMultraship christens Damen duo
Multraship Towage & Salvage has christened two Damen-built tugs at its home port of Terneuzen in the Netherlands.
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NewsSpotSee secures US certification
Impact monitoring equipment manufacturer, SpotSee, can now sell its ShockLog Cellular system in the USA, having been certified by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).