All Shipping articles – Page 132

  • News

    Townsville gets the green light

    2017-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - Construction works at the Port of Townsville in northern Australia could start next year after the environmental impact statement (EIS) for the port expansion project was approved.

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    Oman Shipping set to buy?

    2017-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - According to the Times of Oman, the Oman Shipping Company (OSC) is looking for secondhand container ships, each with a capacity of 3,000 teu.

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    XLP concludes fifth AGM

    2017-09-29T00:00:00Z

    September 29 - XLProjects (XLP) has concluded its fifth annual general meeting (AGM) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

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    Bilbao ups ro-ro capacity

    2017-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - The Port of Bilbao in the Basque Country of northern Spain has started construction of an additional ro-ro ramp.

  • Shippers told to get packing (correctly)
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    Shippers told to get packing (correctly)

    2017-09-26T00:00:00Z

    A coalition of cargo industry organisations representing the full breadth of the global supply chain is maintaining its campaign for safer practices in packing freight containers and other cargo transport units (CTUs).

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    Mammoet manoeuvres at Hay Point

    2017-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Mammoet has transported the first shipment of two Scandvik stacker reclaimers on behalf of Conceptum Logistics, in Queensland, Australia.

  • Another rise in shipping confidence
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    Another rise in shipping confidence

    2017-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Shipping confidence has reached its highest rating in the past three years in the three months to end-August 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Venice handles the heat

    2017-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Fagioli and Tecnoservice have transported four 130-ton (118-tonne) heat exchangers from the Interporto di Rovigo to the Transped terminal at the Port of Venice, Italy along the Canal Bianco river, for onward shipment to Kuwait.

  • News

    SAL comes ashore

    2017-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Citing the challenging offshore market conditions and reductions in projects worldwide, SAL Heavy Lift has announced the closure of its offshore business unit, SAL Offshore.

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    Africaborg sold and re-delivered

    2017-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Royal Wagenborg has announced that the 17,300 dwt multipurpose vessel Africaborg has been sold and delivered to new owners, meaning the Dutch shipping line will no longer charter the vessel.

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    New projects network launched

    2017-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - The International Freight Logistics Network (IFLN), a global organisation of freight forwarders and logistics companies, has launched the IFLN Global Projects network, specialising in project freight forwarding.

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    FLS completes girder move

    2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has transported four crane girders, each measuring 35 m x 2.95 m x 3.5 m and weighing 45 tons (40.8 tonnes) from Abu Dhabi, UAE to Baku, Azerbaijan.

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    Blue Water names new boss

    2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Danish transport and logistics group, Blue Water Shipping, has appointed Søren Nørgaard Thomsen as its new chief executive officer (ceo), replacing the company's founder and current ceo Kurt Skov, who will soon return to his role as executi

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    OOIL takeover approved

    2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Cosco Shipping Holdings and Shanghai International Port Group's (SIPG) acquisition of Orient Overseas International (OOIL) has been approved by Chinese regulators.

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    Vogel moves into SAL Heavy Lift

    2017-09-11T00:00:00Z

    September 11 - Kai-Stefan Vogel has been appointed sales/chartering manager of SAL Heavy Lift, following Harren & Partner's acquisition of SAL earlier this year.

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    Fairplay Shipping delivers in Germany

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Danish Project Cargo Network (PCN) member, Fairplay Shipping recently oversaw the movement of four out-of-gauge (OOG) CO2 production units by truck from Denmark to Bremen, Germany, before being shipped to Algiers, Algeria.

  • News

    Contracts roll in for Dockwise

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Dockwise, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has been awarded a number of marine transport contracts, with a combined contract value of approximately USD50 million.

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    Classification society focusses on digitalisation

    2017-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Knut Orbeck-Nilssen, the new chairman of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), has outlined a series of initiatives, which prioritise modernisation, transparency and digitalisation.

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    Swire Shipping ups Townsville transits

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Swire Shipping has upgraded its North Asia Express (NEX) service between the Port of Townsville, Australia and Asia.

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    Call to arms on ballast water deadline

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - Two days before the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention enters into force, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) chairman is calling on all parties to ensure successful implementation.