All Shipping articles – Page 133

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    Cargo owners advised to adapt contract strategy

    2017-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - International transport and logistics executives using container shipping are facing the biggest shift in their ocean provider base for 20 years and must adapt their procurement and contract strategy, says ocean freight procurement consultan

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    Blue Water assists Tahkoluoto

    2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

    September 5 - Blue Water Shipping has recently completed the onshore logistics for the 42 MW Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm project, on behalf of wind power producer Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy.

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    ALE keeps busy in Spain

    2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

    ALE has performed the weighing, transportation and load-out of five spars, weighing 3,585 tonnes each, at the Fene Shipyard in Ferrol, Spain for Statoil's Hywind floating wind farm project.

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    RTGs cruise coast to coast

    2017-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - AAL has transported six rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTG), weighing up to 190 tonnes each, from Lazaro Cardenas on the Mexican west coast to Veracruz on its east coast.

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    Samskip gets green light

    2017-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - The Norwegian competition authority has approved Samskip's acquisition of Nor Lines.

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    ALE and COSCO team up

    2017-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - ALE has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with COSCO Shipping Project Logistics.

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    Ocean 7 Projects names Poulsen

    2017-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Ocean 7 Projects has appointed Singapore-based Poulsen Shipping Asia as its representative for Southeast Asia, the Far East, Australia and New Zealand.

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    MacGregor invests in software

    2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has acquired the rights to a ship efficiency software tool from Lekven that it says will help to increase the efficiency of ro-ro vessel operations and to drive port call optimisation.

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    Container shipping could face mega-problem

    2017-08-29T00:00:00Z

    August 29 - Despite an increase in freight rates, global benchmarking and market intelligence platform for containerised ocean freight Xeneta, says the future remains uncertain in container shipping due to the looming increase in megaship capacity.

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    Swire serves Micronesia

    2017-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - From September 2017, Swire Shipping will introduce a fixed weekly service to Guam and Saipan, in cooperation with American President Line (APL).

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    MTL and UAL double up

    2017-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - Shipping lines, Maritime Transport Logistics (MTL) and Universal Africa Lines (UAL) have reached an agreement to cooperate with their services to Mauritania and Senegal.

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    Stolberg trial rumbles on

    2017-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - According to reports in the German media, Niels Stolberg's lawyers have rejected a proposed deal, which would have led to a reduced probationary sentence for the former Beluga Shipping boss.

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    Grindrod plans to spin off shipping business

    2017-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - The South Africa-based freight logistics and shipping services company, Grindrod is planning to separate and list its shipping business in order to unlock its value, the company said on Wednesday.

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    High summer for forwarders

    2017-08-23T00:00:00Z

    August 23 - The summer has seen a slew of positive results for several multinational freight and logistics groups but the high pressure on margins remains a serious challenge.

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    Cuxport handles NYK cargo

    2017-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Port services provider Cuxport, part of the Rhenus group, has handled the shipment of heavy crane parts for the German agency of the Japanese shipping company NYK Bulk & Projects.

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    Semi-sub will move USS Fitzgerald

    2017-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - The US Navy has confirmed that it will use a heavy lift semi-submersible ship to transport the damaged destroyer USS Fitzgerald from Japan back to the USA.

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    LR climbs onboard Quadriga project

    2017-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Lloyd's Register (LR) has joined the Quadriga sustainable shipping project - an initiative from Hamburg, Germany-based Sailing Cargo, which aims to build the world's biggest wind-powered cargo ship.

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    MACS adds Charleston to MTA

    2017-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - MACS has added the Port of Charleston in South Carolina, USA to its North West Continent to North America service (MTA).

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    Reclaimer heads to Hay Point

    2017-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - A replacement stacker reclaimer has arrived at the Port of Mackay on board BigLift Shipping's Happy Dover, for onward transportation to BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance's (BMA) Hay Point Coal Terminal in Queensland, Australia.

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    Breakbulk benefits from tolls restructure

    2017-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - The Cabinet Council of the Republic of Panama has officially approved a proposal to modify the Panama Canal tolls structure, following a recommendation from the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) Board of Directors.