All Shipping articles – Page 152

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    Shipping confidence rises

    2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - According to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens, shipping confidence, notably on the part of charterers and managers, improved for the second successive quarter in the three months ending August 2016.

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    Bahri secures Qualship 21 accreditation

    2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Saudi Arabia headquartered shipping line Bahri has been enrolled into the United States Coast Guard's (USCG) Qualship 21 programme.

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    Blue Water secures third TCO contract

    2016-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Oil exploration company Tengizchevroil (TCO) has exercised an option for two additional module carrier vessels (MCVs) for its TCO FGP project in Kazakhstan.

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    "K" Line considers 'drastic structural reform'

    2016-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - In its 2016 report, "K" Line has said that its heavy lift shipping business, which is conducted by SAL Heavy Lift, is "striving to improve earnings by implementing various cost-cutting measures in addition to pursuing efficient fleet alloca

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    APM Terminals gets new ceo

    2016-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - Morten Engelstoft, current chief executive of A.P. Moller Shipping Services has been appointed ceo of APM Terminals, with effect from November 1, 2016.

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    Reduced income for marine cargo insurers

    2016-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - The International Union of Maritime Insurers (IUMI) said that global cargo premiums fell by 9 percent between 2014 and 2015 to USD15.8 billion.

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    Optimarin submits BWT system for US approval

    2016-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Norwegian ballast water treatment (BWT) specialist Optimarin has become the first supplier to submit an application for type approval to the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

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    Seaforth prototype ready for action

    2016-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - Ballast Water Containers (BWC), a company set up by Glasgow based Malin Group, has recently begun trials with its Seaforth containerised ballast water treatment system (BWTS).

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    Gebrüder Weiss opens in Izmir

    2016-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Gebrüder Weiss has expanded its presence in Turkey with the opening of a new office in Izmir.

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    Sarens wins record contract

    2016-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Sarens has been awarded what it claims is the largest contract in its history by Tengizchevroil (TCO) for its Future Growth Project and Wellhead Pressure Management Project (FGP-WPMP) in Kazakhstan.

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    Thorco and UHL join forces

    2016-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Thorco Shipping and United Heavy Lift (UHL) have combined their respective fleets and expertise to create Thorco Projects.

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    GAC delivers rescue boat

    2016-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC has delivered a rigid inflatable boat (RIB) to the Hellenic Rescue Team (HRT) for use in Greek waters surrounding the islands of Lesbos and Samos.

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    'Diverse' cargo mix for St Lawrence Seaway

    2016-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway recorded a slight year-on-year uptick in cargo traffic in August, as it continues to see a diversified mix of cargoes moving through its ports.

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    New Flettner Freighter design revealed

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Following the development of a 4,500 dwt vessel last year, C-Job Naval Architects has been contracted by the Switijnk family to design an 8,000 dwt Flettner Freighter, dubbed FF8000.

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    Nyrstar receives record component

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Geodis' industrial projects division has worked together with AAL to deliver a large electrostatic precipitator module to Nyrstar's smelting facility in Port Pirie, South Australia.

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    Straightpoint adds US dealers

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Straightpoint has named three new distributors in the USA: The Scale People and Cooper Instruments & Systems in Virginia; and R.D. Jacobs Company in Florida.

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    BWM convention to come into force in 2017

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Following Finland's decision to ratify the convention, the IMO's ballast water management (BWM) convention is set to enter into force on September 8, 2017.

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    Daher in Kenyan power delivery

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Daher is organising transport and logistics services for electrical substation equipment built by Siemens as part of the Lake Turkana wind power project in Kenya.

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    BigRoll chooses Lankhorst Ropes

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Maritime ropes and under-the-jib equipment supplier Lankhorst Ropes has supplied BigRoll Shipping with Lankoforce and Euroflex mooring ropes for use on the Dutch shipping line's newbuild module carriers.

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    New Bedford hailed as offshore wind hub

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - The Baker-Polito Administration has signed a letter of intent with Dong Energy, Deepwater Wind and OffshoreMW to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA as a staging and deployment location for future offshore w