All Shipping articles – Page 178

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    Westshore appoints GCS

    2015-06-08T00:00:00Z

    June 8 - Norway-based Westshore Shipbrokers has nominated German Cargo Services (GCS) as its commercial agent in Germany and the neighbouring countries.

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    Bimco takes on Shipping KPI System

    2015-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Bimco has taken ownership of a Shipping KPI System that allows shipowners and managers to compare their ships' efficiency against the performance of the industry and sector averages.

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    South African first for Blue Water

    2015-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Blue Water Shipping has begun the transport of a thruster for a drilling rig from Schiedam, the Netherlands to South Africa - the first in a series of project moves to the country.

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    Thorco denies reports of market departure

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Contrary to reports circulating in the international media, Thorco Shipping has confirmed that it is not exiting the heavy lift shipping market, but has returned some 12 heavy lift vessels to their owners.

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    AAL adds Prince Rupert call

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - AAL has expanded its Pacific liner service to include the Canadian Port of Prince Rupert.

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    Blue Water 'extraordinarily satisfied' with 2014 result

    2015-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Blue Water Shipping posted an 11 percent increase in turnover and an 80 percent increase in total profit in 2014, compared with 2013.

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    UTC urges renewal of US Ex-Im Bank

    2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - UTC Overseas is pushing for the Congressional renewal of the 81-year-old U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank) before it expires on July 1, 2015.

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    Cosco semi-sub loads Arendal Spirit

    2015-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - Cosco Shipping's semi-submersible vessel Xiang Yun Kou has loaded what it claims is the first semi-submersible floating accommodation unit in the world in Shanghai for shipment to Brazil.

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    Blue Water set to power Panama

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a contract with Semco Maritime for the provision of warehouse and transport solutions in connection with the construction of a new power plant in Panama.

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    Rickmers to become stock corporation

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Rickmers Holding, parent company of the Rickmers Group, is to become a stock corporation, with the new corporate form expected to take place by the end of June.

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    Progress made on ISO anti-bribery standard

    2015-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) anti-bribery standard in development is making progress and is expected to be finalised by the end of 2016, says the organisation.

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    The Friday Flyer - May 29th 2015

    2015-05-29T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    WWPC member duo join forces

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), Portlog International and Steder Group, have jointly managed the transportation of pipes and dredging equipment from Mexico to Nigeria.

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    First for Bahri in Rotterdam

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia's (Bahri) ro-ro vessel Bahri Jazan has docked at the SCA Logistics terminal in the port of Rotterdam and taken onboard 200 trucks destined for the Middle East.

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    Micanti gets backing for Thorn-D antifouling

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Dutch maritime technology company Micanti has closed an investment round with independent investment company Pindustry to finance the global roll-out of its proprietary antifouling technology, Thorn-D.

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    Crew safe after Purple Beach fire

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - On the evening of May 25 smoke was detected in the cargo hold of the multipurpose vessel Purple Beach, which is operated by Hamburg-headquartered MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping.

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    S5 to acquire Jardine Shipping

    2015-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - S5 North Europe has reached an agreement to purchase 100 percent of the shares in Jardine Shipping Services from Jardine Pacific - a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.

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    First of a kind for Russia

    2015-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Nicolas has designed, manufactured and delivered a bespoke self-propelled heavy transporter - the Multiwheeler - for Russian Gas Turbines (RGT).

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    Korean specialist joins UTC

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - UTC Overseas has appointed Lloyd (Woo Sung) Bae as director of sales and operations for the company's Korea desk.

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    Ro-ro growth at Tulsa Port

    2015-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - The Tulsa Port of Catoosa in Oklahoma witnessed an increase in shipping activity across its low water wharf and ro-ro facility in April.