The Netherlands-based Spliethoff and BigLift Shipping have combined offices in Tokyo, Japan.
The office will provide customers with a range of vessels to suit their transportation requirements.
Spliethoff said that the two companies have already combined their USA, UK and China offices.
The representatives in Tokyo are Kenichi Kikuchi and Ryusuke Miyagawa.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
The Netherlands-headquartered Spliethoff has held a christening ceremony for its DP2 B-type vessel Brouwersgracht in the Cacaohaven in Amsterdam.
The Netherlands-based Spliefhoff Group has taken delivery of Brouwersgracht – the first of two DP2 B-type vessels – from the Mawei shipyard in China. Its sistership, Bloemgracht, is expected to be delivered in about three months’ time.
Irish and UK shipping company Quality Freight Group has become part of Switzerland-headquartered Fracht Group.
USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging has expanded its engineering team to include Dalton Robinson
UK-based heavy haulage and rigging specialist Allelys has appointed Sandy White as its engineering director.
