All articles by David Kershaw
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NewsHindley named Baltic Exchange Council chair
Guy Hindley has been appointed as chairman of the Baltic Exchange Council, effective January 1, 2025.
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NewsTotal Movements delivers floating power plant to Sulawesi
Total Movements International has successfully coordinated transport of the massive 60 MW barge-mounted power plant, Nusantara II, from Surabaya, East Java, to Kolaka, southeast Sulawesi.
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NewsVanguard cool box delivery catches attention
South Africa-headquartered Vanguard has completed transport of at 50 m-long, 171-tonne cold box from the port of Walvis Bay in Namibia to a copper mine in Solwezi, Zambia.
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NewsFracht acquires Quality Freight
Irish and UK shipping company Quality Freight Group has become part of Switzerland-headquartered Fracht Group.
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NewsGeneral cargo volumes dip at Port Houston
General cargo volumes have dipped 3 percent year-to-date at Port Houston’s multipurpose facilities. However, steel imports increased 34 percent in November.
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NewsRobinson joins Engineered Rigging
USA-based heavy lifting specialist Engineered Rigging has expanded its engineering team to include Dalton Robinson
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NewsBAE opts for Cometto MSPE lines
BAE Systems is bolstering its transport fleet in Florida, USA, with 156 Cometto MSPE axle lines.
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NewsTotal Movements ships hammer to Singapore
India-based Total Movements successfully executed the port-to-door transportation of 1,500 cu m of oil and gas equipment from Saudi Arabia to Singapore.
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NewsGlobalink delivers power station cargoes to Uzbekistan
Globalink Logistics recently completed a challenging project, delivering combined cycle power station components to Talimarjan, Uzbekistan.
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NewsJames stepping back from Dixie Cullen
Catherine James, founder and ceo of Dixie Cullen Interests (DCI), will step away from her day-to-day activities in February 2025.
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NewsGreen shipping corridors face ‘feasibility wall’
Green shipping corridors have expanded in popularity worldwide, but progress could stall without urgent action from governments to overcome a “feasibility wall”, according to Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum.
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NewsBulan promoted at Kito Crosby
Kito Crosby has promoted Jason Bulan to vice president of business development and product strategy for the company’s hoists and cranes portfolio in the Americas.
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NewsMarr’s M2480D in action at PKSW reline project
Marr Contracting’s M2480D heavy lift luffing tower crane has safely removed a large downpipe at Port Kembla Steelworks (PKSW).
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NewsWallenius SOL expands lo-lo service in Bay of Bothnia
Effective January 2025, Wallenius SOL will launch an expanded lo-lo service, adding Tornio, Finland, Piteå, Sweden, and Rotterdam, Netherlands to its network.
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NewsUECC adds Blue Aspire to European route
The dual-fuel LNG newbuild Blue Aspire will be deployed on United European Car Carriers’ European North-South trading network from mid-December.
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NewsWallenius SOL strengthens commercial team
Wallenius SOL has made a trio of appointments to its commercial division.
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NewsUS strike threat not resolved
Industry analyst Ti warns that the threat of strike action at US East and Gulf coast ports in the new year has not gone away, with a local union declaring its hostility to automation.
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NewsAprojects acquires Futuretrans Logistik
Aprojects has agreed to acquire German transport company Futuretrans Logistik, effective January 1,2025.
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NewsRightShip revises timeline for vessel inspection age trigger
RightShip has revised its timeline for implementing its vessel inspection age trigger. It will now reduce its threshold from 14 to 10 years in a four-phased approach.
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NewsToepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose shipping rate update
Toepfer Transport’s monthly multipurpose rate index has held steady. The average daily time charter rate for a 12,500 dwt/F-type heavy lift vessel stood at USD13,110 for December 2024.