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    Crowley hails intermodal development

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Crowley Maritime Corporation has said that the opening of Florida East Coast Railway's (FEC) new intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) is allowing the company to handle heavy breakbulk and OOG cargo more efficiently and cost effectively.

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    DA XIN joins Coscol fleet

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The 28,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessel DA XIN has joined the fleet of COSCO Shipping Co (Coscol).

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    BNSF strengthens management

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - BNSF Logistics has made three promotions within its senior management team.

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    Harms Bergung on the double

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Harms Bergung Transport und Heavylift's anchor handling tug AHT Orcus has towed Transocean's semisubmersible rig Development Driller II from the Gulf of Mexico offshore Port Fourchon to Palermo.

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    BBC scores Norwegian hat trick

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The Norwegian port of Stavanger played host to three of BBC Chartering's vessels - BBC Fuji, BBC Northsea and BBC Romania - in one day.

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    Bad shipping loans threaten German banks

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - A report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims that bad loans in the shipping sector held by German banks pose a concern to the country's overall banking system, ahead of the European Central Bank's upcoming Comprehensive Ass

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    UTC ups Azeri operations

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - UTC Overseas has restructured its Baku-based Azerbaijan operation from UTC Overseas Ltd to UTC Caspian Ltd.

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    ICS appeals to Paris MOU

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has written to the Paris MOU (memorandum of understanding) in order to draw attention to the global shipping industry's serious concern with respect to the sulphur emission control area (ECA) implement

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    AAPA elects new chair

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The American Association of Port Authorities' (AAPA) board of directors has elected Kristin Decas, ceo of California's Port of Hueneme, as incoming chair for its 2014-2015 activity year.

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    Peel Ports names Walters

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Peel Ports Group has appointed Patrick Walters as group commercial director.

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    Dachser takes over in South Korea

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - In South Korea, Dachser has rebranded as Dachser Korea Inc following its acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of the shares in MGI & Dachser Inc, which was established in 2006, and moved into new offices in Seoul.

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    Project cargo boost for Rotterdam

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - A 28.5 percent increase in the throughput of general goods at the port of Rotterdam in the first half of 2014 was attributed to the rise in demand for steel products and an increase in project cargo, particularly for the offshore industry.

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    Thorco: better times are on the way

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - According to a report in ShippngWatch, Thor Stadil, owner of Thornico which is the parent company of Danish shipping group Thorco, believes the tough multipurpose market has come a turning point and better times for the fleet are approaching.

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    ANL in for Perkins service

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - ANL has reached agreement with Toll to take over the Perkins International Service from Toll effective early August 2014. The service which currently runs two vessels between Darwin, Dili and Singapore carries a mixture of container, breakbulk a

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    Further expansion for consortia and alliances, says Drewry

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - The formation of 2M is only the conclusion of the latest round of mega-alliance negotiations. Much more lies ahead, says Drewry Maritime Research.

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    Regs4ships adds another digital product

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - Regs4ships has launched its 19th flag in its Digital Maritime Regulations (DMR) product and now offers a Luxembourg regulations product that contains all relevant flag state documentation along with digital copies of SOLAS, MARPOL and STCW, ILO

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    Sabelatrans puts the pressure on

    2014-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Sabelatrans Shipping Global has completed the transport of heavy equipment, including pressure vessels and fasteners, from Sharjah Hamriya, the UAE to Pakistan's Port Qasim.

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    ICHCA strengthens ISP panel

    2014-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - ICHCA International has appointed Jan Boermans of DP World and Bill Brassington of ETS Consulting as the new chair and deputy chair of its ISP technical panel.

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    Crane Rental parks up

    2014-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Crane Rental Corporation and Solar Erectors have completed work on a six-level parking garage on the campus of Florida International University.

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    Tyne call for WWL

    2014-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL), has made its maiden call at the port of Tyne, near Newcastle in the UK, with a shipment from Asia.