July 11 - KG Shipping and Transportation Foreign Trade has moved catamarans and coast guard boats from the Antalya Free Zone Port to the Doha Port onboard a chartered ocean vessel.
The two catamarans each weighed 32 tonnes, with the dimensions 17.6 m x 6.73 m x 8.45 m, while the two coast guard vessels each had a weight of 27 tonnes with the dimensions 17.8 m x 4.8 m x 6.6 m.
KG Shipping and Transportation Foreign Trade is a member of the Priority Cargo Network in Turkey.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
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.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
The US Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD) has allocated USD580 million towards port improvement projects.
