June 6 - FLS-KAA has coordinated the door-to-door shipment of 1,300 cu m of project cargo from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to a site in Basra, Iraq.
FLS-KAA, member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for Iraq, loaded the consignment onto a ro-ro vessel for delivery to Umm Qasr port, arranged Customs clearance on a levy exemption basis and coordinated overland transport to the job site.
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.
