January 7 - In Antwerp, SafmarineMPV has extended its stevedoring agreement with Nova & Hesse-Noord Natie for its OPEX service to West Africa, to cover the whole of 2014.
The multipurpose shipping line has also confirmed that, following Nova & Hesse-Noord Natie relocating its operation from the 6th Havendok (Quay 338) to the Churchilldok (Quay 414-428), the OPEX service has also moved terminal in Antwerp.
China’s Protranser delivered an energy storage cabinet weighing 48 tonnes from Qingdao, China to Iraq.
Heerema Marine Contractors’ (HMC) motion compensated gripper frame has been loaded out ahead of installation aboard its heavy lift vessel Thialf.
Amasus Shipping has launched its offshore wind ro-ro vessel, Rotra Futura, at Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard in China.
Peel Ports will invest GBP30 million (USD37.7 million) to develop a new ro-ro berth at the port of Sheerness, Kent, UK to meet growing demand from new and existing customers.
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.
