Shipping news – Page 101
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NewsContainer shipping swaps consolidation for logistics
Global container shipping lines are increasingly moving into the logistics business as they turn their back on large-scale consolidation activity, according to analyst Fitch Ratings.
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NewsSAL appoints Brazilian agents
SAL Heavy Lift has appointed BrazGlobal Projects Shipping & Logistics and Over Projects as commercial agents in Brazil.
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NewsDamen ships multiple hulls with Boskalis
Royal Boskalis Westminster’s heavy lift vessel Black Marlin has departed Shanghai loaded with 18 Concordia Damen hulls and a crane barge.
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NewsAPL adds RBH service
APL has introduced its Bangkok Haiphong (RBH) service that will provide a weekly connection between South China, Thailand and Vietnam.
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NewsAqualis completes Braemar acquisition
Aqualis has completed the acquisition of the offshore, adjusting and marine business lines of Braemar Shipping Services.
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NewsDuke steps up at Grieg Star
Matt Duke is to succeed Camilla Grieg as ceo of Grieg Star, effective July 1, 2019.
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NewsShipping confidence impacted by trade wars
Ongoing concerns over trade wars and increased regulations are having an adverse effect on confidence in the shipping industry, according to the latest survey from BDO (formerly Moore Stephens).
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NewsZeamarine christens eighth newbuild of 2019
Zeamarine has christened its latest newbuild Zea Fortune. This is the eighth ship in a nine-vessel order that was placed by Intermarine.
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NewsDS Multibulk scales back multipurpose interest
Germany-based DS Multibulk has sidelined plans to invest in the multipurpose shipping sector and has already begun limiting its exposure to the business.
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NewsBravo for Pioneering Spirit
Allseas’ installation and decommissioning vessel Pioneering Spirit has removed the 25,000-tonne Brent Bravo topsides from the North Sea.
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NewsAllcargo exits ship-ownership
Mumbai-headquartered Allcargo Logistics has exited the shipowning and coastal shipping business by selling its last vessel.
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NewsApollo completes refit at DSDu
DEME Offshore’s latest heavy lift jack-up vessel Apollo has completed a one-month conversion project at Damen Shiprepair Dunkerque (DSDu).
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NewsBrown joins SAL in the USA
Phillip Brown has been appointed as vice president – projects for SAL Heavy Lift in the USA, effective July 1, 2019.
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NewsBoskalis salvages Oman tankers
Royal Boskalis Westminster has been contracted to salvage and recover the two tankers that were attacked in the Gulf of Oman last week.
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NewsMultipurpose charter rates remain stable
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have remained stable over the last month, according to the latest data from shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsBuss launches JV with Idea
Hamburg-based Buss Offshore Solutions and French logistics provider Idea established a joint venture that will serve the offshore market in France.
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NewsSeville ships Haliade towers
Tower sections that will make up General Electric’s (GE) Haliade-X offshore wind turbine have been loaded onto the multipurpose vessel Palmerton at the port of Sevilla, Spain.
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NewsJumbo lands Yunlin contract
Jumbo has been awarded the contract to transport and install wind turbine structures for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan.
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NewsIndustry gathers to discuss increasing threat of piracy
International shipping organisations have once again highlighted the danger to seafarers operating in the Gulf of Guinea.
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NewsSAL flies high with jib extension
SAL Heavy Lift has acquired a fly jib crane extension that can be installed on its Type 183 vessels, Lone and Svenja.