Shipping news – Page 138

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    Spliethoff off to Veracruz

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Following the end of Nordana/Weco's 60 year-old service from the Mediterranean to the Americas, shipping line Spliethoff has revealed that it is extending its Medliner service to include a direct call at Veracruz in Mexico.

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    ALE repositions Talara cargoes

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - ALE was called upon to repositiion two pieces of refinery equipment inside the hold of BigLift Shipping's Happy Buccaneer heavy lift vessel at the Port of Avilés, Spain to allow other heavy cargoes to be accommodated

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    Steimler selected at NYK

    2017-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - NYK Group has appointed Svein Steimler as president and chief executive officer (ceo) of NYK Group Europe, succeeding Takuji Nakai.

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    Roehl rises at TGP

    2017-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Joerg Roehl has joined the Trans Global Projects Group (TGP) as chief executive officer (ceo) for Natco Switzerland, with the overall responsibility for Europe effective from April 1, 2017.

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    VGM nine months on

    2017-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Nine months on since the implementation of the SOLAS amendment requiring the verified gross mass of packed containers (VGM) to be obtained and communicated prior to loading on board a ship at the point of export, anecdotes abound - and do not im

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    Blue Water Shipping beats the tide

    2017-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - Blue Water Shipping says a tight tidal window presented a major challenge during the recent loading of heavy pontoons and columns onto a semi-submersible ship.

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    SEKO names Barnes

    2017-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - SEKO Logistics has named Tony Barnes as chief operating officer (coo) Asia Pacific.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) members have completed several projects, transporting oversized cargo around the world.

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    Recovery in sight, says Drewry

    2017-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Following another poor year for multipurpose shipping with further erosion of rates making it the worst market in over 10 years, signs of recovery are now evident with momentum expected to build over the next few years, according to global ship

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    Trailer Bridge ups service

    2017-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Trailer Bridge is offering an additional service from the Port of Jacksonville's (Jaxport) Blount Island Marine Terminal to the Dominican Republic's Santo Domingo port.

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    Crowley's cranes make history

    2017-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Crowley Puerto Rico Services has taken delivery of three Liebherr ship-to-shore cranes at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan.

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    Rhenus takes stake in Arkon

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - The Rhenus Group has taken a 40 percent shareholding in Arkon Shipping, which manages a fleet of more than 120 seagoing vessels.

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    BigRoll Beaufort completes the series

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The fourth and final MC Class vessel, BigRoll Beaufort, has been delivered by Cosco Dalian Shipyard to BigRoll Shipping in Leiden, the Netherlands.

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    Shipping not a picnic, says accountant

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Crowley steps on the gas with ship launch

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - ­ Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine have launched Crowley's new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world's first combination ro-ro ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, USA

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    PensionDanmark's maritime investment

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - PensionDanmark, one of Denmark's largest pension funds, is investing in a new maritime investment fund which will buy, lease and sell ships.

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    2017 shipping season starts on Great Lakes

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - The Port of Hamilton, Canada, has marked the beginning of the 2017 commercial shipping season by welcoming the Calusa Coast tug vessel and its specialised tank barge, the first vessel of the season.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    Houston is calling for Bahri

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Saudi Arabia-based Bahri has officially opened an office for Bahri Logistics in Houston and says it will help to expand its breakbulk and project cargo business through a key US gateway.

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    IMO urges vigilance

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) secretary-general, Kitack Lim, has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently the IMO guidance and best management practices to avert possible piracy attacks, in the wake of the hijack of the