Shipping news – Page 143

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    Shipping fears over new bank rules

    2016-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - According to a report in Reuters, bankers have suggested that the global shipping industry will hit a credit crunch if proposed new bank capital rules are implemented in a sector already weighed down by toxic debt.

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    Weiss-Röhlig venture dissolved

    2016-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Gebrüder Weiss and Röhlig have confirmed that their joint venture Weiss-Röhlig will be phased out in 2017, with both companies expressing their desire to operate in the market under their respective brand names.

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    Pangea appoints Atouani

    2016-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Mohamed Atouani has joined Pangea Shipping Group as commercial manager.

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    BigRoll Baffin delivered

    2016-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - According to China's Cosco Shipyard, the heavy-duty module carrier BigRoll Baffin has been delivered to Dutch operator BigRoll Shipping.

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    Master Voss moves tanks

    2016-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - India's Master Voss International Projects has relocated four spherical LPG tanks, salvaged from a ship being scrapped at the Alang ship breaking yard in India to an offshore anchorage near Ghogha port, where fabrication work could take plac

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    Gaylin opens in South Korea

    2016-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Gaylin - the Singapore headquartered supplier of lifting, rigging and marine equipment - has opened a new facility in Busan, South Korea.

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    Biggest lift for AV Dawson

    2016-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - The transportation and export of a refinery substation built at AV Dawson's North Sea Supply Base in Middlesbrough, UK, marks the site's biggest lift of the year.

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    Best powers ahead in Poland

    2016-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Best Logistics, part of the Felbermayr group of companies, has coordinated the delivery of a Siemens generator stator from Mülheim, Germany to the Jaworzno power plant site in Poland via the Oder river.

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    Xin Guang Hua delivered

    2016-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - The recently rebranded Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers Co has taken delivery of China's newest and largest semi-submersible heavy lift ship, Xin Guang Hua.

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    Woo's who for Hansa in Asia

    2016-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Henry Woo is to head up the Asia-Pacific (APAC) division at Hansa Heavy Lift, taking over from Joerg Roehl, who is moving back to Europe and taking an advisory role with the shipping company.

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    Transformer moves with Cosmatos

    2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Cosmatos Shipping Services has delivered a transformer along with 150,000 cu m of auxiliary equipment from Istanbul, Turkey, to Syros in Greece.

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    Airfreight demand picks up pace

    2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in October 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 8.2 percent year-on-year in October, the fastest pace of gr

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    Chinese shipping line rebrands

    2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Heavy lift and project cargo shipping line, Cosco Shipping Company Limited (Coscol) has officially changed its name to Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers Co Ltd, during a ceremony attended by more than 200 people.

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    Get connected to build trade

    2016-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released a study identifying a quantitative link between a country's air cargo connectivity and its participation in global trade.

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    Orchid ships crusher plant

    2016-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - Orchid Shipping has shipped a soybean crusher plant to Alexandria, Egypt from Mumbai, India on behalf of Oilex.

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    GAC-SMHI targets vessel safety

    2016-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - GAC-SMHI Weather Solutions has been working with the European Union to improve weather routing and vessel monitoring.

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    Devereese joins UK P&I Club

    2016-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The UK P&I Club has appointed George Devereese as loss prevention advisor in London, UK.

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    Maersk to buy Hamburg Süd

    2016-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - Maersk Line has reached an agreement to purchase German container shpping line Hamburg Süd from the Oetker Group.

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    Hamburg Süd: up for sale?

    2016-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - In response to international business media reports that German shipping line, Hamburg Süd is for sale, industry consultant Alphaliner suggests that a high price tag could deter potential buyers.

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    Rigmarine opens in Aberdeen

    2016-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Lifting and marine product specialist Rigmarine has opened its fourth global facility in Insch to the northwest of Aberdeen, Scotland.