Shipping news – Page 153

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    Darka adds Sudan shipping link

    2016-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Darka Group has launched a new non-vessel operating common carrier (NVOCC) service from Port Sudan to Jebel Ali, UAE.

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    MPV sector improvement 'some way off'

    2016-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - According to the latest Multipurpose Shipping Market Review and Forecaster report published by Drewry, the demand outlook for the multipurpose fleet has not improved since the first quarter of 2016.

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    Drums roll with Intermarine

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Intermarine has transported four coke drums from Dijon, Spain to New Orleans, USA on its heavy lift ship Ocean Freedom.

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    BigLift orders another

    2016-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - BigLift Shipping has ordered a third Happy S-type vessel - to be named Happy Sun - from Ouhua Shipbuilding in Zhoushan, China.

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    Expanded Panama canal sees first transit

    2016-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - The voyage by the Cosco Shipping Panama through the Cocoli Locks marked the official opening of the newly-enlarged Panama Canal.

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    UAFL names Simba

    2016-06-23T00:00:00Z

    June 23 - United Africa Feeder Line (UAFL) has appointed Simba Africa Maritime (SAM) to be its agents in South Africa from August 1 this year, replacing Seaclad Maritime.

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    'Small rise' in shipping confidence

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - According to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from Moore Stephens, overall confidence levels in the shipping industry rose slightly in the three months to May 2016.

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    Swire launches Pacific Islands service

    2016-06-21T00:00:00Z

    June 21 - Effective July 1, Swire Shipping is launching a new twice-monthly direct multipurpose liner service from Australia to New Caledonia, Vanuatu and Fiji.

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    BigRoll Bering delivered

    2016-06-20T00:00:00Z

    June 20 - BigRoll Shipping's second MC Class ship BigRoll Bering has been handed over to the company by Cosco Dalian Shipyard.

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    Grieg Star completes refinancing

    2016-06-17T00:00:00Z

    June 17 - Grieg Star has completed a senior debt refinancing, involving extended maturities for the financing of 23 vessels in its fleet.

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    AAL to sponsor PPG meeting

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - AAL will join BBC Chartering Australia and Port Corpus Christi as sponsors of the Project Professionals Group's (PPG) tenth anniversary conference in Melbourne, Australia from September 6-8.

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    Bahri inks project cargo deal

    2016-06-16T00:00:00Z

    June 16 - Saudi Electric Company (SEC) has signed an agreement with Bahri for the shipment of materials and equipment used in the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power.

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    Kieldrecht Lock ready for business

    2016-06-15T00:00:00Z

    June 15 - Grimaldi's vessel Grande Lagos has become the first ship to enter the new Kieldrecht Lock in Antwerp, Belgium.

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    Cosco claims wind power cargo record

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - Cosco Shipping's multipurpose ship, Da Chang recently loaded 85,000 cu m of wind power equipment in Da Feng Port, and says it was the largest volume of such cargo ever loaded on one of its multipurpose ships with heavy lift capabilities.

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    NYK goes subsea

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - NYK has reached an agreement with Ezra Holdings and Chiyoda Corporation to acquire a 25 percent stake in EMAS Chiyoda Subsea (ECS).

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    Wikborg Rein appoints three

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - International law firm Wikborg Rein has appointed Nick Shepherd and Mike Stewart as partners, and Mary Lindsay as senior lawyer.

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    Chipolbrok celebrates 65 years

    2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

    June 14 - The Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company (Chipolbrok), which celebrates its 65th anniversary tomorrow, says that, in spite of the "ongoing shipping crisis since 2008, the latest mergers, cooperations and startups", the company has dealt w

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    Mammoet prepares for FPSO integration

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Mammoet has begun preparations for lifting modules onto the P-76 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) hull in Brazil.

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    Projects fly in for PCN members

    2016-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members from around the globe have been busy moving complex and oversize cargoes for a multitude of recent projects.

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    Great Lakes ports kick-start shipping season

    2016-06-09T00:00:00Z

    June 9 - During the first nine weeks of the 2016 navigation season, a number of ships have delivered high-value project cargoes to ports in the Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway system.