Shipping news – Page 155

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    Hapag-Lloyd postpones AGM

    2016-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - The Executive Board and the Supervisory Board of Hapag-Lloyd have cancelled the company's Annual General Meeting, which was scheduled for June 1, 2016.

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    JV for Licvem and NYK Bulk & Projects

    2016-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Copenhagen-based Licvem Shipping & Trading and Tokyo-based NYK Bulk & Projects Carriers (NBP) have established a joint venture called Licvem NBP ApS (LBP), which will target the carriage of breakbulk cargo to and from ports primarily in Europe an

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    Kalhagen joins Metro Ports

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Metro Ports has named Geir-Eilif Kalhagen to the newly-created position of director of northern California and Pacific Northwest.

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    GPLN celebrates success in Brussels

    2016-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Approximately 170 delegates from around the world attended the Global Project Logistics Network's (GPLN) annual general meeting, which was held at the Marriott Hotel Grand Place in Brussels, Belgium from May 21-23.

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    MACS adds Beira call

    2016-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping (MACS) is enhancing its African Coastal Service by adding a regular call at Beira in Mozambique.

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    Hartmann names Vertom

    2016-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - Hartmann Project Lines has announced that Vertom Shipping Belgium is its new liner agent in Antwerp.

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    Rickmers credit rating lowered

    2016-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - Creditreform has revised its rating for Rickmers Holding - parent company of the Rickmers Group - from B- to CCC.

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    Offshore majors target standardisation

    2016-05-19T00:00:00Z

    May 19 - Fifteen leading offshore companies have come together to launch the Standardization Unified Joint Industry Project (JIP), which aims to establish engineering industry standards.

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    AAL adds Chinese agent

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - AAL has appointed project freight forwarder Central Oceans as its commercial agent representing Hong Kong and South China.

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    Safer sulphur levels for WWL

    2016-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has launched a new company policy which states that all vessels are to operate using fuel containing sulphur levels of less than 0.1 percent, or equivalent at berth, in all ports across the globe.

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    XLP updates

    2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - XL Projects (XLP) network member in Oman, Khimji Ramdas, provided freight management services at the Port of Sohar, handling the delivery of a 100-tonne ABB transformer measuring 6.4 m x 3.5 m x 3.8 m.

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    PCN member updates

    2016-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) member representing Bangladesh, Bengal Electric, says it is close to finishing the construction of a 1,000-tonne capacity floating crane.

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    Challenging times ahead, says WWH

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Shipping and integrated logistics group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) reported an operating profit of USD143 million for Q1 2016, on the back of revenues totalling USD848 million during the quarter.

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    Container lines form THE Alliance

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, "K"Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) and Yang Ming have partnered to form THE Alliance - a new container shipping alliance covering East-West trade lanes.

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    Horizon Terminal opens at Port Everglades

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Horizon Terminal Services has commenced operations in Port Everglades, Florida, USA.

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    Rickmers Group sees first quarter slide

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Rickmers Group generated revenues of EUR129.3 million (USD146.74 million) during the first quarter of 2016 - a decline of 7.1 percent year-on-year in comparison with the same period of 2015.

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    Hapag-Lloyd battles through 'seasonally weak first quarter'

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hapag-Lloyd reported a fall in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, due in part to a significant drop in average freight rates.

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    Blue Water inks Kazakh contract

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Blue Water Shipping has been awarded a major contract by Tengizchevroil (TCO) for an oil project in Kazakhstan.

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    Heavy hammer leaves Hamburg

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - A Menck hydraulic pile-driving hammer has been transhipped at Wallmann & Co's terminal in the Port of Hamburg, read for delivery to the Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK.

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    Subsea move for Khimji Ramdas

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Khimji Ramdas has coordinated the unloading of subsea mining equipment at the Port of Duqm in Oman.