Shipping news – Page 166
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deugro extends with Siemens
December 4 - deugro Danmark and Siemens Wind Power have agreed a long term contract for the transport of forthcoming offshore wind turbine projects, extending the strong cooperation the two companies have had for many years.
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Carisbrooke doubles up
December 3 - Carisbrooke Shipping has appointed Heiko Hinrichs, formerly of Ocean 5, and Joschka Boeddeling, most recently of Jumbo Shipping, to its chartering desk.
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BWS creates bespoke solution
December 2 - Blue Water Shipping (BWS) has played a key role in the transportation of wind turbine foundations for the Gemini Offshore Wind Park, which is under construction 85 km north of Groningen offshore the Netherlands.
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WWL to go weekly to US west coast
December 1 - Effective January 2016, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) will increase the frequency and capacity of its transatlantic service, to offer a regular, weekly service from key ports in Europe to the US west coast.
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BWS completes Eurotunnel move
December 1 - Blue Water Shipping (BWS) was involved with the transportation of 38 rail wagons, which formed part of a cement train used during the construction of the Crossrail project in London.
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B.C. extends heavy haul network
November 30 - Effective immediately, the Canadian province of British Columbia is expanding its network of where trucks can haul heavy and high value cargo, such as oversized construction materials used in the oil and gas industry.
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Thorco takes five
November 27 - Thorco Shipping has acquired five 18,000 dwt modern tweendeckers, each equipped with three 80-tonne capacity cranes.
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Thorco Logic launched
November 26 - Thorco Shipping's latest newbuild vessel Thorco Logic has been launched by Honda Heavy Industries in Japan.
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Australian cabotage reforms rejected
November 26 - Australia's senate has rejected proposed changes to coastal shipping laws that would have allowed foreign-flagged vessels more access to the country's ports.
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Bimco launches anti-corruption clause
November 25 - International shipping organisation Bimco has introduced an anti-corruption clause for charter parties.
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ICS concerns over BWM roll-out
November 25 - Following ratification by Indonesia, the IMO secretary general has said that the Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention will enter into force worldwide from November 24, 2016.
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Blue Water flows into Italy
November 24 - Blue Water Shipping has formed a joint venture with Priano Marchelli - Blue Water PM - to provide logistics services within the oil and gas and industrial sectors in Italy.
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UGLYcargo launches marketplace
November 23 - UGLYcargo has launched an online marketplace designed to assist shippers in finding an appropriate carrier at competitive prices and support carriers in maximising their load capacity.
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High five for PCN
November 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) held its fifth annual summit from November 15-18 at the Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn in Bangkok, Thailand.
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Ship operating costs to rise
November 23 - According to the latest Ship Operating Costs Annual Review and Forecast 2015/16 report published by Drewry, the cost of operating cargo ships is forecast to rise over the next two years after falling in 2015.
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Rickmers-Linie in 'positive turnaround'
November 20 - Rickmers Group's heavy lift shipping subsidiary Rickmers-Linie recorded a 6.9 percent year-on-year drop in revenue for the first nine months of 2015, but a positive increase in EBITDA (consolidated operating profit before interest, taxes, de
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ISS to defend itself against US lawsuit
November 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) says it will 'vigorously defend its good name' following yesterday's announcement by the US Department of Justice that the US government has joined a lawsuit against the UK-headquartered company and a number
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Nordana Sea to set sail
November 18 - Nordana Sea - the third vessel in a series of six ships to be delivered to Symphony Shipping and subsequently chartered out to Nordana - will be launched by the Ferus Smit shipyard in Leer, Germany on December 11, 2015.
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Ground broken on Crowley terminal
November 18 - Crowley Puerto Rico Services has broken ground on a USD48.5 million construction project for a new pier at its Isla Grande Terminal in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Satellite takes to sky on AN-124
November 18 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has flown the Türksat 4B communications satellite from Japan to the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on board an AN-124 freighter aircraft.