Shipping news – Page 172

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    Damco wins KONE business

    2015-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Third party-logistics provider Damco has been appointed by KONE as its global logistics partner for shipping elevators, escalators and spare parts to selected overseas destinations.

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    Women sail forth at LISW

    2015-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - “Women in command” is among the topics that Women's International Shipping & Trading Association UK (WISTA-UK) will be exploring at their event on September 7, the opening day of this year's London International Shipping Week (LISW).

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    Joe Quain joins Hill Dickinson

    2015-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - International law firm Hill Dickinson has appointed Captain Joe Quain, formerly of Bentley's Stokes and Lowless, to join its international shipping team.

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    Aaras handles three heavy loads

    2015-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Aaras Shipping Agencies has handled three project cargo vessels carrying almost 17,000 tonnes of cargo, with many being heavy or oversized.

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    Speakers confirmed for ICHCA Seminar

    2015-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - The International Maritime Organisation (IMO), the British International Freight Association (BIFA) and the TT Club are among those scheduled to speak at the Container Weighing Seminar being held by the International Cargo Handling Coordinatio

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    GAC benefits from Jordan energy upgrade

    2015-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Jordan's contract with Shell for the import of nearly 17 million cu m of gas per day is delivering brisk business for GAC, the global shipping and logistics provider.

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    Inchcape picks up Paragon project

    2015-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has scooped the first new commercial drilling project to be awarded in Tanzania in recent years. ISS was appointed by Paragon Offshore in Houston to work on a new drilling campaign off the Songo Songo Islands.

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    COSCO to ship Shell Offshore's Appomattox platform

    2015-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - On July 6, 2015 Shell Offshore Inc. awarded the transportation contract of its semi-submersible offshore platform to COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL).

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    Tianjin restricts certain ships

    2015-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) Tianjin is advising that most tanker operations at the port of Tianjin have been put on hold owing to restrictions issued by the Tianjin Municipal Transport Commission following the explosion last week.

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    Combilift delivers productivity gains

    2015-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Imorex Shipping Services reports that its recently acquired Combilift Straddle Carrier (Combi-SC) has made container handling operations at its deport near Felixstowe, UK, much quicker and safer.

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    CAT purrs with Afriguide

    2015-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Afriguide Logistics, Project Cargo Network member in South Africa, has transported the Caterpillar 990H Wheel Loader 1,800 km from an open cast mine in Maun, Botswana to Durban, South Africa, for subsequent shipment to Monrovia, Liberia.

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    Two ships up at Allcargo

    2015-08-14T00:00:00Z

    August 14 - India's Allcargo Logistics has acquired two 24,000 dwt multipurpose vessels through its wholly owned subsidiary Allcargo Shipping.

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    Jumbo expands in Singapore

    2015-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Jumbo Singapore has expanded its heavy lift shipping team and moved into a new office in the SunTec Towers.

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    Carisbrooke goes after eight

    2015-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Carisbrooke Shipping has added eight 8,000 dwt general cargo vessels to its commercial fleet.

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    India makes cabotage relaxation step

    2015-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - The Indian Ministry of Shipping has issued an order relaxing cabotage laws for specialised vessels, such as ro-ro and ro-pax ships, pure car carriers, pure car and truck carriers, LNG vessels and project cargo carriers.

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    Rickmers-Linie back in black

    2015-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Rickmers Group has presented its half year results for 2015, posting a 6.6 percent year-on-year improvement in revenue to EUR289.6 million (USD324.5 million), while operating profit surged 35.4 percent to EUR137.4 million (USD153.96 million).

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    Cosco repeats Arctic voyage

    2015-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - Cosco Shipping's multipurpose vessel Yong Sheng, which completed its first round trip between Asia and Europe via the Northeast Passage in 2013, is making its second voyage along the Arctic shipping lane.

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    Straightpoint takes the load off

    2015-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - Straightpoint has provided four wireless compression load cells with centre of gravity software to weigh two subsea fabricated platforms at Pentalver's shipping facility at Southampton Docks in the UK.

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    New shipping line launched

    2015-08-07T00:00:00Z

    August 7 - dship Carriers (d.ship) is a new ocean shipping company, which will operate a variety of multipurpose breakbulk, heavy lift, and bulk vessels.

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    Military move for Noble

    2015-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - Noble Shipping has coordinated the transport of 73 units of military cargo from the Jordanian port of Aqaba to Karachi, Pakistan.