Shipping news – Page 174

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    PCN duo shine in solar project

    2015-07-16T00:00:00Z

    July 16 - Members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN), Grand Arabia Forwarding and Fortune International Transport, have been awarded a logistics contract for the Shamsuna PV solar project in Aqaba, Jordan.

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    Bosphorus Strait faces second closure

    2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - The Bosphorus Strait in Turkey will be closed in both directions on July 15, 2015, between 7:00-14:00, says Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS).

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    Duo unveil offshore vessel

    2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - HeavyLift@Sea has worked together with SeaRenergy Offshore to develop a new offshore assistance vessel (OAV), SR1.

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    Multiple machinery moves for AGL

    2015-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Alexander Global Logistics (AGL) has shipped four units of Volvo construction machinery to Algeria and three Doosan excavators to Georgia.

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    Australian shipping partnership opposed

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has opposed the proposed acquisition by Sea Swift of Toll Marine Logistics' business in the Northern Territory and Far North Queensland.

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    PD Ports acquires Groveport

    2015-07-10T00:00:00Z

    July 10 - PD Ports has expanded its presence on the Humber estuary by acquiring Groveport - a privately owned inland port complex on the UK's River Trent - writes Isabel Freedman.

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    New head at R

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - R

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    Bosphorus Strait to close

    2015-07-09T00:00:00Z

    July 9 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has advised that the Bosphorus Strait in Turkey will be closed in both directions on July 10 between 06:00 and approximately 14:00 due to ongoing construction works on the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge.

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    First cargo ship for New Bedford terminal

    2015-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - According to reports in the local US media, the multipurpose vessel Thorco Svendborg has become the first cargo ship to arrive at the new marine commerce terminal in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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    Rotterdam to widen Breeddiep

    2015-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - The Breeddiep - an important connection for inland shipping at the mouth of the port of Rotterdam - is to be widened from 75 m to 350 m.

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    Hull Blyth heads to Cote d'Ivoire

    2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - African ship agency specialist Hull Blyth has opened a new office in Cote d'Ivoire's port Abidjan.

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    Blue Water gains Enhanced offering

    2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a global logistics contract with offshore technology provider Enhanced Drilling.

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    ISS inks Technip contract

    2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has signed a contract with Technip to provide marine agency services and logistics for the Rashid C project in the Middle East.

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    American ports go green

    2015-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - The US ports of Tacoma, Seattle and New Orleans have all recently received recognition for their efforts towards being more environmentally friendly organisations, writes Isabel Freedman.

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    Blue Water makes new terminal investment

    2015-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - Blue Water Shipping is investing EUR16 million (USD17.6 million) in a new 12,300 sq m cargo terminal near to Taulov in Fredericia, Denmark.

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    Osprey pipes up for Technip

    2015-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Osprey Shipping's barge Osprey Intrepid has been fitted with a cable transfer system in order to feed Technip's offshore construction vessel, Deep Blue, with a new 3,000 m flexible pipe for the BP Quad 204 project in the North Sea.

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    Stena RoRo charters trio

    2015-07-03T00:00:00Z

    July 3 - Stena RoRo has reached an agreement with Finnish shipping company Godby Shipping to long-term charter its three ro-ro vessels: Misida, Misana and Miranda.

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    Global Shipping cranks up the volume

    2015-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Global Shipping Services has successfully delivered a 155-tonne crankcase to a chemical refinery in Plaquemine, Louisiana, ahead of schedule, despite obstacles en route, writes Isabel Freedman.

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    EMS in Spanish collaboration

    2015-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - EMS Chartering and Erhardt y Cia have signed an agency and logistics contract, where Erhardt will act as booking agent for the German shipping company whilst also serving as representative for the entire EMS-Fehn-Group in Spain.

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    Abis celebrates Esbjerg christening

    2015-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - The Netherlands headquartered shipping line Abis Shipping recently celebrated the christening of its latest newbuild, Abis Esbjerg, at a ceremony in Harlingen.