Shipping news – Page 188

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    San Lorenzo changes towing rules

    2014-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has issued guidance about new towage regulations affecting the port of San Lorenzo in Argentina.

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    FMC: Update on port congestion surcharges

    2014-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has announced that it has been advised that the 15 ocean carrier members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have individually committed to forego imposition of any port congestion surcharges unti

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    The Friday Flyer - December 5th 2014

    2014-12-05T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Happy Star makes maiden voyage

    2014-12-05T00:00:00Z

    December 5 - BigLift Shipping's newbuild heavy lift vessel Happy Star has loaded her first cargo in Nantong, which included two large modules for an iron ore wharf under construction in Port Hedland.

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    Coordinadora plays its part in OPTARA project

    2014-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Coordinadora has completed the second shipment of four modules, two weighing almost 1,000 tonnes, for the OPTARA oil refinery project in Antwerp.

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    Broekman Group divests

    2014-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - After 30 years, the Broekman Group is saying farewell to both its Car Terminal and the Broekman Automotive Division, which have both been acquired by C.RO Ports.

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    The Wednesday Wire - December 3rd 2014

    2014-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Your midweek round-up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV merger complete

    2014-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - Hapag-Lloyd and Compa

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    US port delays force shippers to look skywards

    2014-12-02T00:00:00Z

    December 2 - The recent US west coast port congestion issues have temporarily reversed the long-term modal shift from air to ocean as shippers seek alternative ways to ensure their goods hit the stores in time for the US holiday season, said Drewry in its

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    Rolner leaves SAL

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - It's all change at the top of shipping line SAL Heavy Lift, following the departure of Lars Rolner as managing director and chief operating officer.

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    John Good welcomes ro-ro partnership

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - John Good Shipping has formed a new partnership with Swedish Orient Line (SOL) following its appointment as UK liner agent for SOL's new ro-ro service between Finland and Tilbury.

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    Shipowners criticise EU pre-emptive strike on CO2

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - Following the recent informal agreement reached by EU co-legislators on the European Commission proposal for a regulation on the monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of CO2 emissions of maritime transport, the International Chamber of

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    BIMCO wants less IMO red tape for shipping

    2014-12-01T00:00:00Z

    December 1 - BIMCO supports a report identifying ways to reduce red tape for shipping, which will be presented to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) this week in London.

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    Cosco in Olympic lift

    2014-11-28T00:00:00Z

    November 28 - At the New Port of Huangpu, China, Cosco Shipping successfully loaded a 474-tonne ferry on board its multipurpose heavy lift vessel, Da Liang.

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    The Friday Flyer - November 28th 2014

    2014-11-28T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Air cargo challenges highlighted

    2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - A recent 'air cargo training day' delivered by the Baltic Air Charter Association (Baca) demonstrated how complicated the business of airfreight can be.

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    KONGSBERG in with Blue Water

    2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Blue Water Shipping has signed a contract with Kongsberg that includes a two-year framework agreement covering international and domestic freight by air, sea and road for all the latter's subsidiaries.

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    Gefco on track to Russia

    2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Gefco Spain and Gefco Russia have signed a contract with Spanish railway manufacturer, Talgo, for the shipping and distribution of six Talgo trains in Russia.

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    Trident Alliance strengthens force

    2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - Fourteen more shipping companies have joined the Trident Alliance - the shipping industry initiative for robust enforcement of maritime sulphur regulations.

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    Risky alliances need controls

    2014-11-27T00:00:00Z

    November 27 - The European Shippers' Council (ESC) says it believes the formation of container shipping line alliances is a risky development for a free market for transportation of goods by sea, which is not good for clients of the carriers, shippers, an