Shipping news – Page 193

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    Cargo for the Congo

    2014-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - Express Global Logistics (EXG) has worked together with Belgian forwarder Polytra in the delivery of 3,500 freight tonnes of cargo for a large hydropower project in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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    Significant drop in shipping emissions

    2014-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - According to the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), the total greenhouse gas emissions from global maritime transport are estimated to have been over 20 percent lower in 2012 than in 2007.

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    MIS on the double

    2014-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Oman-based project cargo specialist Muscat International Shipping & Logistics (MIS) has discharged two 106-tonne transformers at Port Sultan Qaboos.

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    The Friday Flyer - September 26th 2014

    2014-09-26T00:00:00Z

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

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    Thorco and Comarco combine strengths

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Thorco Shipping and Consolidated Marine Contractors (Comarco) have joined forces to form Houston, Texas based Instant Ports Incorporated.

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    ISS assists Tanzanian port expansion

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has acted as port and discharging agent for ZPMC's heavy lift vessel Zhen Hua 21 in Tanzania.

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    Supersized success for Scheuerle

    2014-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Scheuerle has increased Hyundai Heavy Industries' capacity for moving prefabricated modules following the delivery of a shipyard transporter.

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    Stolberg resurfaces

    2014-09-22T00:00:00Z

    September 22 - It has emerged that Niels Stolberg, the former head of Beluga Shipping, is now the chairman of the supervisory board of Green Sailing GmbH, a Hamburg-based company that is planning to invest in a new generation of fuel-efficient cruise ship

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    CLdN signs agreement with Logent

    2014-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Belgian shipping company CLdN has signed a ship and freight handling agreement with the car and ro-ro terminal Logent Ports & Terminals at the Swedish Port of Gothenburg.

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    The Friday Flyer - September 19th 2014

    2014-09-19T00:00:00Z

    Today we saw the climax of what has been a rollercoaster ride for the United Kingdom, in the run-up to the Scottish independence referendum. The numbers were close, but the result is clear: a union that has lasted for 307 years remains together.

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    Blue Water: One down, three to go

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    September 18 - Blue Water Shipping has delivered the first of four tunnel boring machines (TBM) for Sydney's North West Rail Link project in Australia.

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    BigLift aims for the Star

    2014-09-17T00:00:00Z

    The second of its S-type vessels, Happy Star, has been delivered to BigLift Shipping.

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    Address BWM Convention, warns Poulsson

    2014-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has continued to voice concerns over the impending IMO Ballast Water Convention (BWM).

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    Long Beach sees cargo slip

    2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Container cargo shipments at the Port of Long Beach declined by 9.1 percent year-on-year in August at 573,083 teus.

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    Thor arrives in Hirtshals

    2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Blue Water Shipping has acted as agent for the Hochtief's large jack-up vessel Thor, which sailed from the North Sea to the Danish port of Hirtshals in order to be prepared for the ship's next assignment in the Baltic Sea.

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    Ocean Three: last piece in the jigsaw

    2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Specialist shipping consultant Drewry Maritime Research has suggested that the newly formed Ocean Three agreement is the final piece in the "mega-alliance" jigsaw puzzle.

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    Rice Lake eyes dimensions

    2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Rice Lake Weighing Systems has revealed its unique imaging system, iDimension, which can instantly calculate the shape of boxes and irregular shapes.

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    EU approves CSAV and Hapag-Lloyd merger

    2014-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The European Commission's antitrust regulator has approved the proposed merger of Compa

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    New Baltic cargo shuttle service

    2014-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Due to the implementation of the European sulphur emission control area (ECA), Arkon Shipping and Best Logistics have established a new shuttle service for heavy lift and general cargo: Baltic Cargo Shuttle (BCS).

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    Coscol on the right track

    2014-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Cosco Shipping Co. Ltd. (Coscol) has delivered 30 high-speed railcars to Argentina's Port of Buenos Aires on board its multipurpose vessel Da Tai.