Shipping news – Page 196

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    Topside travels to Caspian

    2014-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - The topside section of a living quarters platform has been transported to the Vladimir Filanovsky oil field in the Caspian Sea.

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    Another semi-sub for Coscol

    2014-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - Cosco Shipping Co. Ltd. (Coscol) has signed a contract with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding for the construction of a 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel.

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    Depth sinks to new low

    2014-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Depth Logistics - an Australian 4PL specialising in the transportation of project and heavy cargoes worldwide - says the value of machinery imported into the country in June sunk to AUD147 million (USD136.7 million).

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    The Friday Flyer - August 1st 2014

    2014-08-01T00:00:00Z

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

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    Report sees forwarding market decline

    2014-07-31T00:00:00Z

    Declining in value by 3.3 percent from 2012, the global freight forwarding market is facing major challenges as it fights to stay viable in a changing global environment, says Transport Intelligence in its latest report, 'Global Freight Forwarding 2014'.

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    FLS gets rig moving

    2014-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - Dubai based Fleet Line Shipping (FLS) has transported a dismantled rig with a volume of about 11,000 cu m from Sattahip in Thailand to Oman's Sohar Port.

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    DSV profit up

    2014-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - DSV has posted a growth in profit for the period covering January 1, 2014 to June 30, 2014.

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    German shipping's 'significant change'

    2014-07-29T00:00:00Z

    "In view of the unexpectedly long crisis, the German shipping industry is undergoing significant change," says Michael Behrendt, president of the German Shipowners Association (VDR), in its latest annual report.

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    GAC appoints Schensema

    2014-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - GAC has appointed Claus Schensema to take the helm of GAC North America Logistics in Houston, Texas.

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    Pontoons on Blue Water

    2014-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Blue Water Shipping has transported two 4,500-tonne oil rig pontoons from the Philippines to Singapore on board Pan Ocean's semi-submersible heavy lift vessel Sun Shine.

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    The Friday Flyer - July 25th 2014

    2014-07-25T00:00:00Z

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

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    OCTOPUS-Onboard Pan Ocean fleet

    2014-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Korean shipping giant Pan Ocean has placed an order with Amarcon for two OCTOPUS-Onboard ship monitoring systems that will be installed aboard two of its semi-submersible heavy lift vessels.

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    WLC transforms Ohio

    2014-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - World Logistics Consulting (WLC) is in the process of delivering a 178-tonne transformer from the Port of Houston to the First Energy substation in Niles, Ohio.

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    Blue Water on the biogas

    2014-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Blue Water Shipping has handled the transport of equipment for a biogas plant in Horsens, Denmark for Swedish clean-tech company Malmberg.

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    Bad shipping loans threaten German banks

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - A report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) claims that bad loans in the shipping sector held by German banks pose a concern to the country's overall banking system, ahead of the European Central Bank's upcoming Comprehensive Ass

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    Crowley hails intermodal development

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Crowley Maritime Corporation has said that the opening of Florida East Coast Railway's (FEC) new intermodal container transfer facility (ICTF) is allowing the company to handle heavy breakbulk and OOG cargo more efficiently and cost effectively.

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    DA XIN joins Coscol fleet

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The 28,000 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessel DA XIN has joined the fleet of COSCO Shipping Co (Coscol).

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    ICS appeals to Paris MOU

    2014-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has written to the Paris MOU (memorandum of understanding) in order to draw attention to the global shipping industry's serious concern with respect to the sulphur emission control area (ECA) implement

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    Dachser takes over in South Korea

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - In South Korea, Dachser has rebranded as Dachser Korea Inc following its acquisition of the remaining 50 percent of the shares in MGI & Dachser Inc, which was established in 2006, and moved into new offices in Seoul.

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    ANL in for Perkins service

    2014-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - ANL has reached agreement with Toll to take over the Perkins International Service from Toll effective early August 2014. The service which currently runs two vessels between Darwin, Dili and Singapore carries a mixture of container, breakbulk a