Shipping news – Page 219
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Press call for Albacor
September 5 - Albacor Shipping handled the transport of a heavy press from Cleveland to Ohio and steel plant equipment from China to Brazil.
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Spedition Thomas in multi-origin move
September 3 - Austrian freight forwarder, Spedition Thomas has handled a multi-origin transport of a complete pollution cleaning facility.
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Heavy Lift Group off to Stratford
September 3 - Will it be a 'mid summer night's dream', or a 'winter's tale' for the Heavy Lift Group when it holds its 53rd conference from October 26 - 27, 2013 at Stratford upon Avon in the UK, birthplace of famous poet and writer, Shakespeare.
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RollDock Star shoots into action
September 2 - Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft (FSG) has launched the 151.5 m long RollDock Star, with a deadweight of 8,000 tons, for the Dutch shipping line RollDock BV.
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Scandinavian Shipping & Logistics AS becomes Greencarrier
September 2 - Scandinavian Shipping and Logistics AS is changing its name to Greencarrier Shipping & Logistics AS with immediate effect.
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Suez Canal security strengthened after failed attack
September 2 - According to a statement issued by GAC, Egypt's armed forces are strengthening security measures in the Suez Canal, following an unsuccessful terrorist attack on a container ship transiting the waterway on August 31.
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The Friday Flyer - August 30th 2013
A debate has started as to whether dredging at ports on the United States East Coast (USEC) may turn out to be the key factor driving long-term US container port call strategies on both Suez and Panama all-water services.
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Macalloy Terminal seeks private investors
August 29 - Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) is marketing the Macalloy Intermodal Terminal and Break-bulk Park for private infrastructure investment and terminal operating interests.
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Bechtel demos offshore vessel hub
August 29 - Global engineering, procurement and construction firm Bechtel has created what it describes as a "revolutionary design for ports that could transform shipping in Africa", the Multi-User Offshore Hub.
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Hot and cold shipments for GPLN members
August 28 - GPLN member from Israel, Dynamic Shipping Services (DSS) Ltd, last week handled the discharge of two heavy power plant units at Ashdod port using two heavy duty mobile cranes.
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Drewry says Korean liner shipping companies under severe stress
August 28 - Drewry Maritime Equity Research (DMER) has issued a report which paints a dire picture for Korean container shipping companies.
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Chapman Freeborn positions Libyan AN-26
August 28 - Global air charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has formed an exclusive partnership with Air Libya to place and manage an Antonov AN-26 freighter aircraft in the country.
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DFDS christens ro-ro newbuild
August 27 - Danish shipping line DFDS has named the first of two newbuild ro-ro vessels at the Volkswerft Straisund shipyard in Germany.
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GPLN welcomes new members
August 26 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has welcomed a number of new members and offices to its ranks.
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HANSA HEAVY LIFT names interim boss
August 23 - Just one year after he was appointed ceo, HANSA HEAVY LIFT has announced that Tomas Dyrbye has left the company and will be replaced by Roger Iliffe its interim ceo.
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The Friday Flyer - August 23rd 2013
For generations, children have enjoyed pirate stories - with romantic and thrilling tales of desert islands, gold bullion, walking the plank - leading to the Pirates of the Caribbean film series over the last few years. The reality, however, as experience
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ILO 2006 Convention ratified
August 22 - The International Labour Organization's (ILO) Maritime Labour Convention (MLC) 2006 came into effect on August 21, 2013 across 30 states, with other ILO member states scheduled to bring it into force over the next 12 months.
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Suez Canal Authority issues assurance
August 22 - The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) has denied reports that maritime traffic would be suspended and ensured full security to ships transiting the canal, according to a news item on the Japan Intermational Freight Forwarders Association (JIFFA) webs
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Damco sees red in H1 2013
August 22 - Freight forwarder and logistics services provider Damco has posted revenues of USD1.53 billion for the first half of 2013, up 0.6 percent year-on-year.
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YCF Group makes senior changes
August 21 - The YCF Group has named Carsten Gierga its managing director responsible for the company's activities in Germany.