Shipping news – Page 225

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    XLP adds new representation

    2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - The XLProjects non-exclusive network of independent project forwarders has added new members in China and Italy.

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    ISS adds Canadian cargo info department

    2013-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has launched its advanced cargo information (ACI) department for Canadian ports, following new regulations and procedures for cargo and vessel reporting issued by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA).

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    Multraship adds to fleet

    2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Multraship - a Netherlands based towage and salvage specialist - has strengthened its multipurpose fleet with the addition of the ASD tug Multratug 20.

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    Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping merge

    2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping are set to merge and form one of the world's largest multipurpose/project shipping lines.

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    New vice chair at ICS

    2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Esben Poulsson has been elected vice chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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    Grimaldi moves tanker to Africa

    2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

    June 11 - Italy headquartered shipping line, the Grimaldi Group, has transported harbour tanker 'Eva West' from Esbjerg, Denmark to Accra, Ghana, via Antwerp, on the deck of its con/ro vessel Grande Mediterraneo.

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    Chinese company to build Nicaragua's new canal?

    2013-06-10T00:00:00Z

    June 10 - Nicaragua's National Assembly says that a Chinese company will be contracted to build a canal across Nicaragua linking the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, providing an alternative to the Panama Canal, with the Chinese using funds from global invest

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    Dockwise delivers four cranes to GPA

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - Four super post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes have arrived at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal, Georgia, USA.

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    PCN adds new Nicaraguan member

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has widened its representation with the addition of Seal Trading Supplies in Nicaragua.

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    STX Pan Ocean files for court receivership

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - STX Pan Ocean, South Korea's largest commodities shipping line, is reported to have filed for court receivership after a drop in rates left it unable to pay off its debts.

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    The Friday Flyer - June 7th 2013

    2013-06-07T00:00:00Z

    In normal business cycles, some companies prosper and some companies fail. These are not normal business times so it is difficult to know whether STX Pan Ocean, South Korea's largest commodities shipping line, might have filed for court receivership even

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    Countdown to Gas and Oil Expo

    2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - 20,000 visitors and more than 500 exhibitors will gather in Canada's energy capital, Calgary, next week for the 2013 Gas and Oil Expo.

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    ICS lobbies for unified Arctic approach

    2013-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Board members from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) have met with ministers from shipping nations around the world and the secretary general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), to discuss Arctic shipping.

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    RINA and RS share skills

    2013-06-05T00:00:00Z

    June 5 - RINA Group's certification subsidiary, RINA Services (RINA) and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to share skills and expertise in order to boost performance in the Russian and Arctic markets.

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    Gebr

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Gebr

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    ABS targets efficiency measures

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Classification society the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has released a new paper - the Ship Energy Efficiency Measures Advisory.

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    Costs could rise USD500 billion, says ICS

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - The shipping industry faces USD500 billion in additional costs as a result of impending environmental legislation, says the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).

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    Amarcon secures heavy lift orders

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Netherlands headquartered Amarcon, a member of the ABB Group, has received an order for eleven Octopus-Onboard installations for heavy lift vessels owned by Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping.

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    Efficiency more important than ever, says WSS Japan

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - With shipowners and vessel operators facing a combination of increased regulation and pressure on budgets, the cost of products and services is more crucial than ever, according to Yoshihiro Iizuka, general manager of Wilhelmsen Ships Services (W

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    Noble delivers heavy SGBC

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Pakistan based freight forwarder, Noble Shipping Services has transported a sales gas booster compressor (SGBC) from Brittmoore, USA to Karachi Port, Pakistan, via the Port of Houston.