Shipping news – Page 233

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    Maersk marks centenary of Brazilian trade

    2013-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Shipping giant Maersk Line has celebrated 100 years of trading with Brazil.

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    Videotel updates piracy training video

    2013-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Nigel Cleave, CEO of Videotel says people must take steps to protect the safety of their crew, their cargo and their vessels against the threat of piracy.

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    Dockwise Vanguard loads Jack/St Malo platform

    2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Netherlands based heavy lift shipping specialist Dockwise has safely completed its first ever float-on operation earlier this week utilising its newbuild Dockwise Vanguard.

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    WWPC duo delivers under pressure

    2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - CNC Freight Services has managed the transport of heavy pressure vessels from Malaysia to DeKalb, Illinois, USA.

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    Inchcape warns of Spanish disruption

    2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

    February 19 - Inchcape Shipping Services has warned of a likely impact on crew logistics services in all Spanish ports after Iberia Airlines called a five-day national strike.

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    ISF calls for visa relaxation

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - The International Shipping Federation (ISF), which represents maritime employers globally, is calling on port states to facilitate the right of seafarers to shore leave, in line with international treaty obligations.

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    RollDock marks first steel cut on new vessels

    2013-02-18T00:00:00Z

    February 18 - Netherlands based heavy lift company RollDock Shipping has celebrated the first steel cut on the first of two new heavy lift vessels it has ordered from German shipyard Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft.

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    DSV snaps up Seatainers

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Logistics services provider DSV has signed an agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Seatainers Group A/S.

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    Aaras generates results

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Pakistan's Aaras Shipping Agencies has transported two steam generators and auxiliary equipment from Port Mohammad bin Qasim, Karachi, to an inland power plant.

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    First of eight for China Navigation

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has successfully launched the first of a new series of eight S-Class vessels.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 15th 2013

    2013-02-15T00:00:00Z

    HLPFI staff's Valentine's Day present was the launch of a new-look website that we hope will set the agenda for heavy lift and project cargo reporting for years to come.

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    Dockwise accepts Boskalis takeover bid

    2013-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - The board of directors of Breda based shipping line Dockwise has unanimously welcomed the proposed combination with marine services provider Royal Boskalis Westminster.?

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    Safmarine MPV names Norton Lilly

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Safmarine MPV, the specialist project cargo and breakbulk cargo operator to West Africa, has appointed Norton Lilly International as its full liner agent in the United States.

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    Navitrans joins Project Partners

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Turkey based Navitrans Shipping Agency has joined the Project Partners network of forwarding agents.

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    MOL helps fund battle against piracy

    2013-02-12T00:00:00Z

    February 12 - Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) is to collaborate with Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena NYK and 'K' Line in support of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to support job creation and skill development projects in Somalia.

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    Ship and container reliability improve

    2013-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11 - According to Drewry's quarterly report Carrier Performance Insight, just published, ship-level and container-level Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) showed significant quarter-on-quarter increases in reliability in the fourth quarter of 2012

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    GAC named Oman Sail's logistics partner

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Dubai headquartered GAC Logistics has been named the official logistics partner by Oman Sail for the EFG Bank Sailing Arabia The Tour - a boat race that sets sail of on February 10.

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    Port of Albany serves O&G clients

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The port of Albany has been tasked with shipping modular housing to an Exxon/Mobile offshore drilling project in Newfoundland.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2013-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - The old adage - talk is cheap - does not seem to apply in the EU's corridors of power in Brussels where agreement is being sought on a trillion-euro budget for the next seven years for the 27-nation union.

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    WWPC adds exclusive Israeli member

    2013-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - The Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has appointed Total Cargo Ltd as its exclusive network member for Israel.