Shipping news – Page 248
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21.5 percent contract growth for Ruslan International
March 16 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Volga Dnepr and Antonov Airlines - has reported its provisional performance for 2011.
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ITIC says professional indemnity cover essential in shipping industry
March 15 - International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that in today's increasingly litigious business environment, there is a growing need for shipping professionals to have third-party indemnity insurance cover.
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Steel business boosts ports
March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.
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Inchcape Shipping has ambitious plans for Canada
March 14 - Inchcape Shipping Services yesterday announced an ambitious three year plan to expand its logistics and supply chain business within the Canadian marketplace whilst ramping up its east and west coast marine service business.
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BMT offers insider's guide to ship's hull and machinery
March 14 - It will not only be fledgline insurance claims handlers who will be grateful for the new Hull and Machinery Guide produced by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd.
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SUMO-Shipping sets sail
March 13 - The heavy lift shipping industry is set to welcome a new kid on what most would describe as a pretty overcrowded block.
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Deutsche Post - DHL says it is on target
March 12 - In its financial results announced last week, Deutsche Post - DHL (DP-DHL) reported an "on target" performance for its full year and last quarter 2011.
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New guide to simplify ship terms for non-engineers
March 12 - The second edition of an industry guide that sets out to simplify the often arcane terminology in the heavy lift shipping sector has been published.
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Msharib Shipping & Logistics joins PCN
March 12 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in Afghanistan with the addition of Msharib Shipping & Logistics (MSL), and says that the company has a specialisation in SDDC (Surface Deployment Distribution Command), a very specialis
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New project network launched
March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.
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Rolf Riedl GmbH celebrates Silver Jubilee
March 9 - Rolf Riedl GmbH, part of the Riedl Group, is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.
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Australia sees significant rise in machinery shipments in January
March 8 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in Australia in January increased significantly by 133 percent to 5,743 units.
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SI Logistics Australia Pty Ltd joins PCN
March 7 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its third member in Australia with the addition of SI Logistics Australia Pty Ltd, which has a team of dedicated experts focussed on servicing the steel, energy andresources sectors.
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Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints operations manager for Asia Pacific
March 6 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed a new regional operations manager for Asia Pacific.
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Damen tugs hitch ride on heavy lift vessel to Morocco
March 5 - Recently, two Damen stan tugs 2608, the Ibrahim 1 and the Jacques, were shipped from the anchorage of Halong Bay, Haiphong, Vietnam to Casablanca, Morocco by Atlantic Winter, a heavy lift ship with 800 tonne lift capacity chartered by Danish shi
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Juhl named CEO of Scan-Trans
March 5 - Scan-Trans Worldwide has appointed Lars Juhl as CEO with immediate effect.
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Rickmers-Linie expands its China coverage
March 1 - Rickmers-Linie is expanding its market coverage in China and is enhancing sales and marketing activities into central and southern China.
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Drewry Maritime Research opens for business in Shanghai, China.
February 27 - Drewry, one of the leading independent advisory and analytical research organisation in the maritime sector, and a regular editorial contributor to HLPFI, has announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai.
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France Cargo International joins PCN
February 24 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in France with the addition of France Cargo International (FCI), which have been specialising in heavy lift and project cargo for over 20 years.
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Conference to highlight tightening of ballast water regulations
February 22 - A London conference on ballast water is to be held against a background of tightening regulations and codes of practice that will be enacted over the coming months.