Shipping news – Page 249
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Industry recommendations for ECDIS training
February 21 - The Nautical Institute has published Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Training to address confusion in regard to Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training.
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GAC offers Cup Final tickets
February 21 - Global shipping, logistics and marine services provider, GAC is offering the chance to win two admission tickets to this season's English FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on May 5, 2012, complete with return air tickets and accommodation in L
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Belgian ports work to clear backlog as strikes end
February 20 - Last Friday (17th), Belgian port workers ended their strike over pension reform that brought shipping in Europe's second-busiest cargo port of Antwerp to a halt and operators are now working to clear the backlog of cargoes.
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Twaron in BigLift first
February 17 - Heavy lift shipping line, BigLift has just completed its first job with a new super fly jib, equipped with special Twaron stay cables to lengthen the crane to a radius of 55 metres.
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Widdows to take over from Steffens at Rickmers
February 16 - After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially, with Rickmers-Linie, Jan B Steffens will, by 31 March 2012, step down from the twin positions of CEO of Rickmers Holding and of Rickmers-Linie although he will continue
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Liebherr crane gives Bayswater a lift
February 15 - Singapore's Bayswater Shipping & Forwarding Pte Ltd has taken delivery of a second LHM 180 Liebherr mobile harbour crane, providing a maximum lifting capacity of 64t and a maximum outreach of 35m.
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Wilh Wilhelmsen reports huge improvements in 2011 results
February 15 - Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) delivered a 49 percent increase in earnings in 2011 while revenues improved by 21 percent. A strong rebound in the group's shipping segment drove the recovery.
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BBC Chartering adds three to fleet
February 14 - German multipurpose and heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering has taken delivery of three newbuildings as part of the extensive fleet renewal and modernisation programme announced previously.
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COSCO Shipping initiates semi-sub pool
February 14 - In signing an agreement with Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (GSBMT) to manage GSBMT's 30,000 dwt semi-submersible ship, Hua Hai Long, COSCO Shipping claims it has initiated the first 'pool model' among Chinese
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Safmarine name new ship in Savannah
February 13 - Shipping line, Safmarine held a naming ceremony in Savannah for its newest vessel, Safmarine Sahara.
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Car carrier sector holds up, with help from wheeled high and heavy
February 10 - London-based Drewry Maritime Research published a new report on car carriers, analysing a sector that has suffered less during the recession than most other sectors, thanks to a contribution from high and heavy wheeled traffic.
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Black Sea freeze delays heavy lift shipping
February 9 - Heavy lift shipping arriving or departing from Black Sea ports and stretches of the Danube in the region are facing disruption and berthing delays at ports and along the river.
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LEO Global Logistics adds branch office to Project Partners membership
February 8 - The Rangoon, Burma (Myanmar) branch of LEO Global Logistics Co, has joined the Project Partners network, giving the group representation in 60 countries with around 140 members offices.
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GAC Singapore celebrates 30 years in Singapore with HQ move
February 8 - GAC Singapore is marking the 30th anniversary of its establishment by relocating to a new head office to enable future expansion of its operations.
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ICS board meeting focuses on piracy and emissions
February 8 - The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), whose member national shipowners' associations represent all sectors and trades and more than 80 percent of the world merchant fleet, met in London earlier his week.
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Seven Seas ships heat exchangers
February 6 - Seven Seas Shipping Co, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Jordan and Iraq, has successfully completed the transport of two heavy heat exchangers for a Jordanian phosphate mining company's sulphuric acid plant; as well as
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Seventh Breakbulk business run set for Shanghai
February 6 - Flensborg and Associates, a Munich-based sales and consulting firm, has announced the seventh Break-Bulk Business Run, which will take place in Shanghai in February 2012, and the expansion of the Business Run circuit to include additional eve
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Combi Lift first with occupational health and safety
February 2009 - Heavy lift shipping company, Combi Lift is claiming a first having become the first company in the heavy lift sector to be certified for compliance with OHSAS 18001:2007.
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Combi Lift first with occupational health and safety
February 2009 - Heavy lift shipping company, Combi Lift is claiming a first having become the first company in the heavy lift sector to be certified for compliance with OHSAS 18001:2007.