Shipping news – Page 66
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NewsVelankar promoted at UK P&I Club
The UK P&I Club has appointed Anuj Velankar as regional loss prevention director.
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NewsNavigating newbuild dilemmas with DNV
DNV has published its latest Maritime Forecast to 2050 to help shipowners navigate the technologies and fuels needed to meet global greenhouse gas (GHG) targets.
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NewsFinnlines’ newbuild programme ramps up
Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China has launched Finnlines’ second hybrid ro-ro vessel, Finneco II. The keel-laying ceremony for the third, Finneco III, took place the following day.
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NewsHawk sails with floating dry-dock
OHT’s semi-submersible vessel Hawk has delivered the floating dry-dock ADBS-1 from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to Brest, France.
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NewsSpliethoff boosts Great Lakes service
Spliethoff is increasing the frequency of its Cleveland Europe Express (CEE) service by adding container vessel Peyton Lynn C to the service.
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NewsMaersk to ramp up decarbonisation programme
A.P. Møller - Mærsk is moving ahead with its decarbonisation goals and will introduce a series of eight large oceangoing container vessels capable of being operated on carbon-neutral methanol, starting in 2024.
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NewsUECC floats second newbuild
United European Car Carriers (UECC) has launched the second in a series of three LNG battery-hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) at Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai, China.
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NewsC.H. Robinson’s ro-ro solution
C.H. Robinson Project Logistics has handled the first of over 20 shipments on behalf of a North American automotive company.
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NewsKOGA adds tonnage
KOGA Shipping will add the multipurpose vessel Vectis Castle to its US Gulf - Caribbean - North Coast South America trade lane through until December.
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NewsScrapping surges in H1 2021
London-based ship valuation company VesselsValue has reported that 275 cargo vessels were scrapped in the first half of 2021 – up 40 percent year-on-year
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NewsBaltimore secures MSC link
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) will launch a service linking the Indian Subcontinent, the Mediterranean and the USA on August 30.
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NewsSun Rise sets sail with blades
PanOcean’s heavy transport vessel Sun Rise has set sail from Dongzao in China with 168 wind turbine blades onboard.
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NewsCongested market benefits Hapag-Lloyd
In announcing its half-year results, Hapag-Lloyd said that it does not expect the present volatility in the container shipping sector to ease until the first quarter of 2022, at the earliest.
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NewsDNV launches software reliability and quality RP
In 2020, DNV and Nakilat launched a joint development project (JDP) to improve vessel software reliability and quality. The project has resulted in the launch of a DNV Recommended Practice (DNV-RP-0582).
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NewsFMC starts surcharge inquiry
The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has launched an inquiry into the timing and legality of ocean carrier practices with respect to certain surcharges.
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NewsRosatom presses ahead with NSR development
Director general of Rosatom Alexey Likhachev has said that all its projects related to the Northern Sea Route (NSR) are progressing well.
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NewsChipolbrok newbuild launched
The first of four newbuild vessels to join Chipolbrok’s fleet was launched in China on July 28.
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NewsWladylaw Orkan loads in Hamburg
Chipolbrok’s multipurpose vessel Wladylaw Orkan loaded power supply equipment and a range of other heavy lift cargoes at the port of Hamburg, Germany.
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NewsTidal first for Japanese companies
“K” Line and Chubu Electric Power entered into a joint development agreement with developer DP Energy for the Uisce Tapa tidal energy project in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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NewsDrewry’s index shows slowdown
The Drewry multipurpose time charter index increased to USD9,056 per day in July, a rise of 1.4 percent over the June figure.