Shipping news – Page 71
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NewsInspection app launched by DNV
DNV has launched a mobile inspection app that helps shipowners and managers record and follow-up their onboard safety inspections, all while providing onshore staff instant access to the results.
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NewsDKT Allseas calls in MPPs
DKT Allseas – part of Allseas Global Logistics – has fixed contracts with multipurpose vessels ranging in capacity from 620-1,600 teu as it expands its services connecting Shanghai and Ningbo in China with Liverpool in the UK.
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NewsUECC’s LNG battery-hybrid carriers taking shape
United European Car Carriers (UECC) is pressing ahead with the construction of three LNG battery-hybrid pure car and truck carriers (PCTC), the first of which is scheduled for delivery later this year.
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NewsOvercoming the eBL hurdles
There has been a concerted push from all sides of the logistics sector to adopt new technologies and realise both cost and environmental efficiencies. One technology that has gained increasing attention from the shipping sector in particular is electronic bills of lading (eBL) but there are a number of challenges that are preventing them from becoming a commercial and legal norm.
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NewsP&O adds Turkey-Caspian service
P&O Maritime Logistics is introducing a container and breakbulk shipping service connecting Turkey’s Marmara region to the Caspian Sea via Russian inland waterways.
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NewsMalin and Augustea’s semi-sub progresses
Malin Abram and Augustea’s semi-submersible lifting barge is being lengthened and strengthened at the Hat-San shipyard in Turkey in preparation for the transport and launch of a Royal Navy Type 26 vessel on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland.
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NewsBergé strengthens services
Bergé Logistics has expanded its project cargo services with direct monthly services to India and China from Spanish ports.
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NewsTackling piracy in the Gulf of Guinea
99 maritime companies, organisations and flag states have joined together to sign the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on Suppression of Piracy.
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NewsSwire Shipping launches North West Australia service
Swire Shipping will introduce a direct service between Singapore and North West Australia from June 2021.
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NewsLocomotives sail smoothly with Höegh
Höegh Autoliners has transported three locomotives from Durban in South Africa to Brisbane, Australia.
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NewsHappy Star’s special delivery for Newcastle
BigLift’s Happy Star has delivered a bulk ship unloader from Vietnam to the port of Newcastle in Australia.
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NewsKeel laid for Finneco II
Finnlines has held a keel laying ceremony for its second hybrid ro-ro vessel Finneco II at the Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China.
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NewsConcerns over low sulphur fuel usage
The use of low sulphur fuels can add up to USD20,000 to the operational expenditure of a ship per annum, according to Sacha Cornell, fleet manager at Norbulk Shipping.
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NewsHuman Rights Due Diligence Tool launched to protect seafarers
The United Nations (UN) has launched its Human Rights Due Diligence Tool – a checklist designed to help maritime sector businesses uphold their responsibility to respect human rights under the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights during the Covid-19 crew change crisis.
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NewsChinese demand spurs on Chipolbrok
“China has overcome the pandemic and the economy is booming,” reports Chinese-Polish carrier Chipolbrok. It has observed growing demand for Chinese products – from basic materials to consumer goods, industrial units and wind power components.
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NewsNYK commits to ship recycling
NYK Line has joined the Ship Recycling Transparency Initiative (SRTI), an information disclosure platform hosted by the Sustainable Shipping Initiative (SSI).
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NewsDrewry: rates still rising
The Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index rose to USD7,992 per day in April 2021, representing a rise of 2.5 percent compared March 2021.
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NewsAlfa Laval to acquire StormGeo
Sweden-headquartered Alfa Laval will acquire StormGeo, which provides weather intelligence software for the shipping industry.
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NewsWallenius Wilhelmsen rolls out weather routing software
Wallenius Wilhelmsen has installed a weather routing software solution across its fleet to reduce emissions and improve safety.
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NewsDamen launches crane barge
Damen has launched a 75 m x 32 m crane barge at its shipyard in Yichang, China.