Shipping news – Page 84
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NewsFairplay Towage begins Spanish operations
Fairplay Towage Group has been awarded a licence to operate harbour tugs in the port of Las Palmas in Gran Canaria.
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NewsSAL supports pre-piling phase in Taiwan
During May and July 2019, SAL Heavy Lift demonstrated its offshore installation capabilities at the Greater Changhua Test Pile project, offshore Taiwan.
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NewsGrimaldi supports Naples metro expansion
Grimaldi Group will transport 114 railcars from Spain to Italy on behalf of freight forwarder Multitrade.
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NewsCharter rates drop in multipurpose shipping
Time charter rates in the multipurpose shipping sector have dropped over the last month, according to shipbroker Toepfer Transport.
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NewsKembla arrives in Hamburg
AAL’s multipurpose vessel AAL Kembla recently berthed at C. Steinweg’s Süd-West-Terminal – the first time the ship has called at the port of Hamburg.
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NewsHFW boosts shipping practice
International law firm HFW has made a series of senior appointments to its shipping practice.
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NewsMOL targets Mozambique and South Africa
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has appointed Mitsuru Fukushima as its chief country representative for Mozambique and South Africa, effective April 1, 2020.
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NewsC-Job plans expansion in Greece
Ship design and engineering specialist C-Job Naval Architects is expanding its network with the opening of an office in Athens, Greece.
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NewsUECC to test biofuel oil
Short-sea ro-ro shipping line UECC will trial the use of GoodFuels’ biofuel oil on its vessel Autosky.
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NewsCovid-19 outbreak restricts multipurpose recovery
The coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak is expected to lead to weaker than expected full-year cargo demand growth for multipurpose and heavy lift vessels, according to Drewry.
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NewsBoskalis ends 2019 well despite earnings dip
Boskalis ended 2019 on a positive note and is back in the black, despite a slight dip in earnings. The Netherlands-headquartered maritime group said the outlook for 2020 is more favourable compared to last year.
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NewsBolloré handles shipment to Apapa
Bolloré Logistics India has handled the shipment of 746 cu m of cargo from Nhavasheva to Apapa Port in Nigeria.
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NewsCMA CGM optimistic about Caribbean project logistics prospects
David Kershaw discusses the Caribbean’s prospects, and pitfalls, with CMA CGM – a container shipping giant that is increasingly targeting heavy and oversize cargoes.
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NewsPaxOcean to build SEP
PaxOcean Group has signed a newbuilding contract with Penta-Ocean Construction to construct a self-elevating platform (SEP) for use in Japan’s nascent offshore wind energy sector.
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NewsEbbesberg to join DNV GL
DNV GL has appointed Kjetil M. Ebbesberg as its group chief financial officer, effective July 1, 2020.
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NewsCarriage ban enters force
To support the implementation of the 2020 sulphur cap, the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) ban on the carriage on non-compliant fuel oil entered force on March 1.
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NewsFred. Olsen gears up for Gusto upgrade
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier is upgrading one of its Gusto 9000 jack-up vessels with a 1,600-tonne capacity leg-encircling crane from Huisman.
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NewsHow proposed changes will clarify lashing rules
Paul Hoogenhout, senior project engineer at RollDock, discusses some of the proposed changes to Annex 13 of the IMO Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS-Code), which provides guidance for the lashing and securing of project cargo.
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NewsJumbo wins Hornsea contract
Jumbo will transport 165 monopiles and 135 transition pieces for Ørsted’s Hornsea Two offshore wind farm, on behalf of DEME Offshore.
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NewsBlue Tern to complete Trianel work
Fred. Olsen Windcarrier will use its jack-up vessel Blue Tern to install 11 Senvion 6.2M152 turbines at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II, located in the North Sea.