Shipping news – Page 88
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NewsSteel cut for UECC PCTC
United European Car Carriers (UECC) held a steel cutting ceremony for its first newbuild pure car truck carrier (PCTC) on order with China Ship Building Trading and Jiangnan Shipyard Group.
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NewsLoosley named as Frew successor
David Loosley will succeed Angus Frew as secretary general and ceo of BIMCO, effective June 2020.
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NewsContractors poisoned near South Africa
Dutch contractor Royal Boskalis Westminster confirmed that an incident occurred onboard an FPSO that is being transported by its heavy lift vessel Vanguard from China to Brazil.
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NewsRoll Group boosts fleet with BigRoll Biscay
Roll Group has expanded its fleet with the addition of a 12,285 dwt module carrier.
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NewsGSF calls for scrutiny of sulphur surcharges
The Global Shippers Forum (GSF) is encouraging ocean freight customers to scrutinise surcharges from shipping lines designed to cover the cost of compliance with the IMO’s sulphur emissions regulations.
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NewsFoundations in place for SeaMade
DEME has installed 58 monopile foundations and two offshore substation foundations at the SeaMade offshore wind farm in the Belgian North Sea.
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NewsUK P&I welcomes a new Starr
The UK P&I Club has appointed Tom Starr as a senior claims executive.
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NewsKuok moves ahead with POSH acquisition
PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) has filed to leave the Singapore Exchange as the Kuok Group moves forward with its takeover.
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NewsWindFloat Atlantic produces energy
The first platform of the WindFloat Atlantic wind farm has started supplying energy in Portugal having been connected to the grid on December 31.
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NewsInterocean I prepares for monopile move
During December, Chung Yang Shipping’s heavy transport vessel Interocean I called at the port of Eemshaven for grillage removal in preparation for the transportation of monopiles to Taiwan.
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NewsLow-sulphur fuel prices rise
Very-low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO) prices had risen to USD710 per metric tonne in Singapore on January 2, 2020, a price increase of 30 percent when compared to December 2, 2019.
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NewsLurline gets ready for voyage
Hawaii-headquartered Matson’s newest Kanaloa-class con-ro vessel is preparing to embark on its maiden voyage on January 9.
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NewsSAAM to assist EDP project
SAAM Towage will provide three tugs for the Energía del Pacífico (EDP) project at the port of Acajutla in El Salvador.
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NewsConfidence hits 18-month high
Confidence in the shipping industry rose to its highest level for 18 months in the last quarter of 2019, according to BDO’s confidence survey.
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NewsMann Lines to add Rotterdam call
Mann Lines is adding a call at the port of Rotterdam to its regular ro-ro service.
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NewsHöegh delivers trains for Auckland Metro
Spain-headquartered project forwarder Kaleido Ideas & Logistics has shipped the first of a 15 train order from Spain to New Zealand aboard a Höegh Autoliners ro-ro vessel.
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NewsZeamarine allays operating concerns
Zeamarine has issued a statement clarifying its current business status.
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NewsAppointments at Finnlines
Finnlines, a part of the Grimaldi Group, has made a pair of senior appointments
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NewsBIMCO restructures committees
BIMCO has divided its Marine Committee in two, to “facilitate a better handling of the many important topics on the environment, safety and security agendas”, according to Angus Frew, the association’s secretary general and ceo.
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NewsAAL ships pleasure craft
AAL’s S-class ship Bangkok recently transported 12 vessels from Genoa, Italy to the US Virgin Islands and Port Everglades, Florida.