All Shipping articles – Page 133

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    Rhenus takes stake in Arkon

    2017-03-24T00:00:00Z

    March 24 - The Rhenus Group has taken a 40 percent shareholding in Arkon Shipping, which manages a fleet of more than 120 seagoing vessels.

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    BigRoll Beaufort completes the series

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - The fourth and final MC Class vessel, BigRoll Beaufort, has been delivered by Cosco Dalian Shipyard to BigRoll Shipping in Leiden, the Netherlands.

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    Shipping not a picnic, says accountant

    2017-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Shipping confidence held steady in the three months to end-February 2017, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from international accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens.

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    Subpoenas for shipping lines

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - Reports in the mainstream business media indicate that top executives of several container shipping companies have been subpoenaed by US Justice Department investigators as part of an investigation into price fixing and violation of anti-trust

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    PensionDanmark's maritime investment

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - PensionDanmark, one of Denmark's largest pension funds, is investing in a new maritime investment fund which will buy, lease and sell ships.

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    Crowley steps on the gas with ship launch

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - ­ Crowley Maritime and VT Halter Marine have launched Crowley's new Commitment Class ship El Coquí, one of the world's first combination ro-ro ships powered by liquefied natural gas in Pascagoula, USA

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    2017 shipping season starts on Great Lakes

    2017-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - The Port of Hamilton, Canada, has marked the beginning of the 2017 commercial shipping season by welcoming the Calusa Coast tug vessel and its specialised tank barge, the first vessel of the season.

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    IMO urges vigilance

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) secretary-general, Kitack Lim, has urged the shipping industry to apply diligently the IMO guidance and best management practices to avert possible piracy attacks, in the wake of the hijack of the

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    Houston is calling for Bahri

    2017-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Saudi Arabia-based Bahri has officially opened an office for Bahri Logistics in Houston and says it will help to expand its breakbulk and project cargo business through a key US gateway.

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    PCN duo on the move

    2017-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) members have transported oversized cargo around the world.

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    FIATA and CLECAT voice capacity concerns

    2017-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) and CLECAT, the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services, have voiced concerns about current capacity levels and service uncertainties

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    MarketLine predicts recovery for marine freight

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - MarketLine expects the marine freight industry to reach a value of USD210 billion by 2021.

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    FLS-KAA handles boat show shipments

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - FLS-KAA has handled the shipment of several boats for the recently concluded boat show in Dubai.

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    Clipper adds second ship

    2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Clipper Steel Services has added a second ship into the shuttle service that it launched between the Port of Mobile, USA and Tampico, Mexico in 2014.

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    Spliethoff's half-dozen order

    2017-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Amsterdam-based shipping company Spliethoff has placed an order for six multipurpose vessels at the Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding shipyard in China.



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    Ocean7 Projects merge with Ikonship

    2017-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - Effective April 1, two Danish shipping companies, Ocean7 Projects and Ikonship, will merge their activities under the Ocean7 Projects banner.

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    PCN members on the move

    2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) members have been busy transporting oversized cargo across the world.

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    No news is good news for shipping

    2017-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - International accountant and shipping adviser Moore Stephens says the UK Budget 2017 contained no unwelcome surprises for the shipping industry, and some good news for the offshore sector.

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    The wind beneath Blue Water's wings

    2017-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - Blue Water Shipping has transported 70 wind turbines for the White Rock Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia.

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    Hostages freed

    2017-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Eight crew members of BBC Caribbean have been released from the captivity of Nigerian pirates, Briese Schiffarts, which owns the ship, has confirmed.