All Shipping articles – Page 143

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    'Diverse' cargo mix for St Lawrence Seaway

    2016-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - The Great Lakes St Lawrence Seaway recorded a slight year-on-year uptick in cargo traffic in August, as it continues to see a diversified mix of cargoes moving through its ports.

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    New Flettner Freighter design revealed

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Following the development of a 4,500 dwt vessel last year, C-Job Naval Architects has been contracted by the Switijnk family to design an 8,000 dwt Flettner Freighter, dubbed FF8000.

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    Nyrstar receives record component

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Geodis' industrial projects division has worked together with AAL to deliver a large electrostatic precipitator module to Nyrstar's smelting facility in Port Pirie, South Australia.

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    Straightpoint adds US dealers

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Straightpoint has named three new distributors in the USA: The Scale People and Cooper Instruments & Systems in Virginia; and R.D. Jacobs Company in Florida.

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    BWM convention to come into force in 2017

    2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Following Finland's decision to ratify the convention, the IMO's ballast water management (BWM) convention is set to enter into force on September 8, 2017.

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    Daher in Kenyan power delivery

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Daher is organising transport and logistics services for electrical substation equipment built by Siemens as part of the Lake Turkana wind power project in Kenya.

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    BigRoll chooses Lankhorst Ropes

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    Maritime ropes and under-the-jib equipment supplier Lankhorst Ropes has supplied BigRoll Shipping with Lankoforce and Euroflex mooring ropes for use on the Dutch shipping line's newbuild module carriers.

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    New Bedford hailed as offshore wind hub

    2016-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - The Baker-Polito Administration has signed a letter of intent with Dong Energy, Deepwater Wind and OffshoreMW to lease the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in Massachusetts, USA as a staging and deployment location for future offshore w

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    Sunderland refocuses business

    2016-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - The UK Port of Sunderland expects cargo volumes to increase significantly in 2016, after it refocused on traditional shipping activities following the downturn in offshore operations.

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    GBS joins Deutsche Yachten

    2016-09-09T00:00:00Z

    September 9 - Global Boat Shipping (GBS) has become a member of Deutsche Yachten - part of the Association of German Boat and Shipbuilders.

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    GAC adds another in Brazil

    2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

    September 6 - GAC Brazil has opened its eighth Brazilian office in Vitória.

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    IT makes for safer and greener shipping

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Höegh Autoliners is currently adding new pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) to its fleet, which are fitted with advanced information technology (IT) systems.

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    Thomas up at Hill Dickinson

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Hill Dickinson has appointed Caroline Thomas as a new partner at its Hong King practice, effective September 5, 2016.

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    GAC rings the changes

    2016-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Integrated logistics, shipping and marine services provider, GAC Group, has made a swathe of managerial changes.

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    AAL delivers power to Egypt

    2016-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Modules for a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) destined for the Beni Suef power plant in Egypt have been loaded on board AAL's heavy lift ship AAL Dalian in South Korea.

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    Rickmers releases half-year report

    2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - The Rickmers Group has issued its 2016 half-year report, which confirms consolidated revenues of EUR249.3 million (USD277.6 million) - a 13.9 percent decrease compared with the same period of 2015.

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    Hanjin to file for receivership

    2016-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - South Korea's Hanjin Shipping is to file for court receivership after losing the support of its banks.

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    Intermarine receives first Ecolift ship

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Intermarine has taken delivery of the 12,500 dwt multipurpose vessel Industrial Skipper, which was constructed at Shandong Huanghai shipyard in Rongcheng, China.

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    Combi Lift opens US hub

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Combi Lift has established a US subsidiary - Combi Lift America - based in Houston, Texas.

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    Petrasco in chopper move

    2016-08-30T00:00:00Z

    August 30 - Petrasco Energy Logistics has coordinated the delivery of two helicopters from Eastern Europe to the UK.