All Shipping articles – Page 242

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    Rickmers names trio of new agents

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Hamburg based heavy lift and project cargo transporter Rickmers-Linie is now serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo, which has necessitated the appointment of new agents in the two countries.

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    Hamilton celebrates century with double digit increase in project cargoes

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - As the Port of Hamilton Authority (PHA), which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, officially welcomed its first ship for the 2012 shipping and navigation season, president and CEO Bruce Wood reported that project cargoes was one of the

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    India to collect light dues on deck cargoes?

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Indian Customs is likely to start collecting light dues of INR8 (USD0.2) per tonne for on-deck cargo after the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA)'s plea to exempt containers from the duty for ships engaged in international trade arrivi

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    Cosco Shipping dredges up some nice business

    2012-03-23T00:00:00Z

    March 23 - Earlier this month, Cosco Shipping's Xiang Rui Kou, a recently delivered semi-submersible ship, delivered a dredger - Dong Xiang - to the Port of Ngqura, South Africa.

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    China Navigation orders four handysize bulk carriers

    2012-03-20T00:00:00Z

    March 20 - The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo), the deep seashipping arm of the Swire group, has placed a order for four B.Delta37 handysize bulk carrier ships of 39,500 dwt each at Chengxi Shipyard Co. Ltd, Jiangyin, China, to be delivered betwee

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    ICS says shipping needs global legislation not unilateral measures

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Balancing environmental aspirations with economic realities, but also with political realities is not easy, International Chamber of Shipping chairman Spyros M Polemis is set to tell delegates at the influential CMA Conference in Connecticut th

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    21.5 percent contract growth for Ruslan International

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Volga Dnepr and Antonov Airlines - has reported its provisional performance for 2011.

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    ITIC says professional indemnity cover essential in shipping industry

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that in today's increasingly litigious business environment, there is a growing need for shipping professionals to have third-party indemnity insurance cover.

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    BMT offers insider's guide to ship's hull and machinery

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - It will not only be fledgline insurance claims handlers who will be grateful for the new Hull and Machinery Guide produced by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd.

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    Inchcape Shipping has ambitious plans for Canada

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Inchcape Shipping Services yesterday announced an ambitious three year plan to expand its logistics and supply chain business within the Canadian marketplace whilst ramping up its east and west coast marine service business.

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    SUMO-Shipping sets sail

    2012-03-13T00:00:00Z

    March 13 - The heavy lift shipping industry is set to welcome a new kid on what most would describe as a pretty overcrowded block.

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    Msharib Shipping & Logistics joins PCN

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in Afghanistan with the addition of Msharib Shipping & Logistics (MSL), and says that the company has a specialisation in SDDC (Surface Deployment Distribution Command), a very specialis

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    New guide to simplify ship terms for non-engineers

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - The second edition of an industry guide that sets out to simplify the often arcane terminology in the heavy lift shipping sector has been published.

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    Deutsche Post - DHL says it is on target

    2012-03-12T00:00:00Z

    March 12 - In its financial results announced last week, Deutsche Post - DHL (DP-DHL) reported an "on target" performance for its full year and last quarter 2011.

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    New project network launched

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - A new network, CLC Projects, has been established to cater for smaller and medium sized project freight forwarders.

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    Rolf Riedl GmbH celebrates Silver Jubilee

    2012-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Rolf Riedl GmbH, part of the Riedl Group, is set to celebrate its Silver Jubilee.

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    Australia sees significant rise in machinery shipments in January

    2012-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that machinery import volumes in Australia in January increased significantly by 133 percent to 5,743 units.

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    SI Logistics Australia Pty Ltd joins PCN

    2012-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its third member in Australia with the addition of SI Logistics Australia Pty Ltd, which has a team of dedicated experts focussed on servicing the steel, energy andresources sectors.