All Shipping articles – Page 243

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service appoints operations manager for Asia Pacific

    2012-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 6 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) has appointed a new regional operations manager for Asia Pacific.

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    Damen tugs hitch ride on heavy lift vessel to Morocco

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Recently, two Damen stan tugs 2608, the Ibrahim 1 and the Jacques, were shipped from the anchorage of Halong Bay, Haiphong, Vietnam to Casablanca, Morocco by Atlantic Winter, a heavy lift ship with 800 tonne lift capacity chartered by Danish shi

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    Juhl named CEO of Scan-Trans

    2012-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Scan-Trans Worldwide has appointed Lars Juhl as CEO with immediate effect.

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    Rickmers-Linie expands its China coverage

    2012-03-01T00:00:00Z

    March 1 - Rickmers-Linie is expanding its market coverage in China and is enhancing sales and marketing activities into central and southern China.

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    Drewry Maritime Research opens for business in Shanghai, China.

    2012-02-27T00:00:00Z

    February 27 - Drewry, one of the leading independent advisory and analytical research organisation in the maritime sector, and a regular editorial contributor to HLPFI, has announced the opening of a new office in Shanghai.

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    France Cargo International joins PCN

    2012-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) now has its second member in France with the addition of France Cargo International (FCI), which have been specialising in heavy lift and project cargo for over 20 years.

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    Conference to highlight tightening of ballast water regulations

    2012-02-22T00:00:00Z

    February 22 - A London conference on ballast water is to be held against a background of tightening regulations and codes of practice that will be enacted over the coming months.

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    Industry recommendations for ECDIS training

    2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - The Nautical Institute has published Industry Recommendations for ECDIS Training to address confusion in regard to Electronic Chart Display and Information System (ECDIS) training.

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    GAC offers Cup Final tickets

    2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - Global shipping, logistics and marine services provider, GAC is offering the chance to win two admission tickets to this season's English FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on May 5, 2012, complete with return air tickets and accommodation in L

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    Belgian ports work to clear backlog as strikes end

    2012-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Last Friday (17th), Belgian port workers ended their strike over pension reform that brought shipping in Europe's second-busiest cargo port of Antwerp to a halt and operators are now working to clear the backlog of cargoes.

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    Twaron in BigLift first

    2012-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Heavy lift shipping line, BigLift has just completed its first job with a new super fly jib, equipped with special Twaron stay cables to lengthen the crane to a radius of 55 metres.

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    Widdows to take over from Steffens at Rickmers

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially, with Rickmers-Linie, Jan B Steffens will, by 31 March 2012, step down from the twin positions of CEO of Rickmers Holding and of Rickmers-Linie although he will continue

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    Liebherr crane gives Bayswater a lift

    2012-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Singapore's Bayswater Shipping & Forwarding Pte Ltd has taken delivery of a second LHM 180 Liebherr mobile harbour crane, providing a maximum lifting capacity of 64t and a maximum outreach of 35m.

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    Wilh Wilhelmsen reports huge improvements in 2011 results

    2012-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) delivered a 49 percent increase in earnings in 2011 while revenues improved by 21 percent. A strong rebound in the group's shipping segment drove the recovery.

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    COSCO Shipping initiates semi-sub pool

    2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - In signing an agreement with Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (GSBMT) to manage GSBMT's 30,000 dwt semi-submersible ship, Hua Hai Long, COSCO Shipping claims it has initiated the first 'pool model' among Chinese

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    BBC Chartering adds three to fleet

    2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - German multipurpose and heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering has taken delivery of three newbuildings as part of the extensive fleet renewal and modernisation programme announced previously.

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    Safmarine name new ship in Savannah

    2012-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Shipping line, Safmarine held a naming ceremony in Savannah for its newest vessel, Safmarine Sahara.

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    Car carrier sector holds up, with help from wheeled high and heavy

    2012-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - London-based Drewry Maritime Research published a new report on car carriers, analysing a sector that has suffered less during the recession than most other sectors, thanks to a contribution from high and heavy wheeled traffic.

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    Broekman Group names new CFO

    2012-02-10T00:00:00Z

    February 10 - Effective April 1, 2012 Diederik G

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    Black Sea freeze delays heavy lift shipping

    2012-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - Heavy lift shipping arriving or departing from Black Sea ports and stretches of the Danube in the region are facing disruption and berthing delays at ports and along the river.