All Shipping articles – Page 287

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    Jumbo Offshore wins Cascade and Chinook contract

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a combined transportation and installation contract by Technip USA in connection with the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Coastal Bulk Shipping blames low-cost haulage

    2009-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - The availability of low-cost road haulage has been blamed for the recent entry into administration of UK coastal and shortsea bulk shipping operator, Coastal Bulk Shipping.

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    Fairstar launches underwritten equity issue of up to NOK 75 million

    2009-01-27T00:00:00Z

    27/01/2009Heavy lift shipping company Fairstar has successfully arranged for an underwritten equity issue of up to NOK75 million to secure sufficient liquidity to redeem all outstanding bonds no later than October 2009.

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    One in 20 box ships to be mothballed by February

    2009-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - More than one in twenty containerships are likely to be laid up in February as a result of significant declines in box traffic, taking significant capacity from the market.

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    Seafast Logistics wins project forwarding award

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - At the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2008, Seafast Logistics plc walked way with one of the freight industry's most prestigious and important awards

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    London Array future questioned by consortium member

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - One of the three parties in the consortium behind a GBP3 billion scheme to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary is reported to have questioned the viability of the project.

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    Andre Grikitis from Intermarine says keep a sharp lookout

    2009-01-23T00:00:00Z

    January 23 - Writing on Intermarine's website, the company's president and CEO Andre Grikitis says that to date, project carriers have not felt the full effects of a declining worldwide economy.

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    Swire Shipping upgrades services

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - Swire Shipping has enhanced its Eastabout round-the-world service linking North American ports with the Middle East and India.

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    GPLN signs on Westfracht

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - GPLN, the global project logistics network, recently welcomed the German service provider Westfracht Spezialverkehre International as the newest member.

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    Flinterrachel is launched

    2009-01-21T00:00:00Z

    January 21 - The Flinterrachel, the second of a pair of 5,500 dwt multi-purpose heavy lift ships has been launched.

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    BigLift Shipping fleet just gets bigger

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - Amsterdam-based BigLift is set to bring five more heavy lift ships into service in 2010. The D-4 types will be 17,500 dwt and offer two 400 tonne cranes, offering 800 tonnes of lifting capacity in tandem, and one 12 tonne crane.

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    PPG adds Indian member

    2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

    January 20 - International project cargo network, Project Professionals Group, is continuing to ensure a smooth ride along the 'Silk Road' with a new member for eastern India.

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    Hysea Shipping selects Port Manatee

    2009-01-19T00:00:00Z

    January 19 - Ft. Lauderdale-based HySea Shipping has selected Port Manatee for its new container, breakbulk and project cargo service between Port Manatee and Puerto Cortes, Honduras which is expected to commence sailings on January 22nd, calling on Port

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    DSV buys stake in DFDS

    2009-01-16T00:00:00Z

    January 16 - Through an agreement with investment company JL-Fondet (which owns tanker and reefer shipping line J. Lauritzen), fast-expanding Danish global forwarder and logistics service provider DSV has purchased a quarter of Scandinavian ro-ro shipping

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    Jumbo's 23 moves to support Australian LNG project

    2009-01-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Two of Jumbo Shipping's heavy lift ships have completed transport work for the first stage of the multi-million dollar Pluto LNG project in Western Australia.

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    GAC announces management reshuffle

    2009-01-14T00:00:00Z

    January 14 - Dubai-based global shipping, logistics and marine services group GAC has reported a series of management changes relating to its operations in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa.

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    A single certificate for safer navigation on European inland waterways

    2009-01-08T00:00:00Z

    January 08 - As of 2009, vessels carrying the new European safety certificate are allowed to navigate on all rivers in the Union, including the Rhine.

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    Breadbox to West Africa

    2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

    January 06 - Breadbox Shipping Lines, headquartered at Schiedam in the Netherlands now offers a new service from North Continental Europe to ports in West Africa which has the capacity to handle project cargoes on deck.

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    Jumbo Shipping supports Van Gogh project

    2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 02 - On behalf of Acergy Australia, Jumbo Shipping has successfully completed the transportation of a massive disconnectable turret-mooring (DTM) buoy from Singapore to the Exmouth Gulf.

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    Deadline nears for new trade Data requirements for US importers

    2009-01-02T00:00:00Z

    January 02 - U.S. importers already contending with one of the most severe economic downturns of the past century will face yet another challenge beginning later this month, with the start of new regulations requiring additional information about shipment