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Readers’ Picks of the Week (August 22 – 26, 2016)

August 28, 2016

Readers’ Picks of the Week (Nov 16th – Nov 20th)

Readers Pick of the Week

Alphaliner: Hapag-Lloyd Unveils UASC’s USD 4 Bn Debt

Ahead of Hapag-Lloyd’s annual general meeting, the German company has revealed the financials of its merger partner Dubai-based UASC, which include the Arab carrier’s total financial debts of USD 4 billion as at the end of June 2016… Read More

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Bosphorus Strait to Close during Bridge Opening

Vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait is scheduled to close tomorrow due to the opening of the Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge, initially named the Third Bosphorus Bridge… Read More

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Maersk Line, CCS Ink Cooperation Deal

Danish shipping company Maersk Line has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Classification Society (CCS) on technical exchanges… Read More

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Mega Boxship Briefly Grounds off Southampton

The 18,000 TEU containership CMA CGM Vasco De Gama was refloated after it briefly grounded while it was approaching UK’s Southampton port… Read More

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Norsepower Gets Funds for World’s Largest Rotor Sail

Helsinki-based provider of auxiliary wind propulsion systems Norsepower Oy will receive EUR 2.6 million (USD 2.9 million) in funding to further its research and development of the Norsepower Rotor Sail Solution technology… Read More

World Maritime News Staff