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Two Containerships Collide near Bremerhaven, Germany
No one was injured when Maersk Kalmar and Conmar Avenue container ships collided yesterday at 16:00 near Bremerhaven, Germany. Conmar Avenue, sailing under the flag of Antigua Barbuda lost several containers in the incident and subsequently ran aground. The container ship has been re-floated with th
UK Ship Register Receives US Coast Guard Qualship 21 Award
The UK Ship Register has been recognised by the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for their excellent Port State Control record, listing them as one of the few shipping flag administrations to retain the prestigious Qualship 21 for 2013. This award reduces the likelihood that UK ships will be targete
CAPSA Marks 50th Anniversary (Spain)
This past April CAPSA (Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto, SA), the leading container logistics company at the Port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, celebrated its 50th anniversary. The company, part of Grup Maritim TCB since 1999, has gradually improved its operational capacity thanks to experience and innovat
UK: Seacurus Hails Lloyd’s Inclusion of Insurance Covering Seafarer Abandonment
Specialist marine insurance intermediary Seacurus has welcomed the decision of Lloyd’s to amend its risk codes to include a new class of insurance covering seafarer abandonment (SA). Lloyd’s provides guidance to underwriters on the classification of business into various categories using a risk codi
Shippers’ Summit Intermodal China to Attract Over 500 Industry Leaders
Shippers’ Summit will be held at the Hyatt on the Bund, Shanghai, China from September 24 to 25, 2013. The conference will attract over 500 leading companies in the field of logistics sector including ports, shipping companies, rail transportation companies, highway transportation companies, cargo s
Spain: Kalmar Acquires Total Ownership in Mareiport
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has acquired total ownership in the Spanish crane refurbishment and maintenance service company Mareiport, S.A. The acquisition is a strategic step for Kalmar to become a major global crane refurbishment and services provider. Kalmar has been a minority shareholder with 30
Italy: Cargo Ship Slams into Control Tower, Kills Three
Three people have died and four have been hospitalized after a cargo ship, identified as Jolly Nero of the Italian shipping line Ignazio Messina & C., crashed into a control tower on Tuesday night at around 23:00 in the Italian port of Genoa, BBC News reports citing Italian media. Accordingly, ten p
Germany: Tognum Kicks Off Construction of R&D Test Facility
Tognum subsidiary MTU Friedrichshafen yesterday held a symbolic ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction work on a new R&D test facility at Plant 1. The company plans to invest more than €60 million in the project by 2015. In future, technicians will be able to run function tests o
RS Signs Plan Approval Agreement for Nuclear-Powered Icebreaker
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has signed a plan approval agreement for a novel multipurpose nuclear-powered icebreaker with CKB ‘Iceberg’, JSC. As compared to the previous generation of Arctic icebreakers, the new nuclear-powered icebreaker features enhanced performance characteristics:
MAN PrimeServ Pens EMC Agreement with German Shipping Line
MAN Diesel & Turbo has signed a significant maintenance agreement with German shipowner Rörd Braren. The EMC (Engine Management Concept) agreement covers three ships from the German fleet and is the first such example of this type of agreement in several years. The company reports that the successfu
The Netherlands: BigLift and RollDock Form New Company – BigRoll
Global heavy lift and transportation providers BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping announced on May 6 the formation of a joint company, BigRoll, which will operate two newbuild MC-Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes by sea. The Module Carriers wil
COSCON, Hanjin Shipping & Yang Ming Announce Russia – Finland Service
COSCON, Hanjin Shipping and Yang Ming will launch a jointly-operated Russia – Finland service from the middle of May, i.e., May 19th, the start point being ETA Hamburng. Named as RFS (Russia – Finland Service), this new service will be operated with 3 of 1,300TEU class vessels deployed by each partn
World Container Shipping Industry Leaders Address Piracy Issues
CMA CGM, MSC, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd representing 40 percent of the world container shipping industry have met to discuss the piracy threat towards international shipping. The meeting focused on piracy in the Gulf of Aden, the Indian Ocean and West Africa. The cooperation between CMA CGM, MSC,
Norway: Slightly Better Chemical Tanker Market for Odfjell in Q1 2013
Odfjell, a Norwegian company engaged in transportation and storage of bulk liquid chemicals, acids, edible oils and other special products, reported an EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) of USD 27 million in its report for the first quarter of 2013. Based on the