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JAPAN's NYK Line Ltd will change its name to NYK Container Line Ltd on November 1 upon the transfer of business from Tokyo Senpaku Kaisha Ltd (TSK) to Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha, the company has announced. "NYK Container Line will restart as a company capable of meeting the various logistics needs by providing services that extend beyond port to por...
A fuel tanker loaded with 9 million liters (2.4 million gallons) of diesel fuel has run aground in Canada's Far North but none of the fuel has spilled, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday. The 117 meter (384 foot) vessel, called the Nanny, got hung up on a sand bar southwest of the community of Gjoa Haven in the territory of Nunavut on Wednesday,...
Belgian crude oil transporter Euronav (EUAV.BR) said its tanker Flandre was involved in a collision on Tuesday offshore China. About six sailors from the vessel it collided with, the Hua Chi 8, are still missing, it added. No pollution or injuries were reported from the Flandre, which is now safely back at anchor, Euronav said in a statement on Thursday...
Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian shipowner Swee Joo Bhd has defaulted on its debt repayments. The Bursa Malaysia listed company said it had defaulted on repayments as cashflows were insufficient due to the low freight rates earned by its tanker business. In the nine month period ended 30 June Swee Joo reported a loss of RM38m, with revenues of RM264m. &ldqu...
Tokyo: Japan-based classification ClassNK has announced the release of new guidelines specifically for Offshore Support Vessels (OSV) and other workboats. The new guidelines, which are being released in both English and Chinese, compile all of the ClassNK rules applicable to the construction and survey of tugs, OSVs, Anchor Handling Tug Supply (AHTS) ships,...
Shanghai: Wilh. Wilhelmsen has sold four of its car carriers to China for recycling, writes ShipGaz. Since the market for vehicle carriers collapsed in 2008, the ships have been surplus. The ships are the Tampere (built in 1979 as Barber Nara), Tapiola (built in 1978 as Bongabilla), Toba (built in 1979) and Tourcoing (pictured - built in 1978). Two of t...
A SHORTAGE of shipping containers has been plaguing the Finnish export industry where demand for containers for export goods surpasses supply coming from imports. Factors limiting the availability include the balance of transit traffic and the Finnish-Russian road haulage agreement, reports state-owned YLE Finish Broadcasting Company. "A major reaso...
HELICOPTER gunships launched from the 17,600-20,000-tonne (displacement) Chinese assault ship Kunlunshan and the destroyer Lanzhou fired stun grenades and machine guns to repel a fleet of pirate skiffs off the Somali coast, reported state media. Three waves of pirate skiffs swept into the attack on a 21-ship convoy under PLA escort. One skiff came withi...
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