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"Hamburg Bridge" escapes pirate attackApr 7, 2010

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, LTD announces that its operated container vessel "Hamburg Bridge"(Panama flag, Philippine crew) was attacked and fired by pirates high-speed boat about 250 miles (about 450 km) east of Gulf of Aden around at 21:00 JST on Monday, April 5 (local time: 16:00 on April 5). The ship sustained with some minor damage to the hull, but quickly ...

Salvors start Shen Neng 1 oil transferApr 7, 2010

Brisbane: Salvors have started an internal transfer of fuel oil onboard the bulker Shen Neng 1 stricken on the Great Barrier Reef. Bunker oil is being transferred within the Cosco-owned ship to stabilise it before an attempt to refloat the vessel. “This morning we’ll again get on with transferring oil from vulnerable tanks to more secure tanks t...

MOL r&d centre opensApr 7, 2010

Tokyo: Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced the completion of its new technology research center in the Kurigi District  of Kawasaki Micom City. It also has a laboratory that can accommodate two 40-foot reefer containers and a test engine room with sound insulation and vibration-proof devices. The new MOL Technology Research Center will serve as a hub...

Dutch marines storm cargo ship seized by piratesApr 7, 2010

The Dutch navy claimed a rare victory in the war against international piracy earlier in the week after marines abseiled from a helicopter to seize control of a captured container ship following a shootout with Somali hijackers, the Independent reported. One Dutch marine was slightly injured during the storming of the German ship MS Taipan, which had been...

CKYH/MOL's bigger ships on merged transpacific routes Apr 7, 2010

TRANSPACIFIC routes from Japan to US west coast will merge loops of "K" Line, a member of the CKYH Alliance, and MOL of New World Alliance on April 7 along with co-joining on the MOL-"K" Line service that links China and Japan with Pacific Northwest launching on April 8. The merged service known as CALCO-A by "K" Line, and three other names by CKYH carrie...

Baltiysk-Ust-Luga rail-ferry test a success Apr 7, 2010

RUSSIAN agri-industrial exporter Sodrugestvo-Soya has conducted the first successful test of a single-box rail-to-ferry system near Kaliningrad, which, once operational, can save shippers up to 25 per cent on delivery costs. The test was conducted using four specialised containers provided by Transcontainer, each of which contained a meal-feed shipment. T...

Qatar investment fund may invest $1 billion in CMA CGM Apr 6, 2010

The state-owned investment fund of the nation of Qatar is offering to pump $1 billion into financially-troubled CMA CGM to help bail out the world’s third-largest container ship operator, according to published reports. The Qatar Investment Authority is offering the investment in the form of loan guarantees to CMA CGM, which is carrying a heavy debt...

anjin Shipping launches new e-booking systemApr 6, 2010

Hanjin Shipping introduced a new electronic booking system on Monday that it has been developing for the last two years in cooperation with Cyberlogitec and IBM GBS. The system ,which it calls ALPS (for Advanced Logistics Pathfinder System), is a Web-based system designed to maximize work efficiency by improving the work process of Hanjin’s front off...

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