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Shipping Corporation of India may dispose 14 vesselsJun 9, 2011

Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is considering the disposal of up to 14 vessels by next year, the same period where it plans to add 17 vessels to its fleet. SCI is planning to sell two bulk carriers of 25 years old and 20 years old. It is also evaluating the sale of 10 offshore supply vessels and two passenger ships, all of which will turn 25 years by n...

Federation Council OKs amendments to Russia’s Merchant Shipping CodeJun 9, 2011

The Federation Council has approved the Law “On Amendments to the Merchant Shipping Code of the Russian Federation," the Russian Ministry of Transport said. The law aims at bringing the country’s legislation on merchant shipping in accordance with international treaties of the Russian Federation, as well as to clarify the functions of federal...

Jumbo Shipping completes door-to-door project for KNPCJun 9, 2011

Jumbo Shipping has completed its eight-month heavy lift transport contract for Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC). The contract involved the transport of 37 reactors, separators and coke drums for KNPC’s Clean Fuels Project expansion. Jumbo’s Total Transport Solution included shipping and barging operations, as well as land transport, the ...

Maersk appeals to industry for more efficiency and customer serviceJun 9, 2011

 CONTAINER shipping should pay more attention to changes in the industry related to enhancing customer service, improving reliability, efficiency and the environment, says Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding. "No more battles on rates," he said. "Instead shipping lines should be giving customers what they really want." While Mr Kolding did not specify d...

Zim splits Pacific leg ZCS service into two separate loopsJun 9, 2011

ISRAEL's Zim Integrated Shipping Services has split the transpacific ZCS service into two separate transatlantic and transpacific services dropping some ports to shorten transit times. The ZCS Pacific (ZCP) will operate with nine 5,000-TEU vessels in a rotation of Savannah, New York, Halifax, Kingston, Los Angeles, Oakland, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Balbo...

Maersk Tankers gets new fuel efficient VLCCJun 8, 2011

Maersk Sara the first of four new fuel efficient VLCCs, is equipped with what is the most advanced Waste Heat Recovery System for any VLCC delivered to date. It will be followed by three sister vessels, all from STX in Korea, Maritimedanmark.dk reports. “With VLCCs like these we are making further efforts to minimise our impact to the environment&rd...

Maersk resumes services at two Japanese portsJun 8, 2011

Maersk Line, the world's largest container shipping firm, announced the partial resumption of services at two Japanese ports damaged by the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that hit the northeastern part of the country on March 11, Journal of Commerce reports. The Port of Hachinohe in Aomori Prefecture and the Port of Sendai in Miyagi Prefecture, will r...

Cosco in deal to build $26m semi-submersibleJun 8, 2011

Cosco Corporation (Singapore)'s shipyard arm has won a contract worth $25.85m to construct one semi-submersible barge, the company announced Tuesday. Cosco (Zhoushan) Shipyard in China will build the 32,000 dwt vessel for an unnamed Southeast Asian firm. The vessel is slated for delivery in the second-quarter of 2012. (Source:http://www.seatrade-asia.com) ...

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