Vroon Group restructuring

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Vroon Group is likely to dispose of its tanker and car carrier interests as part of the drastic reorganisation that the Dutch shipping compa...

Rhenus takes 40% stake in Arkon

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The Rhenus Group has acquired a 40% stake in German ship manager Arkon Shipping, via an injection of capital...

Rickmers-Linie to Zeaborn

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The Zeaborn Group has acquired the business operations of struggling Rickmers-Linie....

Moving in on the heavy lift market

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Container lines and ro-ro operators have been scrambling to get a piece of the heavy lift market, making life more difficult for specialist ...

Oman/Iran new link…

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The governments of Iran and Oman continue to foster closer relationships with one another, and see trade as a sector with strong growth pote...

Biggest ship yet at Philadelphia

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MSC SOPHIA CELESTE, with a capacity of 8819 TEU, recently became the largest container vessel to call at the port of Philadelphia to date...

SAL breaks a record

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SAL Heavy Lift claims its vessel the mv lone has entered the record books by achieving a 20-day transit between Batam in Indonesia and the F...

BigLift gets Happier still

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BigLift Shipping has ordered a third Happy S-type vessel that will be identical to HAPPY STAR...

Service boosts for SAAM

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SAAM-operated Terminal Portuario Guayaquil and Florida International Terminal in Port Everglades have gained new services from MSC and Hapag...

Warning from ITIC on liability

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International Transport Intermediaries Club has warned that the wording of instructions can potentially widen the scope of liability for mar...

NileDutch buys Safmarine MPV

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Rotterdam-based NileDutch has acquired Safmarine MPV’s Europe/West Africa services from the AP Moller-Maersk Group (APMMG)....