DAKO Worldwide Transport brought together experts from its offices in Germany, Senegal, Turkey and South Korea to move project cargo from South Korea to Senegal. The company said it moved a total of 5,500 freight...Read more
Dry bulk shipping company Drydel Shipping has expanded its fleet of over 60 vessels with a new addition. The company has taken delivery of its latest charter-in vessel, the MV Twin Delight, in Imabari, Japan. Read more
The first components for the largest wind farm project in the Baltics have already arrived at the Port of Tallinn’s second cargo harbour, the Paldiski South Harbour. The project, named Sopi-Tootsi wind farm will have...Read more
Norwest Ship Management has expanded its fleet with two multipurpose (MPP) vessels following a purchase agreement with Smyril Line. The vessels, named MV Hvitanes and MV Eystnes, are scheduled for delivery in April 2024. Read more
Delfzijl-based Pot Scheepvaars has placed an order with its compatriot shipbuilder Royal Bodewes for a single 6,000 dwt multipurpose (MPP) vessel. The two companies have signed a building contract for the 1A Swedish-Finnish Ice Class...Read more
Trans Global Projects (TGP) offices in the Netherlands and Brisbane have been kept busy by heavy machinery over the recent period. The office in the Netherlands had to move a cutter suction dredger from Europe...Read more
Global logistics company Samskip has launched a new dedicated shortsea service connecting Rotterdam, Oslofjord and the UK. The company said the new service follows the successful departure of the first three vessels from its Matrans...Read more
10-strong orderBBC Chartering has opened the door to a new era with the introduction of a new 10-strong fleet of heavy-lift, multipurpose vessels. The company will take delivery of 10 LakerMax, 13,000 dwt MPPs starting spring...Read more
Toepfer Transport ReportSimilar to its counterpart from Drewry, Toepfer Transport’s MPP Index, has been propped up by traditional market movements and the effects of the Houthi militia attacks in the Red Sea. It all resulted in the...Read more
dship Carriers have put pen to paper on a contract for the construction of four D500 multipurpose (MPP) vessels, introducing the next generation of the 15,000 dwt class. The company also said the construction contract...Read more
Drewry's OpinionThe Drewry Multipurpose Time Charter Index has continued its gradual climb during the early period of 2024. The consultancy stressed that the ongoing Red Sea situation is giving the fleet a significant utilisation boost. Read more
Swire Projects, a projects and heavy lift shipping services division of Swire Shipping has recently responded to a time-critical request for one of its clients. The client needed to move a total of 24 cable...Read more
Roll Group’s S-Class heavy load carrier, Rolldock Sky has delivered 15 suction anchors to Darwin Port. The heavy units were loaded in Indonesia and are set to secure the floating production, storage and offload (FPSO)...Read more
The privately owned shipping and logistics company headquartered in Bremen, Germany, Bremer Lloyd has struck an exclusive deal with the Norwegian operator of open hatch box-shaped bulk carriers, Saga Welco. Read more
Van Oord tagged logistics services provider Blue Water Shipping to assist in performing a float-on operation at Aabenraa Fjord. The company assisted in loading their three vessels onto the semi-submersible vessel Seaway Albatross.Read more
Amidst shifts seen in the sector over the past year, members of the OCEAN Alliance, CMA CGM, COSCO Shipping, Evergreen and OOCL have decided to extend their operational cooperation. Under a new memorandum of understanding,...Read more
Heavy transport company Roll Group will take control of two wide-deck carriers from the global logistics company KMC Line, from the second half of 2025 onwards. The two vessels will be renamed Bigroll KMC Beaumont...Read more
first job SAL Heavy Lift and Jumbo Maritime, both part of the Jumbo-SAL-Alliance, have marked a milestone for their newly added deck carriers. Namely, one of the two long-term time-chartered deck carriers, MV Zhong Rhen 121, delivered...Read more
Global shipping major, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has recently broken a record for the longest breakbulk cargo it ever handled. The company’s project cargo team in MSC Vietnam was tasked with loading the record-breaking cargo...Read more
MACS Maritime Carrier Shipping has decided to launch a new MPP liner service between Europe and the US Gulf. The decision follows the five-year contract MACS secured from the St. Helena Government. Under the deal,...Read more