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BBC Chartering was awarded TOYO volume contract
{slider=View} January 2016 - BBC Chartering announces that is was awarded a strategic volume contract from TOYO Engineering Corporation (Japan), a leading specialist plant engineering company. Closed already in 2015, the agreement covers more than 400,000 FRT of project and heavy lift cargo volumes to be moved globally for four major projects during 2016 and extending into 2017. TOYO is contributing to the global economy in various industrial fields including gas and new types of energy such as LNG and DME, as well as engineering, procurement and construction of oil-refinery, petrochemical and general chemical plants. “BBC Chartering and TOYO will be working together on a number of projects in the future”, said Svend Andersen, CEO of BBC Chartering and added “TOYO’s achievements are highly regarded by oil majors and chemical companies around the world, and we are extremely pleased that we can contribute with our flexible high performance transport services to support their growth.” In a highly competitive market for project shipping, the agreement exhibits BBC Chartering’s capability to deliver on risk managed high impact, high volume projects as a strategic partner to leading engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPC) experts.{/slider}
Historic call as Rickmers-Linie carries largest Siemens gas turbine to Turkey
{slider=View} A special loading operation has taken place in Bremerhaven, involving Rickmers-Linie’s MV RICKMERS HAMBURG, a 485-tonne Siemens gas turbine, a 465-tonne Siemens generator and German project freight forwarder Bertling. Not only did the operation involve the transport of the largest gas turbine ever manufactured by Siemens, it also marked the first call of this class of Rickmers-Linie ship – a 30,000dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessel – in Bremerhaven, the place where the Rickmers Group was founded in 1834. The Siemens gas turbine, which can generate up to 600 MW and has a weight of 485 tonnes, was safely loaded from a barge onto RICKMERS HAMBURG and was followed by a 465-tonne generator and accessories. The parts belong to a gas power plant project, in Hamitabat close to Lüleburgaz in the northwest of Turkey, which is scheduled to be completed by summer 2017. The load is the first of four shipments and will be discharged in the port of Tekirdag, southwest of Istanbul. Rickmers-Linie’s specialized vessels will make three more calls at Bremerhaven to load cargo for this project. Navitrans, agents for Rickmers-Linie in Turkey, secured the project for Rickmers-Linie in negotiations with Bertling Logistics in Istanbul, the nominated freight forwarder, which is coordinating logistics for this project. The office of Bertling Logistics in Bremen supported their Turkish colleagues with the pre-carriage arrangements in Germany as well as in local coordination and documentation. Dirk Gindl, General Manager Sales Germany at Rickmers-Linie commented on the loading operation: "Due to the weight of the cargo and the (for us) historic background of the location, this was not just like any other port call. Of course, no loading operation is ever exactly like another and it is never a routine. As always, thorough preparation, taking into consideration the value, size and weight of the cargo, was key to ensure a smooth and safe operation.” Bremerhaven is the city where Rickmer Clasen Rickmers established his shipyard in 1834. Rickmers-Linie, a specialized liner operator for the worldwide carriage of break bulk, heavy lift and project cargoes, continues the Rickmers tradition, being one of the companies of Rickmers Group.{/slider}
Subaru and WWL expand in Indiana
{slider=View} Subaru of Indiana Automotive (SIA) is expanding its assembly plant in Lafayette, Indiana, in the United States in order to produce 100,000 more cars annually, taking the yearly manufacturing number from 350,000 to 450,000 units. Inplant logistics provider, WWL, is supporting the expansion by adding 250 more staff. {/slider}
CMA CGM WAX service to improve its coverage with a direct call in Korea
{slider=View} CMA CGM informs its customers of a change of rotation on its WAX service operated with 13 vessels up to 4,350 TEU on the Asia-West and South Africa trade. As from m/v BERMUDA, starting her rotation in Pusan on April 11th, 2016, Pusan port call will be transferred from WAX 3 onto WAX service. This move will allow CMA CGM to be the unique carrier on the market offering a broaden range of direct services from Korea to Benin, Cameroon and Namibia in addition to the current service to Nigeria and South Africa. The Gabonese ports of Libreville and Port Gentil will be served from Korea via the hub of Cotonou with 1 transhipment instead of 2. WAX port coverage is the following: Pusan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Chiwan - Nansha - Tanjung Pelepas - Port Kelang - Cape Town - Walvis Bay - Cotonou (relay to Gabon ports) - Tincan/Lagos - Apapa - Douala - Abidjan - Pointe Noire - Colombo - Port Kelang - Pusan {/slider}
Oleg Strashnov Gearing Up for Dudgeon OWF
{slider=View} The company won a contract for the transportation and installation of 67 foundations and 1 substation for the Dudgeon offshore wind farm project in 2014. Under the contract, Seaway Heavy Lifting is in charge of the storage, transportation and installation of monopiles, transition pieces, jackets and the offshore substation jacket and topside. The installation work will commence this spring and is scheduled to be completed in August. The Dudgeon offshore wind farm is located to the north of the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm, where Seaway Heavy Lifting was also responsible for the installation of foundations and substation topside in 2011. {/slider} |
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