HFW boosts admiralty team with new appointment
INTERNATIONAL maritime law firm HFW has boosted its admiralty and crisis management team with the hiring of Victor Fenwick. Mr Fenwick joins HFW’s London office from Ince & Co,...
North P&I Club's Rune Dybedal appointed NSOCC chairman
NORTH P & I Club senior executive Rune Dybedal has been appointed chairman of the North Sea Operators' Claims Conference. Mr Dybedal is expected to use his chairmanship to...
Gloomy outlook for Hong Kong exports
HONG Kong export values are tipped to shrink 20% in 2020, according to the latest forecast by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. Meanwhile, the HKTDC Export Index for the...
Stink bug bust highlights risk, department says
A DISCOVERY of brown marmorated stink bugs on board a ro-ro ship off Western Australia highlights the risk to Australian agriculture, according to the Department of Agriculture....
New marine classification and survey training to arrive in Australia
AUSTRALIAN Maritime College commercial arm, AMC Search, has signed a partnership with marine classification and survey institution Lloyd’s Register to deliver courses in...
Kuehne + Nagel opens new distribution centre
LOGISTICS giant Kuehne + Nagel has announced it has opened a dedicated pharmaceutical and healthcare warehouse as part of its global KN PharmaChain network. The new facility is...
DP World unveils “intelligent storing system” for containers
A “HIGH bay” container storage system is to be employed at DP World’s Jebel Ali Terminal 4 in a joint project with industrial engineering specialist company SMS group. The system...
Austal lands contract for two more vessels
AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal has been awarded a contract to build two littoral combat ships (LCS) for the US Navy, bringing the total LCS orders for the 2018 calendar year to...
Davies Turner restructures China Rail operation
BRITISH freight forwarder Davies Turner has announced changes to its fixed-day, weekly rail import service for less-than-container-load cargoes from China. This follows...
Kalmar forklifts help ensure drilling continues in extreme weather
LOGISTICS equipment company Kalmar has delivered 18 forklift trucks to Algerian drilling contractor Entreprise Nationale des Travaux aux Puits (ENTP). Kalmar is to support ENTP...
Global logistics business acquires an air cargo operation
FREIGHT forwarding and logistics chain specialist Ligentia Group has announced the acquisition of Air & Cargo Services Ltd. The deal sees Ligentia provide a home to Air & Cargo...
HHL files for insolvency
TOUGH operating conditions have been listed as a reason for Hansa Heavy Lift to this week file for insolvency. The application was made in a German court. In a statement emailed...
New initiative to promote responsible ship recycling
“A TOOL for sharing information on ship recycling” is how a new initiative aimed at encouraging responsible ship recycling has been hailed. The Ship Recycling Transparency...
Confront biofouling with technology, says industry figure
HARMFUL effects of foreign aquatic organisms no longer can be ignored, HullWiper managing director Simon Doran says. Mr Doran spoke in Mauritius recently, with that country being...
President Xi inspects Panama Canal locks
PRESIDENT of China Xi Jinping has inspected the new neo-panamax locks at the Panama Canal as part of a visit to the small Central American nation. President Xi and his Panamanian...
