PROJECT CARGO JOURNAL – WEEK 41

AAL grows capacity by 22%
AAL Shipping has added four large multipurpose vessels to its fleet to enhance the company’s service offerings between Asia and Australia, the Middle East, Europe and North America. With the addition of the “mega-size” vessels, the companies owned fleet grows…
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INTERVIEW: “The lack of European cooperation in heavy transport is ridiculous”
The lack of European cooperation for exceptional transports is creating unnecessary costs. Signalisation of abnormal transports is a national hobby and every member state wants to invent the wheel when it comes to digitization. Enough, says ESTA director Ton Klijn….
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French banks want to buy troubled Bourbon
A group of French Banks have placed a takeover offer to buy the also French and insolvent OSV giant Bourbon. The financially troubled company this morning asked Euronext Paris to suspend the listing of its shares in anticipation of other…
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JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC to build Africa’s largest LNG project
A consortium of JGC, Fluor and TechnipFMC have won the tender for Africa’s largest liquefied natural gas project that could cost USD 33 billion to build. Scheduled to commence operations in 2025, the Rovuma LNG Project in Mozambique has an…
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Priscilla grounding: Watch officer was watching videos on his phone
For about 2 hours prior to the grounding of the MV Priscilla in July 2018, the officer of the watch had been unaware that the vessel was drifting away from the planned passage because he was watching videos on his…
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Hope fades for Bourbon Rhode crew
Hope is fading for the seven still missing crew members of the tug supply vessel Bourbon Rhode. Rescue crews have searched the area without results for the past four days. The search and rescue team of French West Indies-Guyana (CROSS)…
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COMPANY NEWS
Mammoet uses new road solution to navigate dangerous route
Rob Smith to become CEO of Konecranes
Geodis and Arkema test future border system for Brexit
UECC orders third battery hybrid LNG car carrier
Subsea 7 acquires 4Subsea

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