Shipping Industries

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The ocean: An exciting heritage to humanity

Business Day Online 25 Sep 2018

Since the establishment of the IMO, the shipping industry has had a fairly good safety record ... Therefore, the sustenance of safety in the shipping industry requires human resources committed to observing safety procedures ... It involves the entire spectrum of human activities performed by those operating in the maritime industry (ships’ crew, ......

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Shipyard inks deal to build luxury ship for Algerie Ferries

China Daily 25 Sep 2018

Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd signed a contract with Algeria's state-owned shipping company Algerie Ferries at the weekend to build a luxury roll-on/roll-off passenger ship in Guangdong's provincial capital ... "It is an important cooperation project between China and Algeria in the development of the ocean economy and shipping industry under the Belt and Road Initiative," Chen said....

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Volvo halts Iran truck assembly as US sanctions hit payment

Irish Independent 25 Sep 2018

Volvo spokesman Fredrik Ivarsson said the trucks group could no longer get paid for any parts it shipped, and had therefore decided not to operate in Iran. It's another blow to the country's car industry which, unlike the energy and banking sectors, had managed to sign contracts with top European firms ... heavy-duty trucks from kits shipped to Iran....

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Volvo Stops Assembly of Trucks in Iran due to U.S. Sanctions

Yahoo Daily News 25 Sep 2018

Volvo spokesman Fredrik Ivarsson said the trucks group could no longer get paid for any parts it shipped and had therefore decided not to operate in Iran in another blow to the country's car industry, which unlike the energy and banking sectors, had managed to sign contracts with top European firms ... heavy-duty trucks from kits shipped to Iran....

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Flint Ceiling Fan w/ Retractable Blades for $285 + free shipping

CNET 25 Sep 2018

Flint Garden via Houzz offers its Flint Garden Industrial Ceiling Fan with Retractable Blades in Black for $285 with free shipping. That's $285 off and the lowest price we could find. Features include. 4 blades with 44" total sweep 4" and 10" downrods 3 speeds 4 E26 bulb sockets remote control ... ....

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Zodiac Maritime acquires six tanker newbuildings from Toisa

Splash24/7 25 Sep 2018

According to Allied Shipbroking, Zodiac Maritime has spent $280m in total for six newbuilding tankers under construction at China Shipping Industry (Jiangsu), made up of three ......

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Nor-Shipping and SeaFocus join forces on ‘Intelligence Hunt’ initiative

Dry Bulk 24 Sep 2018

Nor-Shipping has entered an agreement with business platform SeaFocus aimed at connecting maritime companies with talented students ... SeaFocus is an international organisation, based in Finland, which works to highlight, discuss and enable opportunities within the maritime industry ... For Nor-Shipping 2019’s collaboration the theme of the event is ‘Blue Economy – the maritime industry and responsible growth’....

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Shipping giants look lustily at the warming Arctic

Grist 24 Sep 2018

When a blue-hulled cargo ship named Venta Maersk became the first container vessel to navigate a major Arctic sea route this month, it offered a glimpse of what the warming region might become ... That’s a boon for the shipping industry but a threat to the fragile Arctic ecosystem ... body that regulates the shipping industry, began laying the groundwork to ban ships from using or carrying heavy fuel oil in the Arctic....

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TE Connectivity launches online store with instant access to pricing, product inventory

The Record 24 Sep 2018

TE has launched the online TE Store, which offers customers the option to purchase featured products direct via TE.com or through select distributors, along with instant access to product pricing, daily updates on product availability, and flexible shipping and delivery options. "We know that there are millions of engineers across industries searching the internet for high quality products to design their applications....

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Grassroots Work and Persistent Lobbying Produce Win for Oklahoma’s Wine Lovers

Market Watch 24 Sep 2018

Starting October 1, Oklahoma wine enthusiasts can have wine shipped directly to their homes and offices by U.S. wineries licensed to ship ... For years, industry lobbyists at Wine Institute supported the idea of including winery direct shipping provisions in a ballot measure. In November 2016, voters approved State Question 792, which included a wide range of alcohol-related topics including wine direct shipping....

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Zencargo raises a Seed Plus round led by London’s LocalGlobe to tackle global freight

Crunch 24 Sep 2018

International shipping has changed little in the last century – it’s slow and opaque, with many processes carried out manually and on paper ... We’ve seen many startups try to tackle shipping and freight in the last few years but very few got anywhere because the industry is very resistant to change ... our complete shipping operation overnight....

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Volvo hints at another vehicle that could join Charleston-area plant

The Post and Courier 24 Sep 2018

Potential tariffs that were worrying some maritime industry leaders have been taken off the table by the Trump Administration ... Large ship-to-shore cranes are delivered to the Port of Charleston's Wando Welch Terminal in March ... The cranes are used to move cargo to and from big container ships and the association said an extra import tax could impact expansion plans for ports on the East and Gulf coasts....

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