Hapag-Lloyd announced the current revision of the Terminal Handling Charge (THC) for Sweden which will increase for 20’ / 40’ container as follows, effective January 1, 2019 and valid until further notice:
Please be informed that the structure of the THC has changed and as from effective date of January 1, 2019, it includes the following surcharges:
Swedish tanker owner Donsotank has placed an order at China’s Wuhu Shipyard for the construction of up to three 22,000 dwt small clean tankers According to shipbroking sources, the contract includes firm orders for two vessels and an option for another one. Deliveries of the vessels are scheduled...
https://splash247.com/donsotank-orders-three-tankers-at-wuhu-shipyard/
Ro/Ro traffic between Sweden and the continent are increasing, as volumes between Gothenburg and Belgium have risen for the ninth consecutive year. Namely, the forecast for 2018 expects a 10% increase for Ro/Ro units.
254,000 ro/ro units were shipped between Gothenburg and Belgium, during 2017, and the forecast for 2018 reveals a 10% increase to almost 280,000 units. The traffic on the services between Gothenburg and Ghent/Zeebrugge has increased for nine years in a row. Volumes to and from...
https://safety4sea.com/ro-ro-traffic-in-gothenburg-increase/
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has officially inaugurated its new Innovation Center in Ljungby, southern Sweden. Approximately 200 people will be based at the state of the art facility that has been designed to support new collaborative ways of working with modern architecture and cutting edge technology.
The new site will act as a focal point for further strengthening Kalmar’s digital offering, R&D capabilities, and prototype production and testing for the company’s mobile equipment portfolio and...
Norway’s Reach Subsea and Sweden’s MMT has entered into an agreement with Topaz Energy and Marine to charter newbuild subsea vessel for two and a half years. The vessel will be used by Reach and MMT for survey, IMR and light construction purposes within the oil and gas as well as renewables sector....
https://splash247.com/reach-subsea-and-mmt-charter-csv-from-topaz/
Sweden’s AtoB@C Shipping, which was acquired by ESL Shipping last month, has snapped up a 2000-built 4,100 dwt dry bulk carrier. AtoB@C has been operating the vessel under a long-term time charter and already owns its sister vessel. VesselsValue fleet data shows the vessel to be the , acquired from...
https://splash247.com/atobc-acquires-transatlantic-mini-bulker/
Dublin-based d’Amico Dry, part of the Italian group d’Amico Società di Navigazione, has just sold to Sweden’s Gotland Tankers a pair of modern handysize bulk carriers for a total price of $40m. The ships are the 2016-built and the 2014-built and both the units are set to be converted in orange...
https://splash247.com/gotland-takes-damico-bulker-pair-for-juice-tanker-conversions/
Peter Thomson @ThomsonFiji the United Nations Special Envoy for the Oceans, was one of the keynote speakers at the Opening Oceans Conference in Copenhagen, May 2-3, 2018 and I managed to catch him for an interview.
He travels the world to promote and advocate for the SDG 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development
Peter says it has been an uphill battle until the Ocean Conference in New York 2017, where the governments of Fiji & Sweden left...
The 1983-built PCTC , owned by Swedish company Wallenius Lines and operated by UECC, caught fire in the North Sea near Germany on Sunday night while sailing from Drammen, Norway to Cuxhaven, Germany. The fire started in the engine room of the ship, which is carrying around 3,000 cars onboard. The...
https://splash247.com/wallenius-car-carrier-hit-by-fire-off-germany/
Swedish owner Stena Bulk has signed an agreement with Chinese company Shanghai Bluesoul Environment Technology to install scrubbers on its suezmax and IMOIIMAX fleets before 2020. The deal will include a total of 15 vessels and options for additional six vessels. The scrubbers to be installed are...
https://splash247.com/stena-bulk-to-equip-scrubbers-on-up-to-21-ships/