http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php News from Lekven Shipping en-us Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:29:46 -0800 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 03:29:46 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1322403486"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/jarlsoe.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="95px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Lekven Shipping will move to new office the 1st. of December 2011. The office will be located on the small island of Jarlsoe.&nbsp; &nbsp; The new address is Jarlsoeveien 50 3124 Tonsberg Norway <br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1322403486 Lekven Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1322403486&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1322403486 Sun, 27 Nov 2011 06:18:00 -0800 The company wants two vessels for its money, it said in a regulatory filing on Monday, without giving further details. In May, TradeWinds reported Glovis was scaling down its plans for pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings. The Seoul-based logistic group had planned to contract three 6,000-car-equivalent unit (ceu) vessels to meet growing demand. It booked two bigger 6,500-ceu ships instead at Hyundai Heavy Industries. <br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1320309227 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1320309227&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1320309227 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 01:33:00 -0700 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296801618"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/patrick-logo.gif" align="left" width="120px" height="32px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Stalled negotiations between Patricks Stevedores and the Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) have resulted in a series of rolling strikes by MUA members demanding higher wages. Patrick has hit back at an MUA proposal it says would result in a nearly 200 percent increase in employment costs, reports The Australian.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296801618 Cargo handling-Project cargo-offshore http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296801618&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296801618 Thu, 03 Feb 2011 22:40:18 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296545533"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/H_egh_Tracer_030710_8516e.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="68px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Höegh Tracer is currently on her last voyage and will arrive in the Shanghai area in the beginning of February 2011 - close to her 30 year anniversary.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296545533 Lekven Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296545533&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296545533 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 23:32:00 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296195045"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/Emma_Maersk1.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="97px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> One year ago the containership orderbook stood at 4.9 million TEU. Today, it totals 3.9 million TEU. Deliveries of 1.3 million TEU of newbuilt vessels have diminished the orderbook in combination with few signings of new contracts. The total orderbook is down by 21 percent over the last year.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296195045 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296195045&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296195045 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:10:00 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296194533"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/pacadventurer.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="90px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) is urging shipping operators to regularly check and replace their container lashing equipment as a result of an incident involving the Hong Kong-registered container ship ‘Pacific Adventurer’.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296194533 Cargo handling-Project cargo-offshore http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296194533&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296194533 Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:02:13 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113393"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/meyerwerftlngs.gif" align="left" width="120px" height="53px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> . The new tanker will have a length overall of around 156 metres, a breadth of 22.7 metres, and a cargo capacity of 15,600 cubic metres.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113393 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113393&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113393 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:29:53 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113201"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/mendonico.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="114px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> Pride International has dedicated and accepted delivery of the ‘Deep Ocean Mendocino’, the third new deepwater drillship to be added to the Pride International fleet, during a ceremony at the Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) shipyard in South Korea.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113201 Cargo handling-Project cargo-offshore http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113201&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296113201 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 23:26:41 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108710"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/beluganomination.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="67px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> After four days of uncertainty regarding the exact status of the crew, ‘Beluga Nomination’ is now believed to be pirated, according to EU NAVFOR. On the afternoon of January 22, 2011, ‘Beluga Nomination’ was attacked by a skiff, with an unknown number of suspected pirates on board. Small arms were used against the vessel during the attack. The attack took place in the Indian Ocean, 390 nautical miles north of the Seychelles. ‘Beluga Nomination’ is ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108710 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108710&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108710 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:11:50 -0800 <a href="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108583"><img src="http://www.lekven-shipping.com/blog/php/pirate.jpg" align="left" width="120px" height="89px" border="0" alt="" style="margin: 3px 4px 3px 0;"></a> BIMCO, the International Chamber of Shipping, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO have jointly congratulated the governments of the Republic of Korea and of Malaysia, and their naval and joint action forces, on repossessing from Somali pirate gangs the hijacked chemical tankers ‘Samho Jewelry’ and ‘Bunga Laurel’ and freeing their crews from captivity.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108583 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108583&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296108583 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:09:43 -0800 Shippers are asking why carriers are making the introduction of the new EU security rules such an onerous business, says Shippers’ Voice managing partner Andrew Traill.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022925 Freight Forwarding http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022925&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022925 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:22:00 -0800 The dramatic decline in world trade in late 2008 and 2009 caused freight rates and vessel values to decline sharply and raised significant challenges for the future of a large number of shipping companies, according to the PwC Global Shipping Benchmarking Survey 2010.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022818 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022818&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1296022818 Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:20:18 -0800 Norden has entered into an agreement for the sale of up to six Handysize dry cargo vessels to Greek interests.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295935779 Lekven Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295935779&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295935779 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:09:39 -0800 CMA CGM has announced it will upgrade and reinforce its ACSA service linking Asia to Mexico, Central America and the West Coast of South America. This new configuration will include: &nbsp; Faster transit times between Asia, Mexico, and South America (connections between Chile and Hong Kong reduced by seven days and between Mexico and Shanghai by nine days). Instead of a single rotation, the service will now be operated on two distinct loops, ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295857069 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295857069&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295857069 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:17:49 -0800 Australia: Trade through the Port of Melbourne for calendar year 2010 surged to record heights with stronger than expected growth in the port’s core trades of containers and new motor vehicles, Port of Melbourne Corporation (PoMC) announced today.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295856957 Ports http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295856957&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295856957 Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:15:57 -0800 &nbsp; Drydocks World and DNV have entered into a cooperation agreement whereby DNV will provide technical assistance to Drydocks World’s projects, and support the yard with technical expertise in conversion projects, specifically related to enhanced environmental performance of ships, including gas fuelled engines. DNV has recently unveiled a new concept VLCC with gas-fuelled engines. "We are happy to co-operate with Drydocks World, which is one of the dominant shipyards in the ... <br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295803326 International Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295803326&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295803326 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:22:06 -0800 Lekven Shipping Ltd has been appointed as a non-exclusive surveyor on behalf of the International Ship Register of Jamaica.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295802453 Lekven Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295802453&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1295802453 Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:07:33 -0800 Welcome to the new and redesigned website.<br clear="all"> http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1286366226 Lekven Shipping http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1286366226&comments=comments http://www.lekven-shipping.com/documents/international-shipping-news.php?entry_id=1286366226 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 04:57:06 -0700