Crowley and PB Towage Form Alliance
Cooperation Broadens Project Management, Marine Cargo and Logistics Capabilities in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Crowley Maritime Corporation's solutions group and PB Towage Ltd., part of the Pacific Basin Shipping group, have formed a business alliance that combines their respective services and regional positioning to collectively broaden their project management, marine project cargo and logistics capabilities in Southeast Asia and Oceania. The alliance will enable the companies to provide comprehensive project management, project cargo transportation, logistics, ocean towing, offshore support, salvage support and bulk cargo transportation solutions to oil and gas…
GeoShips Charters New Offshore Vessel
Aberdeen-based SeaHold GeoShips Limited (GeoShips) has chartered its first new multi-purpose offshore vessel to support the growing offshore renewable energy market and the subsea sector. To enable GeoShips to offer a full suite of services from the Stril Explorer, and future vessels, the company has entered into agreements with both Hallin Marine UK Ltd, a leading ROV services provider, and NCS Survey a leading survey and positioning contractor. The contract is worth in the region…
Mediterranean Shipping Transpac Services to Begin in April
Mediterranean Shipping Company, together with Maersk Line and CMA-CGM, the world’s three major shipping operators, are in the process of reorganizing their respective services between China and the US West Coast which will result in the launch of three separate joint services to be introduced in April 2008. MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company announced its new services in line with this development. The first service, which MSC has named Eagle Express, will cover Central China, South China, calling at Hong Kong, Yantian, Kaohsiung, Shanghai, Qingdao and Los Angeles. The second service, called the New Orient Express, will cover Central and North China, calling at Dalian, Tianjin Xingang, Shanghai, Ningbo, Long Beach and Oakland.
