Economou Backs $300m Green Recycling Initiative
George Economou and broking house Banchero and Costa Spa have both invested in the Green Recycling Initiative launched two weeks ago. The $300m GRI aims to integrate the needs of steel producers to be able to produce ethically sourced steel from traceable scrap and the needs of shipowners to recycle ships in a more environmentally friendly manner. The launch investors were Italy-based Siba Ships and Netherlands-based Seaarland Shipping Management. The Green Recycling Initiative (GRI) is building a fund to buy around 120 obsolete ships during 2009/10. Investors will be drawn from both the shipping and steelmaking industries. It will begin…
Siba Ships Carrier Reaches Milestone
MV Becrux has celebrated a milestone, successfully transporting its 3,000,000th sheep. The vessel unloaded its milestone sheep in Doha, Qatar, on September 18 - just two months after its 500,000th cattle milestone was achieved - and is now returning to Perth in Australia to load another consignment for the Middle East. The MV Becrux entered the Siba Ships livestock fleet in 2002 and has completed 77 voyages since its launch. Its speed and animal welfare advances have cemented its position as the flagship of the world’s livestock fleet. The bulk of the cattle and sheep on the MV Becrux’s voyages have been supplied by Australia’s largest livestock exporter, Wellard Rural Exports, which enjoys priority access to the MV Becrux.
Siba Ships Orders Livestock Ships
Siba Ships Sets Livestock Record
SIBA Ships has set a new record for livestock shipment, moving 22,100 steers and heifers from Darwin, Australia to Jakarta and Panjang, Indonesia in one shipment aboard the MV Deneb Prima. The previous global record was 20,900 cattle, on the same ship. The cattle on board took 36 hours to load, weighed a total of 8,000 tonnes and consumed 200 tonnes of feed per day on their voyage. Mauro Balzarini, chairman of Siba Ships, says the cattle trade to Indonesia is a vital export trade for Australia and provides a major protein source for South East Asia. "Our modern ships carry the animals safely and kindly, with plenty of space, light, food, air and water, and they arrive at their destinations in great shape," says Balzarini.
Major Move for Siba Ships
Italy’s Siba Ships has carried out the largest ever cattle shipment from Australia to South East Asia. Its livestock carrier Deneb Prima loaded over $9.7m worth of cattle from Townsville, Queensland, for Jakarta, Pandjang and Pasir Gudan in Indonesia and Malaysia in early June and safely discharged the animals this week. The cargo consisted of 20,060 cattle and 2,564 sheep and goats. Mauro Balzarini, CEO of Siba Ships, said, “This is a massive exercise which could only be carried out by a world leading livestock shipper and carrier with the expertise to ensure the safe and comfortable handling of the stock. Our sister company, Wellard Rural Exports…
Siba Ships Results Surge
The Siba Ships group, which includes the shipping company Siba Ships Spa based in Brescia (Italy) and its newly established subsidiary company Siba Ships Asia Pte Ltd based in Singapore, has closed its 2006 financial year with a major surge in turnover and a profit of more than 6 million Euros, a result which continues the four positive year trend of the group. Mauro Balzarini, chairman of Siba Ships, says that in the course of 2006 the company, exploiting the favorable trend of shipping, pursued an expansion and diversification process which was already in progress. The company strengthened its presence in South-East Asia, a geographical area of continuously growing interest, by opening a new wholly owned company Siba Ships Asia Pte Ltd in Singapore.
Siba Ships to Build Second Livestock Carrier
carrier under construction at Labroy Shipyard in Singapore. delivery from the yard in 2007. The new vessels will be capable of carrying approximately 30,000 sheep or 6,500 cattle on seven decks (four enclosed and three open). They will have a deadweight of 7,850 tonnes and a speed of 18 knots. onboard. Fodder, stored onboard in a purpose-built silo, is distributed to the animals using an unmanned and fully automated system. system, capable of producing 350 tonnes a day, is also automated to ensure that every pen has fresh water available 24 hours a day. system that ensures no less than 80 air changes per hour in the enclosed decks and 40 air changes per hour in the open decks.
Siba Ships Asia expands Bulk Fleet
Brave Imperial and Brave SV. period. Mauro Balzarini, managing director of Siba Ships. panamax bulkers and four handymaxes, including the two new ships.
