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10 May 2023

IFCHOR Galbraiths Acquires UNO Offshore

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International shipbroker IFCHOR Galbraiths (IG) will be providing offshore brokerage services in the oil and gas market following its acquisition of Norwegian offshore specialist UNO Offshore.Founded in 2010, with a seven-strong team based in Bergen and Haugesund, UNO Offshore focuses on providing chartering, newbuild, sale and purchase, research and consulting services related to the oil and gas sector. UNO Offshore will be renamed IG Offshore.Commenting on the move, IG co-CEO, Bjorn Andersen, said, “We are delighted to bring Hans and his experienced team into the IG family.

09 Feb 2022

Top European Shippers Warn Freight Costs to Stay High

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Two top European shippers warned on Wednesday freight costs were likely to remain high well into this year, offering no relief to customers including the world's biggest retailers, though they said bottlenecks should ease later in the year.Pandemic-related disruption and a surge in consumer demand drove up prices for shipping goods around the world last year, boosting profits for both container shipping group Maersk and freight forwarder DSV."Freight rates remain very high, volumes are strong and lots of shipping capacity is still tied up outside ports…

07 Feb 2020

Coronavirus Disrupts Air and Sea Freight, Prices to Rise -DSV

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China's fast-spreading coronavirus is squeezing air and sea freight capacity in the country with a spike in freight rates a likely consequence, one of the world's biggest transport and logistics companies said on Friday.The spread of the deadly virus has shut down many cities and factories in China and disrupted global air travel."We are already now seeing capacity problems on air freight," Jens Bjorn Andersen, chief executive of freight forwarder DSV Panalpina said. "Sea freight is also being impacted."Shipping lines are re-routing cargoes and reducing calls to Chinese ports…

26 Jun 2012

Moss Hydro Engineers Create Revolutionary Filters

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Newly-formed Moss Hydro has been established to address a ballast water challenge that is threatening the entire shipping industry – reliable filtration. Stein Foss, the former CEO and co-founder of ballast water treatment (BWT) business OceanSaver, has set up the independent company with three partners, and an array of engineering, marketing and manufacturing experts. Together they are creating revolutionary filters designed specifically for ballast water treatment. “Our filters are unique,” comments Moss Hydro CEO Foss.

07 Dec 2004

Galbraith's appoints three new directors

Andersen, Peter Bartleet, and Richard Harmsworth. shipping career in New York before moving to Galbraith's in 1999. on the crude oil sector and in particular on VLCC and Suezmax trades. Galbraith's worldwide reach. desk, working alongside head of S&P Neil Rokison. broking industry experience spanning both tanker chartering and S&P. Monaco markets, having lived in Monaco for many years. experience. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers. shipbroking company. and period trades for a variety of vessel sizes. competitors in their respective markets. energy will add significant value to the company.