COSCO and NMA Maritime Form Joint Ventures
China’s COSCO Shipping has established two new companies with NMA Maritime & Offshore Contractors in the Netherlands. The partners, who have done business together for more than 25 years, will form...
View ArticleV. Alexander Moves Cranes from China to India
Crane beams measured up to 33 meters apiece V. Alexander International Logistics has organized a 2.5-freight-ton shipment of cranes from Xiamen, China to Kolkata, India. The load consisted of some...
View ArticleChinese Vessel Transports Disabled Noble Discoverer
COSCO’s Xiang Yun Kou arrives in Seward, Alaska The Xiang Yun Kou arrived in Seward, Alaska, to dry-haul Shell’s Noble Discoverer drilling rig to Korea. COSCO’s 708-foot-long heavy-lift ship docked...
View ArticleNoble Discoverer Loaded in Resurrection Bay
COSCO’s Xiang Yun Kun will carry the drillship to Korea Shell’s drillship Noble Discoverer has been loaded onto COSCO’s 50,000-deadweight-ton Xiang Yun Kou in Resurrection Bay, Alaska. The U.S. Coast...
View ArticleCOSCO Loads Shell’s Kulluk Rig for Transport to Singapore
Shell’s second drillship will soon leave Alaska, following Shell’s Noble Discoverer COSCO’s semi-submersible Xiang Rui Kou has arrived at Dutch Harbor near Unalaska in the Aleutian Islands to load...
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COSCO Carries Rig to Mumbai
COSCO’s heavy-lift vessel Xian Yun Kou has carried the Valiant Driller rig from Indonesia to India where it will begin operations at the Mumbai High oil field. The transport was managed by Norwegian...
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Sinotrans Targets Middle East for Growth
Sinotrans Targets Middle East for Growth Against the backdrop of talks over a possible merger between his company and China Merchants Group, a top Sinotrans and CSC executive says his Beijing-based...
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Uncertain Future for COSCO Project Unit
Uncertain Future for COSCO Project Unit Merged carriers China Ocean Shipping Group and China Shipping Group will focus on the container, port operations, oil and gas transportation and marine...
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Heavy-Lift Vessels Delivered to COSCO
Heavy-Lift Vessels Delivered to COSCO Two new 36,000-deadweight-ton heavy-lift vessels have been delivered to China Ocean Shipping Group, or COSCO, from its facilities in Nantong, Jiangsu province,...
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Carriers Ride China’s Wave of Africa Projects
Carriers Ride China’s Wave of Africa Projects By Eric Johnson Legendary Chinese navigator Zheng He sailed fleets of wooden ships across the Indian Ocean in the 15th century, blazing...
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