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| AFM team being readied for Somalia operation | |  | | A team of Maltese soldiers will soon be dispatched to Somalia to take part in an EU mission against sea piracy. Malta was engaged in talks with the Dutch government to establish the role of its army in the mission,
dubbed Operation Atalanta, a government spokesman said. |
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| Ecospeed Marine Coating System Lasts On Container Vessel After 2 Baltic Sea Winters | |  | | Ecospeed® marine coating system lasts on the Baltic Swan container vessel after 2 Baltic winters looking virtually in the same condition as it was when it undocked 2 years ago.
Antwerp, BE - Ecospeed marine coating system lasts on the Baltic Swan
container vessel after 2 Baltic winters. |
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| Hanjin to Start Direct Asia-Mexico Service | |  | | Hanjin Shipping will launch a new direct service between Asia and Mexico in mid-March when its China America Express Service begins calling at Manzanillo.
Hanjin will deploy five ships of 5,500 20-foot equivalent units capacity
on the service, which will have the following port rotation: Shanghai,
Gwangyang, Busan, Long Beach, Manzanillo, Ensenada, Long Beach and
Busan. |
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| Nigeria: Imo Okays Guidelines For Lifeboats | |  | | The sub-committee on ship design and equipment of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has approved the new and stricter safety standards for lifeboats in order to reduce the number of accidents particularly those which have occurred during drills or inspection. |
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| Wilhelmsen Ships Service dispatches helicopter airframe from Shanghai to Baltimore | |  | | The Maritime Logistics department at Wilhelmsen Ships Service’s office in Shanghai has just completed the dispatch of a helicopter frame from Shanghai port to Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
The 2000 kg helicopter frame was shipped on a RO-RO vessel on 22
February 2010. |
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| GE Shipping: fair winds blowing ahead | |  | | With activities picking up after a huge lull, shipping companies have started to garner attention amongst gain. Great Eastern Shipping (GE) reported 6.6% growth in revenues in the December 2009 quarter to touch Rs 706.3 crore. |
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| Samudera Shipping announces disposal of subsidiary, Silkargo LLC | | | Mercator to expand in dredging, bulk and tanker segments | |  | | Mercator Lines is planning to increase its presence in a number of new markets including the bulk, tanker and dredging segments. |
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| World\'s Biggest LPG Shipping Line Idles Four Vessels | |  | | BW Gas Ltd., the world’s biggest shipper of liquefied petroleum gas, idled four tankers because rates plunged so low that each vessel was losing the company about $25,000 a day. |
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| European Shippers\' Leader Seeks Carrier Stability | |  | | The European Shippers Council elected Jean Louis Cambon, head of Michelin Tire’s Ocean Management Committee as the new chairman of its Maritime Transport Council this week. |
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