Breakbulk News

Breakbulk industry and maritime shipping news from American Journal of Transportation

AntwerpXL 2019 - A major success

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New LNG-powered RoRo vessels for Wallenius-SOL Designed by Knud E. Hansen

AJOT | May 10, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

Knud E Hansen has designed the first generation of LNG-powered ultra-large RoRo vessels for the newly-established Swedish company Wallenius-SOL.

DNV GL and WindServe sign contract for first classed U.S. offshore wind vessel

AJOT | May 09, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

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ZEABORN enters tanker ship management by acquiring CPO Tankers

AJOT | April 30, 2019 | Energy | Maritime | Breakbulk News

ZEABORN Group has signed an agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares in Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei, the tanker management subsidiary of Offen Group.

The Most Influential Figures in the Breakbulk Industry to Meet at AntwerpXL 2019

AJOT | April 29, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

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Heavyweight recognition for GAC in the Logistics Middle East Awards

AJOT | April 25, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

GAC Dubai has been named Breakbulk Operator of the Year in the Logistics Middle East Awards.

INTERCARGO on Bulk Carrier Casualties reporting

AJOT | April 24, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Bulk

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OLA Groups arrange transport of 18 trucks by breakbulk

Last week, OLA Groups Logistics arranged the transport of 18 dumper trucks by breakbulk service.

Global softwood lumber trade fell 7% in 2018

AJOT | March 19, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

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EGA signs volume commitment agreement with Maersk for worldwide aluminium shipping

AJOT | March 18, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

EGA works with 20 different shipping companies and makes more than 11,000 shipments each year

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | March 11, 2019

AAL mega-size MPV delivers 22 Chinese petrochemical plant modules in a single sailing

Specialist breakbulk and project heavy lift carrier AAL has successfully shipped 22 petrochemical plant modules from the Wilson Heavy Industry Company in Nantong, to the Ethylene Glycol II Expansion Project in Point Comfort, Texas on behalf of the Pacific Ocean Group Limited.

Goltens lands major ballast water retrofit orders with NYK Bulk & Projects, BW LPG

Breaking more records at the Port of Davisville

Maritime

AJOT | Top Story | February 01, 2019

Breaking more records at the Port of Davisville

For the seventh time in eight years, Quonset's Port of Davisville had a record-breaking year for auto imports. In 2018, a total of 241,851 vehicles arrived at Davisville by ship, an 8.7% increase from 2017. An additional 38,536 arrived by rail and truck last year.

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SAL Heavy Lift delivers bridge sections from China to Norway

SAL Heavy Lift delivers 12 bridge sections for the Beitstadsundbrua bridge from China to Norway.

Green Shipping Line Teams Up With Kongstein

AJOT | January 28, 2019 | Energy | Maritime | Breakbulk News

India Iron Ore Output Seen at 9-Year High Before Leases Expire

Bloomberg | January 27, 2019 | International Trade | Maritime | Breakbulk News

ITUC joins opposition to BHP’s decision to end 100 years of Australian shipping

AJOT | January 25, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Bulk

ITF opposes BHP’s decision to end 100 years of Australian shipping

AJOT | January 22, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

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Freight derivative trade volumes up in 2018

AJOT | January 08, 2019 | Maritime | Breakbulk News | Bulk

Figures compiled by the Baltic Exchange reveal that the overall volume of Forward Freight Agreement (FFA) trades increased in 2018.

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The Port of Wilmington, Delaware, welcomes first Swedish Steel vessel for 2018-19 winter season

AJOT | December 14, 2018 | Maritime | Breakbulk News

The Port of Wilmington, Delaware, received the first winter shipment of SSAB/Swedish Steel products on Dec. 10, 2018. The arrival of the geared bulker, M.V. Amazoneborg, marked the 13th consecutive season that Swedish Steel has routed through Wilmington its high-quality steel plate, cold rolled steel sheets in coils, as well as its hot rolled steel sheets in coils.