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'Big project' planned for ACL Shipping
'Big project' planned for ACL Shipping
Condominiums and shops are being planned on the site of ACL Shipping, Guardian Business can reveal, signaling fresh investment downtown as containers and industry begin their relocation to Arawak Cay.
Campbell Shipping launches latest ship
Campbell Shipping launches latest ship
Angela Benson, a 30-year employee of the Campbell Group, recently launched the latest vessel to be registered on the Bahamas Ship Registry.
The ship was launched at Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Company Limited in China.
Campbell Shipping Company Limited (CSCL) is a Bahamian institution operating from the Campbell Maritime Centre on West Bay Street.
The CS Candy is a 37,000 ton dry b...
TOP SHIPPING FIRM TO CLOSE
TOP SHIPPING FIRM TO CLOSE
By NATARIO McKENZIE
Tribune Business Reporter
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A MAJOR shipping company will shut down its Nassau operations within the next three to four weeks, Tribune Business can reveal, resulting in the loss of 29 jobs. Bay Street-based Seaboard Marine was said to have lost "millions" due to a "saturated market".
"They will be shutting down their Nassau operations within three ...
Fourth largest shipbuilding company in world signs contract with Campbell Shipping
Campbell Shipping Company yesterday signed a $30 million contract for a Japanese built vessel. The contract was signed with Imabari Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. of Japan.
The contract is for a 38,000 Ton Dry Bulk Carrier and delivery is expected in 2013. The new vessel will be registered on the Bahamian Ship Registry and will increase the Campbell fleet of ships to 16.
The ceremony took place at the Balm...
UN shipping agency adopts new rules on emissions
UN shipping agency adopts new rules on emissions
LONDON -- The U.N. agency regulating international shipping decided Friday that the global merchant marine, which ferries most of the world's trade, must meet energy efficiency standards and cut carbon pollution.
The decision by a powerful committee of the International Maritime Organization attacks a growing source of greenhouse gases and is the first measure on climate change to apply equally...
Campbell Shipping committed to maritime careers
Campbell Shipping committed to maritime careers
A cadre of 153 junior high students moved a step closer to a career in the maritime industry, where employment opportunities for properly trained Bahamians abound.
Shipping firm hit by 2.67m loan demand
Shipping firm hit by 2.67m loan demand
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
A Bahamian shipping company's woes have multiplied as a US-based lender has sued it for breach of a $2.669 million loan agreement, claiming the seizure of the vessel on which its financing was secured - and its 'unauthorised' transfer from the Bahamian to Panamanian shipping registry - violated the credit terms.
Caterpillar Financial Services Corporation...
Shipping agent in global alliance
Shipping agent in global alliance
GAC, the global shipping, logistics and marine services provider, has strengthened its global network by signing an alliance agreement with Bahamian agency, Elnet Maritime Company, forming GAC-Elnet with effect from March 1, 2011.
Elnet Maritime Company was formed by then 28-year-old shipping veteran Elbert 'Ellie' Hepburn in 2008, after he served in a variety of managerial positions at agencies ...
Shipping company aiming to double fleet
Shipping company aiming to double fleet
By DENISE MAYCOCK
Tribune Freeport Reporter
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FREEPORT - With 13 bulk carriers already, Bahamas-based Campbell's Shipping Company is seeking to double its fleet within the next year, a company executive said yesterday.
Jamaal Smith, assistant manning manager of Campbell's Shipping, said the vessels in their fleet represent a total of 15,000 tons or the size of two footb...
Jobs fear hangs over Tropical Shipping
Jobs fear hangs over Tropical Shipping
Jobs could be on the line at Tropical Shipping as its U.S. parent company announces it is pursuing "headcount reductions" as the company battles against a drop in income.