Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) California Highway is beginning its voyage from the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, transporting American-built Toyota Venzas to Russia and Ukraine.

Dubai: Bahri (formerly National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia) has today taken delivery of a new 26,000dwt RoCon general cargo vessel, named the Bahri Hofuf, from Hyundai Mipo in South Korea.

Hong Kong: Pacific Basin Shipping continued to feel the effects of its ro-ro business divestment and the weak dry bulk market posting a $158.5m net loss for 2012 on revenue of $1.44bn. Full-year net profit in 2011 was $32m.

Cartagena : SC Line is launching a new service linking Houston, Venezuela and Colombia. Called Gulftrade it will provide bi-weekly connections between Houston, Texas, Cartagena, Colombia and Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Oslo: The pure car and truck carrier Hoëgh Traveller has today been sold to Grieg Green for environmentally friendly recycling in China.