Asia news – Page 225

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    Combi Lift strengthens Australian team

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Denmark-headquartered specialist project cargo shipping line Combi Lift has appointed Eike Hemp as operations manager within its Australia team.

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    Coscol confirms shipping pool expansion ambitions

    2012-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has confirmed that it is seeking to expand the pool of specialist semi-submersible vessels created earlier this year by adding ships from mainland Chinese or non-Chinese shipping companies.

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    Syon handles cement plant machinery

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Syon Logistics, which recently joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Dubai, has played a key role in delivering out-of-gauge cargo to the biggest cement factory in the region.

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    Air Charter Service shows its charitable side

    2012-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - Air Charter Service (ACS) has revealed that its staff have raised over GBP30,000 (USD48,483) for charitable causes in 2012.

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    MacGregor sees strong demand

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - MacGregor - subsidiary of equipment manufacturer Cargotec - in the last quarter secured a number of new winch orders. The equipment will serve the strong demand for maintenance, hook-up and commissioning services for existing oil platforms o

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    GAC Logistics strengthens West Africa network

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - Dubai-headquartered GAC Logistics has signed a Global Network Agency (GNA) agreement for ports in Ghana, Togo and Benin with Oil and Marine Agencies (OMA) Ltd.

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    State buys back Cargolux stake

    2012-12-24T00:00:00Z

    December 24 - In a statement issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, it has confirmed that it has re-acquired its 35 percent shareholding in freighter airline, Cargolux.

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    WCA members ship oversized cargoes

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The WCA Family of Logistic Networks Ltd has seen two of its members ship heavy and oversized cargoes recently.

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    Broker delivers steely performance

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Chapman Freeborn recently transported 95 tonnes of seamless steel tubes and couplings from Osaka, Japan to Houston, USA for a client in the oil and gas industry.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Well, the Mayan day of apocalypse has arrived and so far, it appears to be passing over peacefully, meaning HLPFI staff will waste no time in getting out the tea and cake (nothing stronger) to mark the fact that the world is still here.

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    HLPFI editor gets special award from industry group

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - The Seahorse Club has named HLPFI editor Ian Martin Jones as the recipient of its John Richman Lifetime Achievement Award.

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    Project Partners welcomes Sonigo to forwarder network

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Sonigo International Shipping of Israel has joined the Project Partners network - a division of Air & Ocean Partners. Sonigo will replace network member J Sassower Ltd with immediate effect.

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    InterRail targets Caucasus region

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - InterRail Holding - the Switzerland-headquartered provider of rail-based freight services in the Euro-Asian corridor - is set to acquire 50 percent of the shares in Azerbaijan-based railway services provider, AzerRail Baku.

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    Yachts on the move

    2012-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Istanbul-headquartered Project Cargo & Yacht Transport recently handled the loading and unloading of yachts at ports in Turkey.

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    Dockwise claims record with oil platform installation

    2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Dutch maritime contractor Dockwise has announced the record-breaking installation of one of the world's largest oil platforms.

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    Logwin strengthens Southern China presence

    2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Luxembourg-headquartered Logwin has opened a new office in southern Chinese city, Shantou; its fourth in China this year.

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    DHL Freight opens in Almaty

    2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - DHL has opened a new terminal in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

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    Famous Pacific forwarding boosts Philippines services

    2012-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Famous Pacific Forwarding Philippines Inc

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    Shipowners say too little time to install ballast treatment systems

    2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), which represents 80 percent of the world's merchant tonnage, has said that there is too little time to retrofit tens of thousands of vessels with ballast water treatment systems to comply with Uni

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    FPS Melbourne steels itself for coil cargoes

    2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - The Melbourne, Australia branch of Famous Pacific Shipping (FPS), has been awarded a contract to handle the import, unpacking and delivery of 52 containers loaded with 1,138 tonnes of steel coil.