All Asia articles – Page 226

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    Samson appoints new vice president sales and marketing

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - US-based high-performance rope manufacturer, Samson, has appointed Joe Mazzacano as vice president of sales and marketing, effective January 1, 2013.

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    Air Charter Service expresses confidence in Kazakhstan

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - At the end of November, UK-headquartered international charter broker, Air Charter Service (ACS), opened a new branch in Almaty to serve Kazakhstan and the CIS region.

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    Dockwise reports USD60 million in new contracts and letters of intent

    2012-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Breda-based shipping company Dockwise has been awarded six new contracts, letters of intent and contract extensions totalling USD60 million.

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    Western Gulf joins Project Partners

    2012-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Project Partners - an association of heavy lift and project forwarders around the world - has welcomed Doha, Qatar-based Western Gulf Agency (WGA) to its network.

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    Sightseers go quackers as giant duck sails Thames

    2012-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Sightseers in London were shocked to see a 15 metre high rubber duck sailing up the River Thames yesterday.

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    COSCOL confirms price paid for Guangzhou Ocean Shipping

    2012-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Further to our report from earlier this week, COSCO Shipping Company (COSCOL) has advised that its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Guangzhou Ocean Shipping from China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company on December 5, was completed wi

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    COSCOL confirms price paid for Guangzhou Ocean Shipping

    2012-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - Further to our report from earlier this week, COSCO Shipping Company (COSCOL) has advised that its acquisition of 100 percent of the shares in Guangzhou Ocean Shipping from China Ocean Shipping (Group) Company on December 5, was completed wi

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    WWPC members collaborate to ship paper equipment worldwide

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Mercator Transport - French representative of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) - has completed the movement of several heavy and out-of-gauge components for the paper manufacturing industry.

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    Allcargo transports power plant equipment

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Allcargo Logistics - part of the Avashya Group and member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network for India - has won a contract from Reliance International to handle and transport 66 units of super over dimension cargo (SODC) from port

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    Cosco Shipping confirms acquisition plans

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - COSCO Shipping Company (COSCOL) has confirmed that it plans to acquire full equity of Guangzhou Ocean Shipping from COSCO Group.

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    Qatar adds another C-17

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 -Aircraft manufacturer Boeing has delivered a fourth heavy lift C-17 Globemaster cargo carrier to the Qatar Emiri Air Force.

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    GAC Logistics named official logistics partner of Gulf 12 Hour Race

    2012-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Dubai headquartered GAC Logistics has for the second time been appointed official logistics partner for the Gulf 12 Hour Race.

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    Government set to buy back Cargolux stake

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - The Luxembourg government is prepared to buy the 35 percent shareholding in the Duchy's home-based B747 freighter operator Cargolux after Qatar Airways said it would pull out of its stakeholding in the carrier.

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    China Merchants acquires Jiangsu Haixin

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - China Merchants Group has signed an asset transfer deal with Jiangsu Haixin Heavy Industries to fully acquire the shipyard as a leading offshore centre in China.

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    Gianti covers Georgia for PCN

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Tbilisi, Georgia based Gianti Logistics has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) grouping of freight agents as the organisation's member in the country which is an important hub in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.

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    World's largest heavy lift ship christened

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Dockwise Vanguard - an ultra-large semi-submersible heavy lift ship constructed for Dutch shipping company, Dockwise was christened at the end of last week.

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    Living quarter barge delivered to Kashagan oilfield

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Last month, Wagenborg Offshore - the Dutch-based provider of offshore heavy lift services to the oil and gas industry - in cooperation with Wagenborg Kazakhstan B.V. and Ersai Caspian Contractor LLC, delivered the living quarter barge 'Vivald

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    Allcargo powers inland with huge loads

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - India's Allcargo Logistics, part of the Avashya Group, is currently handling a contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea for the heavy lift movement of seven transformers and accessories from Mumbai port to a power grid substation in Bina

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    Volga-Dnepr aims for space

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, space mechanisms and rocket fuel.

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    ACLA - a new logistics event for Asia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The STAT Media Group of India and Singapore based VFPR & Media Consultants have announced the launch of a new regional trade event for the air cargo and logistics industry in Asia and the Middle East.