All Asia articles – Page 239

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    SBM Offshore selects Blue Water Shipping

    2012-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - SBM Offshore has chosen Blue Water Shipping, a company with which it already holds a longstanding business relationship, to undertake the task of providing logistics for materials and equipment to China and Brazil, where the conversion of the f

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    Tarros upgrades in Med

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Tarros, the specialist regional container line and multi-transport operator specialising in the Mediterranean Region, has upgraded its Great Pendulum Service which connects ports in the eastern and western Mediterranean via La Spezia, where the

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    Fairstar releases its 2011 audited financial statements

    2012-04-13T00:00:00Z

    April 13 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's audited financial statement for 2011 reveals a net loss after tax of USD14 million.

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    Globalink busy with military cargoes

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Working at short notice, Globalink Logistics Group had just 48 hours to complete a demanding project for Kazakhstan's Ministry of Defence.

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    Buy, buy, the Brazilian pie

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Everybody, it seems, wants a piece of the Brazilian economic pie, and some who already have a small slice want a bit more, writes HLPFI's correspondent from the Intermodal South America event, Robert Ward.

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    WWPC partners combine efforts to move boiler

    2012-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Albacor Shipping (USA) Inc, the US member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has worked in conjunction with the project forwarder network's Vienna-based Austrian partner, Procargo Spedition, to handle the transport of parts of a biomass

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    February falls in global container traffic mask better trading conditions

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - Industry analyst, Container Trades Statistics, has reassured the global shipping industry that the fall in global container traffic in February compared to January is less indicative of troubled global trade than a result of a 'perfect storm' o

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    Horizon Lines terminates five ship charter agreements

    2012-04-11T00:00:00Z

    April 11 - According to statements released by both companies, Horizon Lines has reached an agreement with Ship Finance International Ltd to terminate five charter ship contracts.

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    Faststream opens Perth office

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - International maritime, oil & gas and mining industry recruiter Faststream has opened an office in Perth, Australia, which will focus on filling positions for shipping companies, oil majors and mining companies active in the region.

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    Sea trials start for Fairstar's Forte; as Finesse is launched

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's semi-submersible newbuilding Forte has started its sea trials off the coast of China, under the supervision of Det Norske Veritas (DNV), the ship's Classification Society.

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    Over-dimensional cargoes on flat racks for Garone Logistics

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Garone Logistics Ltd of Shenzhen, China has handled the movement of five ball mills on flat racks from Foshan, China, to Valparaiso, Chile.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service reports growth for Ships Agency Re-Defined product

    2012-04-10T00:00:00Z

    April 10 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service (WSS) reports strong growth in the number of owners in Japan and North East Asia signing up for its' Ships Agency Re-Defined (SARD) product.

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    New Boeing 747-8 Freighter gains high marks after six months in service

    2012-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - The new Boeing 747-8 Freighter reaches six months in service this month, and the airplane is setting new standards of efficiency and performance - meeting or exceeding expectations in service reliability, fuel burn, and payload capacity, claims

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    End of the line for Hartmann Asia RTW Line

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - HLPFI understands that Hartmann Asia RTW Line Pte Ltd has been placed into provisional liquidation with accountancy practice, Lau Chin Huat & Co of Singapore, appointed as the provisional liquidator of the company.

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    BDP adds second service centre in South Asia

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - BDP International has opened another Global Services Centre (GSC) in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia. The US-based, global logistics and transportation services firm opened its first such centre in Kuala Lumpur in March 2008.

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    IATA reveals 5.1 percent increase in global air cargo traffic in February

    2012-04-04T00:00:00Z

    April 4 - After revealing that global air cargo traffic increased by 5.1 percent in February, compared to the same month last year, the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) said that the outlook for cargo remains fragile.

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    Hamburg hosts maiden call for BBC Chartering's new Europe-Asia service

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - Last week saw BBC Karan make the maiden call of BBC Chartering's new Europe-Asia service in the Port of Hamburg, when the ship called at C. Steinweg (S

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    Agenda for Breakbulk Europe 2012 conference announced

    2012-04-03T00:00:00Z

    April 3 - UBM Global Trade's 7th annual Breakbulk Europe Transportation Conference and Exhibition will take place May 22-24 at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium and will address anticipated industry growth from emerging markets, says the organiser.

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    Volga-Dnepr on starting grid for Honda reconstruction

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has carried over 200 tonnes of project cargo from Japan to Thailand to help with the reconstruction of Honda's assembly facilities after they were severely damaged in floods at the end of 2011.

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    Bangkok setting for PPL Network global meeting

    2012-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - The PPL Network's global meeting 2012 is to be held in Bangkok from May 27 - 30 at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel.