All Asia articles – Page 248

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    ABP establishes new funding platform

    2011-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - In the UK, Associated British Ports (ABP) has established a new funding platform to enable it to access a variety of funding markets over time. ABP has raised GBP2.36 billion (USD3.67 billion) of senior bank and bond debt to refinance the pr

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    Parts for the 1,000th Boeing 777 move through the Port of Everett

    2011-12-19T00:00:00Z

    December 19 - Boeing and the Port of Everett recently celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of parts for Boeing's 1,000th 777 from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hiroshima, Japan.

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    Shipping confidence picks up despite eurozone fears

    2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Overall confidence levels and the likelihood of major new investments in the shipping industry in the next 12 months picked up marginally in the quarter ended November 2011, according to the latest Shipping Confidence Survey from accountant

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    ALE loads-out and floats-off Vietnam's first jack-up rig

    2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Vietnam's first jack-up rig was successfully loaded-out and floated off to sea by heavy transport and lifting company, ALE.

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    Generation industry powers Ahlers business

    2011-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - The needs of the global generating industry, both electricity generating and oil and gas production, are creating good opportunities for project cargo forwarder Ahlers, the company has revealed.

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    Logwin goes for growth in China

    2011-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - The global logistics service provider Logwin is expanding its operational network in China.

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    Ahlers loads with Singapore slings

    2011-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Global project cargo forwarder Ahlers has seen two key project movements through the quay sides of Singapore, both inbound and export from this island state, as well as number of smaller movements.

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    Air Partner says emerging markets will drive business in 2012

    2011-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Looking back on 2011, Air Partner's Freight division said it had grown its industrial and commercial sector client base by 19 percent in the 12 months ending 31 July 2011.

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    Multitrade handles oil rig equipment

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has arranged the transportation of a levelling tool used in the oil industry.

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    Fairstar bridges financial gap

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Fairstar Heavy Transport, the Oslo-listed heavy lift shipping specialist, has signed a USD30 million bridging loan facility for its newbuilding, Forte, with Bank of China.

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    Toll Group announces retirement date for head of strategy and M & A

    2011-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Toll Group has announced the impending retirement of long-time head of strategy, M & A, Stephen Stanley, effective 30 June 2012.

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    BBC Chartering shipment is out of this world

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Leading German heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering won a contract to transport radio telescope antennas for what is currently the largest cosmic project on earth, the ALMA observatory in the Chilean Andes.

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    Oil and gas fuel Amytrans success in equipment shipment

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Full service freight forwarder and ship broker Amytrans Corp in Vietnam, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, has arranged for heavy and outsized oil and gas equipment to be moved by chartered ocean vessel from Busan,

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    Long distance successes for Ahlers

    2011-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Global offices of worldwide project cargo forwarder Ahlers have earned their Air Miles after organising two project movements that clocked up more than 15,000 km in distance.

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    Breakbulk events head for Shanghai

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - The inaugural Breakbulk China Transportation Conference & Exhibition will be held February 28 - March 1, 2012, at the Intex Shanghai & Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao, Shanghai, China.

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    Panalpina shifts power of decision closer to customer base

    2011-12-12T00:00:00Z

    December 12 - The Panalpina Group is putting in place three regional CEOs for Europe/Middle East, Asia Pacific and the Americas, tasked with implementing the recently defined Corporate Strategy 2014.

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    Early bird registration deadline looms for training course

    2011-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - Early bird registrations close on January 13, 2012 for the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management two-day training course to be held in Shanghai during Breakbulk China.

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    Air Partner cautious over prospects for current year

    2011-12-09T00:00:00Z

    December 9 - At air charter broker, Air Partner, the board remains cautious in its assessment of prospects for the current year.

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    Brace of factory relocations for Van der Vlist a continent apart

    2011-12-08T00:00:00Z

    December 8 - European abnormal and heavy haulage provider Van der Vlist has undertaken two factory relocation movements continents apart but using the same freight forwarding skills.

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    Trans Himalayan delivers for Nepal hydro power project

    2011-12-07T00:00:00Z

    December 7 - The photos contained in this report give a clear demonstration of the difficulties which faced Trans Himalayan Express, the Nepalese member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) network, during the recent delivery of two transformer unit