All Asia articles – Page 255

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    Project Partners announces UT Freight Service as new member

    2011-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Earlier this month, Project freight forwarder network, Project Partners named UT Freight Service as its latest member.

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    Grimaldi newbuild reinforces Hamburg-West Africa connections

    2011-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Earlier this week, the port of Hamburg saw the first sailing of Grimaldi's newbuilding, Grande Sierra Leone, from the Unikai terminal on the line's West Africa service.

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    Keel laid for Fairstar's Finesse

    2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - The keel for the 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Finesse has been laid in Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI)'s Qidong shipyard, China where GSI is constructing both the Forte and the Finesse for Fairstar Heavy Transport.

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    GPLN drives into oil and gas logistics training sector

    2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) recently completed training sessions at two of the most important oil and gas industry events: SPE Offshore Europe 2011 and Indonesia Oil & Gas Expo 2011.

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    Air Charter Service competes in the UK's Great River Race 2011

    2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

    September 27 - Aircraft charter specialist, Air Charter Service, once again took part in this year's Great River Race, raising almost GBP6,000 (USD9,325) for one of the company's chosen charities, Heal.

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    Dredging set to start at Corpus Christi

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Today, Port Corpus Christi, Texas, USA, is set to commence dredging operations for La Quinta Channel Extension project.

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    Century for Project Cargo Network

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has reached a major milestone in its development with 100 companies now on its membership roster.

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    Confidence dips to all-time low as uncertainty fuels overtonnaging

    2011-09-26T00:00:00Z

    September 26 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry fell to their lowest level for three and a half years in the three months ended August 2011, according to the latest shipping confidence survey by accountant and shipping adviser Moore Step

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    PCN adds new member in Thailand

    2011-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has broken new ground in Thailand with the approval of Centran International Corporation (Thailand) Ltd as its first member in the region.

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    Etihad Rail hosts seminars for key stakeholders and industry partners

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway - has hosted two seminars in Dubai designed to provide an opportunity for its team to share industry best practices and build relationships with potential customer

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    Damco set to scale greater heights

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Damco has transported a single piece compressor weighing 52 tonnes from Orissa via Kolkata airport in India to its final destination in Berlin, Germany.

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    Blank checks into ACS Frankfurt

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - UK-based air freight broker Air Charter Service (ACS) has appointed a new cargo sales director at its Frankfurt office while the company has organised a vital relief goods flight into North Korea in response to the devastating floods in tha

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    Fairstar's Forte achieves scheduled floatation milestone

    2011-09-21T00:00:00Z

    September 21 - Fairstar Heavy Transport reports that its 50,000 dwt semi-submersible vessel Forte was floated away from the flooded drydock facility in Qidong, China on schedule, earlier this week.

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    Duo of significant project moves for Express Transport

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Mumbai-based project forwarder Express Transport (ETPL), a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), has undertaken the shortsea coastal movement of a significant consignment from the west coast Indian port of Hazira in a 1,400 km

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    Harwich plays host to Chinese green energy delegation

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Managers at English east coast gateway Harwich International Port have played host to a high-level delegation from the Chinese offshore wind industry.

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    GAC Group makes a trio of significant management appointments

    2011-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - The GAC Group has announced two key management appointments in Dubai, United Arab Emirates for its group and local operations at the same time as the group has appointed a new group HSSE (Health Safety Security Environment) manager to drive

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    Marmedsa Proyectos oils the wheels of Castor gas storage project

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - From the beginning of the project in June 2010, Marmedsa Proyectos has been active in the ACS Cobra principal project Castor.

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    New chairman takes helm at Cargolux as CFO steps down

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Main deck cargo airline Cargolux has appointed a new board chairman to succeed Marc Hoffman, who remains a board director.

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    Boring machinery takes flight with Magdenli

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Magdenli Transport & Trade Co recently completed the delicate loading and further inland transportation of heavy and oversized steel constructions from chartered cargo aircraft to inland destinations in Turkey.

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    Wind power projects for Magdenli Transport

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Turkish project forwarder Magdenli Transport and Trade has recently undertaken two major contracts associated with Turkey's burgeoning green energy power generating industry.