All Asia articles – Page 260

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    Maximus new aircraft conversions on schedule

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - The conversion of a new Airbus A300-600 regional freighter, purchased by Maximus Air Cargo at the start of this year, and part of a of AED350 million (USD92.2million) expansion programme, is on schedule for its mid-summer entry into the company'

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    100 percent for Fairstar duo

    2011-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Fairstar Heavy Transport reports that it achieved 100 percent utilisation of its two-ship fleet - Fjord and Fjell - in the second quarter of 2012.

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    GSL's NVOCC license

    2011-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - Shanghai-based Global Star Logistics (China) Co., Ltd. has been accredited with a full NVOCC license from China's Ministry of Transport.

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    TTS Handling Systems win Saudi contract

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - TTS Handling Systems has agreed a contract with the Zamil Offshore Services company in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for the design, associated engineering and supply of a transfer system for the latter's newly planned shipyard in Dammam Port, writes Ja

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    Around the world in three heavy lift seminars

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - A trio of heavy lift seminars for project cargo professionals who are interested in honing their oversized and out-of-gauge cargo handling skills is to be held in the UK, US and Indonesia in September.

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    Globalink's Air Freight Division takes off

    2011-07-14T00:00:00Z

    July 14 - Globalink Logistics Group was approached by the Civil Aviation Authorities in Kazakhstan to handle the movement of airport equipment from USA and France to Astana, Kazakhstan.

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    Integrated Logistics expands on the double

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - Terex Cranes delivered two RT 100 Rough Terrain cranes to Integrated Logistics of Kuwait for maintenance tasks in the petro-chemical and gas refinery sectors, writes Jamie May.

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    GAC Russia celebrates 10th anniversary with commitment to project and marine

    2011-07-13T00:00:00Z

    July 13 - GAC has marked ten years in Russia with an announcement of plans to develop enhanced marine services to support offshore energy projects in Russian waters.

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    Etihad Rail visits Antwerp for lessons in how to run a railroad

    2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

    July 12 - With the start of construction of the UAE railway Etihad Rail drawing near, senior executives from the railway visited Antwerp, Belgium where they met and shared ideas with key players in the world of transport.

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    Perth says aye, aye Cap'n to DB Schenker

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - DB Schenker has been appointed exclusive international transport and logistics services provider for the world sailing championships in Perth, Australia later this year.

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    Largest boat to date for Peters & May's Australian operation

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Marine logistics company, Peters & May, has shipped a Monte Fino from the Kha Shing yard in Taiwan to Newcastle, Australia.

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    Paradip's largest cargo to date

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Continuing its march forward in handling of projects and heavy lift cargo, Direct Logistics India moved a heavy lift shipment weighing 262 tonnes for the Indian Oil Corporation as a part of the company's refinery project near Paradip, India, writ

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    Saudi Arabia plans trans-desert railways

    2011-07-07T00:00:00Z

    July 7 - Rail projects planned for Saudi Arabia could bring significant business for project forwarders and shipping lines.

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    China set to tap shale gas

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Senior managers from the world's leading oil companies are set to descend on China this summer, as the country holds its first licensing round for the production of shale gas, which could be good news for project logistics companies focussing on

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    Bennett DriveAway launches upgraded website

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Georgia-based high and heavy vehicle transport company Bennett DriveAway has launched a new website for corporate customers.

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    Full steam ahead for project cargo forwarders from UAE rail project

    2011-07-05T00:00:00Z

    July 5 - Project cargo forwarders could be on track to win lucrative contracts to move sleepers for the Gulf region's first major rail network.

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    The Italian job fails to defeat Tuscor Lloyds

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - A perfect storm of public holidays, unsafe and illegal material handling equipment as well as road works along the projected route greeted global project cargo specialists Tuscor Lloyds when it handled a significant high and heavy load after disc

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    Super Freight claims a record with ship hull moves

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Super Freight, a Mumbai-based project freight forwarder, arranged the delivery of two ship hull sections in a move it describes as a "first of its kind in India".

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    Largest crane yet for Bin Quraya

    2011-07-04T00:00:00Z

    July 4 - Bin Quraya Est has taken delivery of a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1 mobile crane from the Liebherr-Werk Ehingen GmbH plant. The 500-tonne crane is now the largest unit in the 250-strong crane fleet of the Saudi Arabian company, writes Jamie May.

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    Project cargo powers double-digit growth at Bilbao

    2011-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - General conventional goods at Bilbao port, helped by project cargo activity, rose by 14 percent in the first three months of the year. Project cargo at the Spanish Atlantic port includes machinery, wind energy equipment, rail carriages, buses, pa