All Asia articles – Page 275

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    Dangly bits fail to put off female rower in record attempt

    2011-02-09T00:00:00Z

    February 9 - A life on the ocean wave was enough for a team of five men and one woman to set out from Tenerife just after New Year's Day to row across the Atlantic to Barbados. And one of the rowers was carrying a romantic secret with him.

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    Railroad first for Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor

    2011-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - For the first time since the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor opened in 1970, the Lake Michigan port will have an onsite, dedicated rail-switching service. Norfolk Southern has been selected to begin providing switching services for customers of

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    Dockwise selects Hyundai

    2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - Dockwise has appointed Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea as yard to build its new ship to service the emerging market for ultra-large transports - see previous news items posted here on November 8 and 23.

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    Breakbulk Asia posts record attendance

    2011-02-07T00:00:00Z

    February 7 - The organiser of the recent Breakbulk Asia event in Singapore has said that it will inaugurate Breakbulk China in Shanghai in early 2012, bringing the largest event in the heavy lift, project cargo and breakbulk maritime sector to the world's

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    Go West strategy pays off for Panalpina

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Panalpina is expanding into western China following the opening an office in Chonqging.

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    Legs eleven for WWPC

    2011-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - At the 11th annual membership conference of the Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC), held recently in Mumbai, the current Board of Advisors were re-elected for another year of service.

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    Breakbulk brings strong interest for cargo equipment network

    2011-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Wolfgang and Maarit Karau, both directors of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, report strong interest in the network during the recent Breakbulk Asia event in Singapore from shippers, existing members as well as potential members.

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    Megaloads move on Highway 12

    2011-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Further to our previous reports, in the USA, an 11th-hour news conference against megaloads failed to convince the Idaho Transportation Department to revoke a permit for the first oversized load from starting its journey from Lewiston to Bill

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    L.C. van Tiel Logistics joins Project Partners network

    2011-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Rotterdam-based project forwarder L.C. van Tiel Logistics has become the latest member of the Project Partners network.

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    Georgia Ports Authority Selects Lynch as Chief Operating Officer

    2011-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Georgia Ports Authority's (GPA) has named Griffith Lynch as Chief Operating Officer, effective mid-March 2011.

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    GAC Group rides the waves with yacht shipping specialist

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The GAC Group is set to make waves in 2011 with the creation of Team GAC Pindar, a world-class sailing team that will both compete in international events and also provide specialist logistics solutions to the yachting community.

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    Framework for global transport of ITER components signed

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The director general of the ITER Organization, Osamu Motojima, and the directors of all seven Domestic Agencies this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides for the use of one single Logistic Service Provider in order to assur

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    Banker jumps ship to join Rickmers Group

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - Banker Frank B

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    Trio of talents appointed at WCAPN

    2011-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - The WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) and the WCA Family has recruited three key staff members to improve communication and management functions.

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    GPLN says technical seminar a huge success

    2011-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) recently completed its first technical training course after Breakbulk Asia in Singapore, conducted by Gert J. Vos, a twenty plus year industry expert and was attended by 53 delegates from several c

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    ALS handles dumper trucks and excavator

    2011-01-31T00:00:00Z

    January 31 - ALS' has shipped an excavator and thee dumper trucks, all disassembled, from Japan to Africa.

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    WWPC digs deep for charity

    2011-01-29T00:00:00Z

    January 29 - Members of the World Wide Project Consortium raised USD 5,000 for charity at the network's annual conference, currently taking place in Mumbai.

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    First of BigLift's 'Happy D-class' ships enters service

    2011-01-28T00:00:00Z

    January 28 - BigLift's newbuilding Happy Delta has left the shipyard in China for her first employment in the Far East.

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    COSCO adds new giant to offshore fleet

    2011-01-27T00:00:00Z

    January 27 - Encouraged by several years of successful, well supported service in the offshore Industry, COSCO Shipping Company is continuing to expand its semi-submersible heavy lift fleet.

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    Beluga Shipping subject to piracy once again

    2011-01-26T00:00:00Z

    January 26 - Once again, Beluga Shipping has fallen victim to pirates off the coast of Somalia.