All Asia articles – Page 276

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    Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently

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    Alliance for United Nordic and Keystone Logistic

    2010-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Effective January 1, 2011, Denmark's United Nordic Shipping and Singapore's Keystone Logistic Services will enter into an alliance to be called UNS (Asia) covering commercial and operational activities in the Asia, India and Oceanic regions.

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    Turkish investment for CMA CGM

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - CMA CGM shareholders and the YILDIRIM Group of Turkey have reached an agreement which enables CMA CGM to strengthen its equity base and secure the financing of its investment plan.

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    PIL adds ships to West Africa multi-purpose service

    2010-11-26T00:00:00Z

    November 26 - Pacific International Lines (PIL) has confirmed reports that it has introduced four 17,500-dwt vessels, acquired secondhand from Schoeller Holdings of Germany, to the multi purpose service that it reintroduced earlier this year in the trade

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    Project cargo training reminder

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - Project forwarders can kick-start their employees' professional development next year by registering them for the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management training course in Singapore from January 27-28, says the course develop

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    A loading almost too close to call

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - The transport of two 40 m coke drums from China to India by Beluga Sydney gave planners and mariners some very close calls as they moved almost 900 tonnes of equipment.

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    Project network adds global link with Globalink

    2010-11-24T00:00:00Z

    November 24 - Project forwarding network, AOP Project Partners, has added the Globalink Logistics Group as a member across the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan

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    Boskalis raises earnings outlook and offers solution to pension issues

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Royal Boskalis Westminster, a global services provider operating in the dredging, maritime infrastructure and maritime services sectors, has reported that Q3 2010 trading has risen, thanks in part to its contested takeover of SMIT this year.

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    Port Authority subsidiary APEC wins People Development Award

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - The Antwerp/Flanders Port Training Centre, (APEC) a subsidiary of Antwerp Port Authority, scooped the inaugural People Development award at the annual International Bulk Journal Awards held in London.

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    New Indian line aims for growth

    2010-11-22T00:00:00Z

    November 22 - Established earlier this year, Mumbai-based shipping line, Kansa Maritime says that it intends to expand its current fleet of four ships to take advantage of opportunities in the project cargo sector.

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    Cement mix for Leo Global Logistics

    2010-11-19T00:00:00Z

    November 19 - Leo Global Logistics, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member in Thailand, has successfully delivered nine consignments for a concrete batching facility, plus concrete mixer trucks and a cement silo with accessories from Laem Chabang

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    Markel International opens in Hong Kong and plans regional expansion

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - Markel International, the specialist insurer, is creating a service company in Hong Kong that will begin operating on 1 January 2011, from an office at Lee Gardens, and will provide underwriting services to the Hong Kong insurance market.

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    Denmark's Little Mermaid returns home

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The statue of Denmark's famous fairy tale figure "The Little Mermaid" is now back home after her first ever journey abroad - to the Expo in Shanghai.

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    Savannah deepening project marks major milestone

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) has reached a major milestone with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers releasing its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to the public and agencies for review and comment.

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    Lift and Shift India claims Indian heavylift record

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A record-breaking movement of India's longest column transported by sea and land on Indian soil has taken place, claims Indian heavylift company, Lift & Shift India.

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    ASB Logistics joins GPLN

    2010-11-18T00:00:00Z

    November 18 - A multi-million dollar Chinese freight forwarder is the latest company to join the fast-expanding project forwarder group Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN) and comes with the recommendations of two GPLN members for project cargo shipp

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter names managers

    2010-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - After filling the post of general manager the Americas a few weeks ago, Lufthansa Cargo Charter has now also been appointed general managers for Asia Pacific as well as for the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent.

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    SR International Logistics returns to GPLN

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - One of the first member companies of the Global Projects Logistics Network (GPLN) has returned to the fold, says the global network.

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    Pirates strike in Indian Ocean but leave empty-handed

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - As a British couple were celebrating being released after a year's captivity by Somali pirates, the Indian navy was foiling an attempt to hijack a heavylift ship and saving 14 crew members.

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    Joint promotion for COSCOL and Rotterdam

    2010-11-15T00:00:00Z

    November 15 - The Cosco Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL) and the Port of Rotterdam Authority (PoR) are jointly going to promote and raise the handling of steel and heavy lift cargo via the port of Rotterdam.