All Asia articles – Page 289

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    Trans-United picks up grand award

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - OOG and heavylift road haulier Trans-United, Inc of Burns Harbor, Indiana has been named the Overall Grand Safety Winner in the Indiana Motor Truck Association (IMTA) 2009 Fleet Safety Contest.

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    Main anchor of the Jahre Viking/ Seawise Giant arrives in Hong Kong

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - A 36 ton anchor belonging to a historic ship, once the world's largest, has been transported by Wilhelmsen Ships Service from Gujarat and has just arrived in Hong Kong, to be placed as the centrepiece in the new Hong Kong Maritime Museum.

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    NPCC to demothball 1980s oil production facility

    2010-07-01T00:00:00Z

    July 1 - Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA-OPCO) has awarded an EPC contract to National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), an Abu Dhabi government-controlled oil-services company, to carry out the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC

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    SDV establishes first Iraqi office

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Global forwarder SDV has opened a representative office in Baghdad as well as branches in Zakho and Basra.

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    Chapman Freeborn in Qatar Airway's B777F charter debut

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Air cargo charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has co-ordinated the first-ever charter on Qatar Airways Cargo's latest addition - a new Boeing 777 Freighter recently delivered to the Doha-based airline.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes USD2 million major project loading

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - The logistics department of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Shanghai has completed the loading of a large consignment containing an air-filter system for shipment to India.

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    Topaz wins Gulf Petrochem contract

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Topaz Engineering's fabrication and construction unit, through its subsidiary Nico International Hydrospace, has won a EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract worth USD 45 million from Gulf Petrochem.

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    China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift opens in Beijing

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift Co Ltd, a joint venture between Jumbo Shipping and China Shipping, has opened a Representative Office in Beijing, China.

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    GPLN adds to Chinese network

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Qingdao Ocean Logistics Company has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    Submarine hitches a ride

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Hindustan Cargo Ltd (HCL) has handled the shipment of submarine weighing 2,325 tonnes which is heading from Visakhapatnam Port to Severodvinsk, Russia for a refit.

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    Nurturing the next generation of project forwarders

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - At Saving Shipping & Forwarding, plans are in place to nurture the next generation of project freight forwarders.

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    Kuehne + Nagel puts its foot on the gas in the Sahara

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - SNC-Lavalin, one of the world's leading engineering and construction groups, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for global logistics services related to its EUR785 million (USD972) project with Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil and gas compan

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    Almajdouie wins Sabiya Power Plant project contract

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Almajdouie Al Kazmi Heavylift Company has secured the onshore freight forwarding contract for the Kuwait-based Sabiya power plant project.

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    Hat-trick for WWPC

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - In a move which will hopefully be copied by Wayne Rooney on Sunday afternoon in South Africa, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has scored a hat-trick with the appointment of three new exclusive members.

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    Five of the best for WCAPN

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - The WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) has added three new members and five new offices to its global organisation.

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    Support for global e-petition against piracy grows

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Organisers of a global e-petition against piracy have announced that the number of names on the petition has more than doubled in the last week.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service opens office in Krishnapatnam

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened a branch office in the Indian east coast port of Krishnapatnam, one of the fastest growing private ports in the region.

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    Enquiries pick up for Dockwise

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - An increase in customer enquires and strengthening tendering prospects have helped Dockwise secure some USD35 million of heavy lift and engineering projects from ten worldwide contracts.

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    Seatech Shipping joins AOP Project Partners

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Mumbai-based Seatech Shipping and Projects has joined the project forwarder network, AOP Project Partners.

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    BDP ISO accredited for environmental management in 10 Asia Pacific countries

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - 33 offices of global forwarder BDP International (BDP) in ten Asia Pacific countries have received the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certification 14001:2004 in recognition of its environmental management systems.