All Asia articles – Page 290

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    Agility posts rise in net profits in 2009

    2010-04-12T00:00:00Z

    April 12 - Logistics major Agility posted an 11 percent increase in net profits over the course of last year, while revenues slipped by seven percent during the same period.

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    Shipping confidence hits fifteen-month high

    2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

    April 9 - Overall confidence levels in the shipping industry have risen to their highest levels for fifteen months, according to the latest Shipping Confidence survey by Moore Stephens.

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    Agility continues negotiations

    2010-04-09T00:00:00Z

    April 9 - Trading of shares in Agility, the Kuwait logistics company, remains suspended and the company is reported to have further delayed the release of its 2009 financial results until April 11, pending whether it can resolve "a legal dispute with the

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    Hyundai Heavy enters Chinese wind turbine market

    2010-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - Hyundai Heavy has signed an MOU to construct a wind turbine manufacturing plant jointly with Datang Shandong Power Generation Co., Ltd. and Weihai City Government.

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    Hoegh Autoliners names Jardine Shipping Services as agent for SE Asia

    2010-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - Hoegh Autoliners has appointed Hong Kong's Jardine Shipping Services as its southeast Asia agent.

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    Fifth 747-400F for AirBridgeCargo

    2010-04-08T00:00:00Z

    April 8 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) has added a fifth Boeing 747-400 freighter to its fleet to compensate for delivery delays of the Boeing 747-8 freighter.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service moves oil rig into Iraq

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - The Maritime Logistics department at Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Kuwait has completed the delivery of a major oil rig - RIG 161 - and its camp from Ahmadi, Kuwait to the South Rumailah Oilfield in Iraq.

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    Dockwise Ltd Seven up for Dockwise

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - Dockwise has been awarded seven near-term contracts for the transportation of four jack-up rigs, jack-up construction vessels, supply boats and a floating crane barge, to be transported to Brazil, Egypt, the UAE, Singapore, The Netherlands, Iran

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    Care by Air drums up support at international humanitarian exhibition

    2010-04-07T00:00:00Z

    April 7 - The UAE initiative 'Care by Air' has made its debut at this year's Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition 2010 (DIHAD).

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    Latest Wagenborg vessel launched

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Arubaborg, which is being built for Royal Wagenborg by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Shanghai, has been launched with delivery expected in mid-June this year.

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    Tiong Woon completes its heaviest heavy haulage and load-out operation

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd (Tiong Woon) has completed its heaviest haulage and load-out operation to date.

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    Isakson, Chambliss Seek Funds for Savannah Harbor Expansion

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - US Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss are seeking USD105 million in federal funds to continue the deepening of Savannah Harbour to help ensure that the port is able to accommodate larger cargo carriers.

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    Thyke Logistics is open for business

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - Thyke Logistics is a relatively new name in the Turkish freight business, but is already providing full logistics services to customers and partners.

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    NileDutch adds impromptu ro-ro call in South Africa

    2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

    April 6 - NileDutch has confirmed that the NileDutch Atlantic will make an impromptu port call at Durban on April 11.

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    Balnak on the double in North Africa

    2010-04-05T00:00:00Z

    April 5 - Balnak, one of Turkey's leading freight operators, is opening offices in Libya and Egypt, claiming to be the first Turkish logistics company to have offices in the former. The company also says it will open an office in Shanghai later this year.

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    Volga-Dnepr Group out-performs industry average

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Volga-Dnepr Group, parent of heavy airfreight specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines and scheduled air cargo operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines, said the carriers' combined traffic increased seven percent year-on-year in 2009 to 1.85 billion FTKs, which

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    Volga-Dnepr Group out-performs industry average

    2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

    April 2 - Volga-Dnepr Group, parent of heavy airfreight specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines and scheduled air cargo operator AirBridgeCargo Airlines, said the carriers' combined traffic increased seven percent year-on-year in 2009 to 1.85 billion FTKs, which

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    Famous Belgian travels to Shanghai, courtesy of Ahlers

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Global forwarder Ahlers has moved a gigantic statue of a Smurf to Shanghai in what sounds like a April Fool's story but isn't.

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    CG/LA names top 100 infrastructure projects

    2010-04-01T00:00:00Z

    April 1 - Washington-based CG/LA Infrastructure has released a listing of the top 100 global strategic infrastructure projects for 2010, totalling nearly USD550 billion.

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    Indian shippers and forwarders plan think-tank

    2010-03-31T00:00:00Z

    March 31 - A new heavy lift and project forwarding think-tank is being planned by shippers and forwarders in India, aimed at lobbying the government to improve infrastructure and harmonise regulations.