All Asia articles – Page 298

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    Largest wind turbine installation jackup to be built

    2009-12-28T00:00:00Z

    December 28 - According to reports in the international oil and gas media, Drydocks World Southeast Asia Pte Limited will build at its Drydocks World - Graha yard the GustoMSC NG-9000C-HPE wind turbine installation jackup vessel for an undisclosed client.

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    Project forwarding develops for FPS Group

    2009-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - One of the most exciting developments this year for the Famous Pacific Shipping Group (FPS Group) of freight forwarders has been the growth of interest by members of the network in providing project forwarding services for clients.

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    Offshore energy puts some wind in Cory's sales

    2009-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Cory Brothers is approaching 2010 optimistically after latest figures reveal it has generated a five-fold increase in profits over the past six months thanks to increased business across the board and particularly through its involvement in

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    Heavy transport and lifting seminar schedule announced

    2009-12-23T00:00:00Z

    December 23 - Heavy lift specialist and HLPFI columnist, Richard L. Krabbendam has announced a number of two-day heavy transport and lifting seminars in 2010.

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    Georgia Ports Authority protects Loggerhead Sea Turtles

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - As a sponsor of the Caretta Research Project, the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) is pleased to report a successful 2009 nesting season on Wassaw Island, protecting more than 63 loggerhead turtles and their nests. For the past five years, the

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    Ahlers Dubai secures project move to Qeshm Island

    2009-12-22T00:00:00Z

    December 22 - Abu Dhabi based drilling company NSCC Drilltec has appointed Ahlers Dubai to move a shipment of drilling equipment from their Madham site in the UAE hinterland to Qeshm Island in Iran.

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    Jumbo Shipping breaks own record with tanker barges

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Jumbo Shipping's vessel, Fairpartner has successfully discharged the longest load in the shipping line's 41-year history heavy lift shipments.

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    Galvanizing line equipment from Mumbai to Baltimore

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - A regular client has contracted Ahlers Belgium to undertake a project shipment from India to the United States.

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    SNS completes logistics for new Tunis airport

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - The new Tunisian airport at Enfidha was declared open by the Tunisian subsidiary of its Turkish operator TAV earlier this month, writes Oliver Ward.

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    Agility appoints global SVP Sea Freight

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Agility Global Integrated Logistics has appointed Thomas Peikert as global SVP for Sea Freight.

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    Topaz secures USD42m financing

    2009-12-21T00:00:00Z

    December 21 - Topaz Energy and Marine has raised USD42 million from Standard Chartered Bank, Dubai in support of its fleet expansion plans, taking its total financing raised in 2009 to USD150 million, the lion's share of which has been deployed to support

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    Ahlers signs contract for Minsk power plant project

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Ahlers China has signed a contract to ship components for a massive power plant project in Minsk, Belarus.

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    Yantai Raffles achieves the heaviest-ever commercial lift

    2009-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - Singapore-based Yantai Raffles shipyard is claiming a record for the achieving the heaviest-ever commercial lift when it successfully lifted the deckbox of Saipem's Frigstad D90 semi submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 9.

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    Don't miss out on project cargo training course

    2009-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Further to the HLPFI news report on November 10, organisers of an international freight forwarding training short course are keen that participants do not miss out as there are only a few places left.

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    Nordic Heavy Lift sheds contracts for Borealis construction

    2009-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Rotterdam-based Nordic Heavy Lift (NHL) has sold the construction contracts for the heavy lift crane ship Borealis to a subsidiary of London-based Acergy Group, the seabed-to-surface engineering and construction contractor to the offshore oi

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    Chipolbrok adds Adam Asnyk

    2009-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Adam Asnyk, the first of six new, multipurpose, heavy lift ships which have been ordered by Chipolbrok from the COSCO Dalian Shipyard has entered into service

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    Launch of BDP Oil and Gas Logistics for petroleum industry

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - BDP Project Logistics has established a new subsidiary - BDP Oil and Gas Logistics Pte Ltd.

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    Project forwarder network names new member in Jebel Ali

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Project forwarder network, the Worldwide Project Consortium has appointed a new member in Dubai, with the agreement of its existing long-standing member in Dubai, Triple Crown Logistics.

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    Beluga forms joint venture agency with Peter W Lampke

    2009-12-15T00:00:00Z

    December 15 - Beluga Chartering GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bremen-based project cargo and heavy lift shipping company, Beluga Shipping, has formed a new agency joint venture with independent liner agent, Peter W Lampke.

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    Maiden voyage for Beluga's new flagship

    2009-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - Beluga Houston, the first of 16 multipurpose heavy lift vessels of which the shipping line will take delivery by 2011 has made its maiden voyage.