All Asia articles – Page 306

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    Singapore hosts project cargo training course

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Singapore's reputation as one of the busiest transportation hubs in the world and its strategic location makes it an ideal venue for an international training course designed to fast track skills in project cargo management.

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    Bahwan Wagenborg sets sail in Oman

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Established just last month, Bahwan Wagenborg Heavylift & Oilfield Services LLC is a strategic alliance between the Suhail Bahwan Group, one of Oman's foremost business houses and Royal Wagenborg from The Netherlands, a strong multi-discipli

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    Andersen Shipping and CF Sharp Malaysia forms ASC-Sharp Shipping

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Singapore-based Andersen Shipping Company Pte Ltd has entered into a joint venture to be branded ASC-Sharp Shipping (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, with CF Sharp Malaysia Sdn Bhd.

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    Volga-Dnepr rushes aid to Padang

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed a series of eleven IL-76TD-90VD and IL-76 freighter flights carrying 391 tonnes of relief goods to earthquake victims in Indonesia.

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    Toll completes hat-trick of 2009 acquisitions

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Australian-based Toll Group has acquired Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), one of the leading privately-owned international freight forwarding companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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    KCA DEUTAG awards global freight tender to Panalpina

    2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Panalpina is likely to see significant heavy and over-dimensional shipments as part of the additional business that it has been awarded by KCA DEUTAG in the key countries of Angola, Gabon, Libya, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan over the next three

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    Hat-trick for Magdenli

    2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

    November 6 - Magdenli Transport and Trade Co, a specialist heavy haulage and crane operator based in Turkey and a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has arranged the movement of three different industrial projects.

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    Best in class project forwarders vie for UK Forwarders award

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Four project cargo forwarders are vying for the honour of taking away the Project Forwarding Award at the 2009 Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org.

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    Last chance to book for Rio heavy lift mini-seminar

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - A last minute invitation to join a mini-seminar in Brazil this coming Friday (Nov 6) covering safety issues around heavy lift operations has been made by its organiser.

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    Strategic alliance for PB Sea-Tow and Bok Seng Group

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The Singapore-based Bok Seng Group and Auckland-based PB Sea-Tow have created a strategic alliance to offer one-stop project and heavy lift cargo transportation solutions in South East Asia.

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    A fair wind for heavy lift after Sino-US trade agreement

    2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

    November 3 - The outcome of the Hangzhou meeting of the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT) has sent mixed messages to heavy lift and project cargo forwarders involved in the movement of wind farm components to China.

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    Maximus highlights Middle East cargo advantages

    2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Fathi Hilal Buhazza, president and CEO of Maximus Air Cargo (pictured below), has predicted that freight traffic will triple in the Middle East over the next 20 years and says that "a sound business model mean that Maximus Air Cargo is confid

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    Ambitious project for SDV's aerospace team

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - The aerospace teams of SDV, a brand of the French service provider Bollor

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    Sarjak launches into Europe and Russia

    2009-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - Mumbai-based Sarjak Container Lines is set to start a new service via Riga, Klaipeda and St Petersburg, with the aim of entering the Russian import/export market for project and oversize cargoes.

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    Vessel piracy increases insurance costs

    2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - At the recent Breakbulk Transportation Conference in New Orleans, an executive from the marine insurance industry said that the surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is causing ocean carriers, cargo interests and insurers to ta

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    UTC Overseas opens for business in Australia

    2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Secaucus-based, UTC Overseas Inc has established a new office in Tullamarine (Melbourne), Australia, headed by newly appointed country manager, Hagen W. Pusch.

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    AirBridgeCargo adds Amsterdam - Tokyo option

    2009-10-23T00:00:00Z

    October 23 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines is launching a new weekly B747 freighter service from one of its European gateways at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Narita in Tokyo, Japan.

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    Borealis launched in China

    2009-10-22T00:00:00Z

    October 22 - The hull of the Nordic Heavy Lift line heavy lift/construction ship Borealis has been launched and is now afloat alongside at Nantong Yahua Shipyard in Nantong, China.

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    Breakbulk Asia roars into the Lion City

    2009-10-21T00:00:00Z

    October 21 - Singapore will be the location for the 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Conference & Exhibition. This event will take place between January 26-27, 2010 and will be held at Suntec Singapore Convention and Exhibition Centre.

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    Busy time in Asia for Mammoet jack ups and mega load-outs

    2009-10-20T00:00:00Z

    October 20 - While 2009 has provided some of the hardest business conditions for a generation, Mammoet reports that it has enjoyed a bullish period of activity for its jack ups and mega load outs.