All Asia articles – Page 307

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    Gottwald's going Poti

    2009-08-07T00:00:00Z

    August 7 - The Black Sea port of Poti in Georgia has ordered two HMK 260 E mobile harbour cranes from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald).

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    Results show times are tough

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - A raft of Q2 and H1 2009 results published in the last few days has demonstrated a very clear trend in the industry that has reflected the wider global picture: while all companies are down, US-based companies are more down than the rest.

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    WWPC names Romanian member

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Lion Shipping & Chartering SRL has been appointed as the exclusive member in Romania of the project forwarder network - Worldwide Project Consortium Ltd (WWPC).

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    Freight conference falls victim to swine flu

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Organisers of a freight conference planned for Barcelona in October have cancelled the event over fears that the worsening swine flu pandemic has created international travel restrictions and travel warnings. It will be rescheduled for a date i

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    Unlucky 13 for falling airfreight demand

    2009-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Maindeck and bellyhold project airfreight suffered a double-digit fall year-on-year in June as the global economic crisis continues to hurt high and heavy project activity.

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    Beluga carries world's largest buoy

    2009-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - It took the combined skills of shipping line, client and manufacturer to move a buoy some 27 metres high and weighing more than 1100 tons from Indonesia to an offshore location in the Gulf of Mexico.

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    Success for first PPG conference in USA

    2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - More than 90 freight movers and ship owners from 34 countries converged in Corpus Christi for the five-day Project Professionals Group (PPG) conference, which began last week

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    SAL expands in Australasia

    2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - Heavy lift carrier Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has opened a new office in Fremantle, western Australia, in an expansion of its Australasian operations.

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    Co-hosted conferences for high and heavy operators

    2009-07-31T00:00:00Z

    July 31 - Two key co-hosted freight industry conferences with great relevance to high and heavy project operations are to be held at the World Trade Centre, Barcelona at the end of October.

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    Volga-Dnepr assists Russian space programme

    2009-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has assisted the Russian Space Programme by delivering Meteor-M satellite to its launch pad in Baikonour. The satellite together with its launch equipment amounted to a total cargo weight of 50 tons.

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    CH2M HILL VP to deliver key Breakbulk conference address

    2009-07-29T00:00:00Z

    July 29 - John F. Mika, senior vice president Procurement at CH2M HILL, will deliver the keynote speech at the 20th Annual Breakbulk Transportation Conference and Exhibition which will take place between October 13th and 15th at the Ernest N. Morial Conve

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    Chipolbrok adds port calls and anticipates new ships

    2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

    July 28 - Chipolbrok has recently added monthly calls at the ports of Haiphong and Singapore to its sailings from Northern Europe.

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    Maximus inks Etihad Airways deal

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - Abu Dhabi-based heavy lift and project cargo airline Maximus Air Cargo has started operating seven cargo flights a week for Etihad Airways between the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and East Africa.

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    WCAPN's 3rd annual conference heads to Istanbul

    2009-07-27T00:00:00Z

    July 27 - WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) will host its 3rd annual conference in Istanbul on 17-19 September.

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    Dockwise secures more contracts

    2009-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - Dockwise Shipping has secured eight new near-term contracts for the transportation of jack up drilling rigs, plus port and marine infrastructure, as well as a long-term contract for transport and installation on the Bonkot project in Thailand.

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    Heavy machinery flies into Kabul

    2009-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Two members of the Worldwide Project Consortium, a leading global franchise network for project cargo forwarders, have worked together to move three trucks and three telescopic handlers from Turkey to Afghanistan.

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    Dockwise Yacht Transport's Largest Vessel "Sinks" to Service Cargo of Yachts

    2009-07-22T00:00:00Z

    July 22 - Dockwise Yacht Transport's (DYT) Yacht Express will visit the the US Northeast for the first time ever when it stops in Newport, R.I., for two days next week. According to DYT, Yacht Express is the first and only purpose-built yacht transport ve

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines adds Kabul

    2009-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines has launched a charter freighter service to Kabul, Afghanistan, operating every Tuesday using Boeing 747-200/300 cargo aircraft and offering some 100 tonnes of capacity. The city will be used as a connection to ABC's exis

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    Jack-Up Barge installs first German offshore wind turbine

    2009-07-16T00:00:00Z

    July 16 - Jack-Up Barge BV, a leading supplier of jack-up services for the oil and gas, energy and wind turbines, as well as heavy civil construction markets, has recently taken delivery of two newbuild jack-up barges - JB-114 and JB-115 from Indonesia.

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    Almajdouie named best land transport company

    2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

    July 15 - At the annual Middle East Logistics Awards (MELA) 2009, held recently in Dubai, Saudi Arabia's Al Majdouie Logistics scooped the award for "Best Land Transport Company".