All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2009 – Page 2

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    New Braemar subsidiary targets project cargoes

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Project cargo pre-shipment surveys will be a core service provided by Braemar Marine, a new subsidiary launched by Braemar Shipping Services.

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    Date for your diaries: India Shipping Summit

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - The India Shipping Summit is to be held for the fifth time in Mumbai and is expected to provide topics and discussions relevant to anyone involved in OOG and heavy oceanfreight operations on opportunities within the Indian energy sector, marit

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    Pacer closes sale of heavy-haul trucking operation

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Further to our report of July 31, Pacer International, Inc has announced that it has closed the US2 million sale of certain assets of its heavy-haul trucking operation to subsidiaries of Universal Truckload Services, Inc. (UTSI).

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    Martin Bencher opens for business in Dalian

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - The Martin Bencher Group has opened a new regional office in Dalian, in response to increased activity in North East China.

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    News on this website is available as an RSS feed

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Your website visitors can view HLPFI news.

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    Cargoes keep rolling for ALS

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, ALS continues to see a diverse array of heavy and over-dimensional cargoes.

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    Hoist to equip new Pinto Terminal in Alabama

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - Two 50-ton Hoist forklifts will handle steel slabs for the Alabama State Port Authority at its new Pinto Terminal facility in Mobile, Alabama, which is currently under construction.

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    Everett seeks federal stimulus funds for development

    2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Reports in the international media suggest the Port of Everett in Washington state is seeking a major injection of federal stimulus funds to kick-start a terminal development that will boost the existing wharf to handle more heavy lift cargoes

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    Project cargo forwarding network expands membership categories

    2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Transport equipment owners, operators and other service providers have been invited to join the Project Professionals Group following the overdimensional freight forwarding network's decision to introduce new membership categories.

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    Bye, bye, BC: thanks to Dockwise

    2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Local Canadian media reports indicate that a Dockwise semi-submersible heavy lift ship will help draw a line under a political scandal in British Columbia.

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    EVGE coordinates a special operation

    2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Agencia Mar

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    Training course fast tracks project cargo skills

    2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - A project cargo training course, specifically tailored to fast tracking the skills of participants, will be held in Bremen, Germany, from 28-29 October.

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    Shipping Australia publishes breakbulk study

    2009-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Shipping Australia has released the results of a study which it believes is the first to be conducted in the break bulk shipping sector in Australia.

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    GAC opens Logistics and Maritime Service Centre in Rotterdam

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - GAC Netherlands has opened a Logistics and Maritime Service Centre to increase efficiency, improve customer services and bring its ship spares logistics and freight forwarding operations under one roof at a new 6,500 sq m office and warehouse

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    Logwin carries tank on the Danube

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Logwin, the international logistics service provider, has transported a special 13 tonne tank by barge from Regensburg in Germany to Cernavoda in Romania for manufacturer Passavant Roediger GmbH.

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    Cargotec merges Hiab and Kalmar; renames business areas

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Following the recent merger of its Hiab and Kalmar business activities, Cargotec has formed two business areas: Marine, which comprises current MacGregor business area, and Industrial and Terminal, which comprises current Hiab and Kalmar busin

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    Air Charter International eyes prospects of emerging markets

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Commenting on Boeing's recent World Air Cargo Forecast (WACF), Air Charter International has expressed its confidence that it is well-placed to capitalise on the projected tripling of world air cargo traffic over the next 20 years.

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    Onego Shipping appoints Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies has been appointed by Onego Shipping as its booking agent in Belgium and France.

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    ACL adds link to Casablanca

    2009-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Atlantic Container Line has added a weekly ro-ro service between the USA, Canada and Casablanca, transhipping cargoes in Hamburg.

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    New equipment delivered to new Vietnam gateway

    2009-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Saigon Premier Container Terminal (SPCT) has taken delivery of four rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and two quay cranes, the first of three major deliveries expected from Shanghai-based crane manufacture Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, for