All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in August 2011 – Page 6

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    Rising star in China sees fourth office opening

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Global Star Logistics (China), which recently changed its name from Global Star Logistics, has opened its fourth office in the country with a new location in Chongqing covering for west of China.

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    Deep-water jack-up rig to start journey to new Bentley field

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - A deep-water jack-up rig vital for the development of the Bentley oil discovery located in Block 9/3b in the North Sea, 160 km east of Shetland Isles on the western edge of the Viking Graben, has been delivered on time by the Keppel FELS shipya

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    ESTA marks RUD's ICE-CURT tensioner with safety award

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - The European Association of abnormal road transport and mobile cranes (ESTA) placed German materials handling manufacture RUD's ICE-CURT tensioner in its safety category.

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    Sugar is sweet for ALE

    2011-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Global heavy lifting and transport company, ALE has successfully completed the transportation of two CO2 vessels to the UK's biggest sugar supplier, British Sugar. The 28 metre long vessels were required as part of a site upgrade at the firm's

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    Teximarco signs on two key managers

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Nigerian project cargo forwarder Teximarco International has made two significant staff appointments.

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    Tampa set to welcome Crowley liner services

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - HLPFI understands that Crowley Liner Services will add the port of Tampa to its regular Central American ro-ro service.

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    Sea Star ends Philadelphia-Puerto Rico service as business falls

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Sea Star Line, an ocean transportation company providing transportation services to and from North America, Puerto Rico and the Caribbean Islands, has suspended its weekly call at Philadelphia, USA connecting to Port Tioga Marine Terminal San J

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    Freight industry brings illiteracy to book

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - Global freight forwarder DHL and shipping line Safmarine have teamed up to boost literacy in Senegal. The two will create the first community library in Kolda, Senegal.

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    Octogenarian Otto blows out his birthday candles

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - German industrialist Otto Rettenmaier who has, since the 1950s built a number of industrial companies, including the heavy-duty and special vehicles manufacturer the TII Group, has celebrated his 85th birthday.

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    Alliance in the city of brotherly love

    2011-08-01T00:00:00Z

    August 1 - The US arm of Dubai-based logistics company GAC has formed a strategic alliance with a 30-year old shipping agency based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.