All Australasia articles – Page 47

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    Fairstar's Fjell joins Gorgon LNG Project fleet

    2011-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has signed a third contract with Chevron Pty Ltd and the Kellogg Joint Venture - Gorgon.

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    Team New Zealand flies through Felixstowe

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - The Port of Felixstowe is accustomed to handling unusual and fragile loads, and this week was no exception with the arrival of Team New Zealand's Volvo Open 70 yacht on deck of the Skagen Maersk.

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    TPI Mega Line reveals Mega Caravan II

    2011-08-31T00:00:00Z

    August 31 - South Korean heavy transportation company, TPI Mega Line has introduced the newest heavy lift deck carrier to its fleet, Mega Caravan II, which becomes one of three company ships contracted by the Gorgon Joint Venture in Australia.

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    Horizon Lines offers refinancing deal

    2011-08-29T00:00:00Z

    August 29 - Horizon Lines has entered into a definitive agreement and secured commitments from holders of more than 99 percenr of its 4.25 percent convertible senior notes due in 2012 to move forward with a modified transaction that will refinance the com

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    Take five for H

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - Earlier this week, Bremerhaven, Germany, hosted five H

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    Port of Everett appoints US Midwest representative to boost shipping

    2011-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - In the USA, the Port of Everett has contracted with Interocean Steamship Corporation, represented by Jim Bavaro, to serve as the Port's agent in the US Midwest to help facilitate and generate additional cargo opportunities.

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    Horizon Lines names VP international services

    2011-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - US ocean shipping company, Horizon Lines has named Alherd Kazura to the new position of vice president of international services.

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    Peters & May joins forces with Aurora Global Logistics in Australia

    2011-08-19T00:00:00Z

    August 19 - Yacht logistics specialists, Peters & May has appointed Aurora Global Logistics as its new network representative in Australia.

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    Demag Cranes expands training offer

    2011-08-15T00:00:00Z

    August 15 - Mobile crane specialist Gottwald Port Technology, a subsidiary of Demag Cranes AG, is expanding the range of training courses it offers for crane operators.

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    Toll names new MD

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - Brian Kruger will become Toll's managing director on January 1, 2012.

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    Success for first PPG conference in USA

    2011-08-04T00:00:00Z

    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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    Project Cargo Network celebrates first birthday

    2011-08-03T00:00:00Z

    August 3 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN), the fast growing association for heavy and OOG forwarders, is celebrating its first birthday today

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    Giant bearing rings takes flight thanks to Ruslan

    2011-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Ruslan International has loaded a 6.74 m diameter bearing ring into an Antonov An-124 and flown it from Germany to Australia.

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    Perth says aye, aye Cap'n to DB Schenker

    2011-07-11T00:00:00Z

    July 11 - DB Schenker has been appointed exclusive international transport and logistics services provider for the world sailing championships in Perth, Australia later this year.

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    Largest boat to date for Peters & May's Australian operation

    2011-07-08T00:00:00Z

    July 8 - Marine logistics company, Peters & May, has shipped a Monte Fino from the Kha Shing yard in Taiwan to Newcastle, Australia.

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    Dockwise to convert contract backlog to firm orders

    2011-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A backlog of multi-million dollar contracts worth more than USD40 million for the moving of offshore equipment and heavyweight barge movements will be completed by Q3 2011, says Dutch leading marine contractor Dockwise.

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    Staffing agency points to potential future staff shortages

    2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

    June 7 - An employment and staffing agency that specialises in supplying hoisting and lifting, heavy lift and specialised transport personnel has passed its third anniversary and noted continuing industry trends that could lead to staff shortages in the n

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    Austral Asia Line sets up Projects and Tramp Shipping Division

    2011-06-06T00:00:00Z

    June 6 - Austral Asia Line (AAL) has established a dedicated Project and Tramp Shipping division, based at its head office in Singapore, and engaged a team of four project shipping, chartering and heavy lift cargo specialists, headed by Namir Khanbabi who

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    IMO places container weight misdeclaration in the spotlight

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organisation will address the issue of weight misdeclaration of containerised cargo shipments and undertake other measures to improve the safety of container stowage and ship operations.

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    TTS to supply integral tank linkspan for Australia

    2011-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - A major Australian contract will see TTS supply a specialised linkspan serving a liquefied natural gas plant off the country's east coast.