All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in December 2009 – Page 3
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Hamburg port to offer lower fees
December 15 - The port of Hamburg is gearing up for future growth and has lowered its fees.
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Launch of BDP Oil and Gas Logistics for petroleum industry
December 15 - BDP Project Logistics has established a new subsidiary - BDP Oil and Gas Logistics Pte Ltd.
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Project forwarder network names new member in Jebel Ali
December 15 - Project forwarder network, the Worldwide Project Consortium has appointed a new member in Dubai, with the agreement of its existing long-standing member in Dubai, Triple Crown Logistics.
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Beluga forms joint venture agency with Peter W Lampke
December 15 - Beluga Chartering GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bremen-based project cargo and heavy lift shipping company, Beluga Shipping, has formed a new agency joint venture with independent liner agent, Peter W Lampke.
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Europeans sign up to Europe's first offshore wind grid
December 14 - In what could be a significant boost to heavy lift operators servicing the offshore wind energy sector, nine European countries have signed up to an agreement to develop Europe's first offshore wind grid.
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Maiden voyage for Beluga's new flagship
December 14 - Beluga Houston, the first of 16 multipurpose heavy lift vessels of which the shipping line will take delivery by 2011 has made its maiden voyage.
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SC&RA reveals dates for 2010 specialised transportation symposium
December 14 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will host its annual Specialized Transportation Symposium between March 3-5, 2010, at the Intercontinental Dallas, Addison, Texas.
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WWPC members remain busy in Asia
December 11 - Maxlines International and Shanghai Ocean Knight Shipping have successfully transported 135 packages of over dimensional and heavy ship's equipment and accessories from Kaohsiung Port, Taiwan to Shanghai port, China.
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Royal visit for GPLN
December 10 - At the 5th Trans Middle East 2009 event, Gary Dale Cearley, executive director of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) had the pleasure of a royal visit at the projects logistics network's exhibition booth.
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New CEO for Fairmount Marine B.V.
December 10 - Albert de Heer has been appointed new chief executive officer of Fairmount Marine.
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Tiong Woon starts JV with Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd
December 10 - Tiong Woon Corporation Holding Ltd subsidiary, TW (Sabah) Pte Ltd (TW), has entered into a joint venture agreement with Asian Supply Base Sdn Bhd (ASB), a company incorporated in Malaysia, a state owned government agency, to establish a join
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Project cargo forwarding requires new solutions for air lift
December 10 - Project cargo forwarding has been on a roll in the last few years, but for those forwarders that rely on air freight movements, there are a number of challenges on the horizon that may very well impact on their business model within the next
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Final Pacificat shipped to Abu Dhabi
December 10 - The PacifiCat Explorer, the last of three British Columbia fast ferries to be exported to Abu Dhabi is on route from Vancouver to Abu Dhabi onboard Dockwise Shipping MV Swift.
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Rickmers-re-certified to latest ISO standards
December 9 - Rickmers-Linie has been successfully re-certified in accordance with the latest ISO standards ISO 9001:2008, OHSAS 18001:2007 and ISO 14001:2004.
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Panalpina commences settlement discussions with US Dept of Justice
December 9 - The investigation by the global forwarding and logistics Group Panalpina in connection with alleged violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) mainly in Nigeria is nearing completion.
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Specialist heavy lift port for Kiel Canal
December 9 - Over dimensional items for the wind energy industry are target cargoes for a new port being built on the Kiel Canal at Osterroenfeld, near Rendsburg.
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Boskalis - Smit merger on track
December 9 - Royal Boskalis Westminster in The Netherlands says good progress is being made in preparation for the merger of the company with Smit Internationale NV (Smit).
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Streetcars shipped from Germany to Tacoma; bound for Vancouver B.C
December 9 - Two modern streetcars, shipped from Germany, arrived at the Port of Tacoma recently. They are being transported to Vancouver, B.C., on special-purpose road trailers.
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KAMAG and SCHEUERLE claim new world record
December 8 - As part of a new project, more than 15,000 tonnes of installation equipment was moved on self-propelled modular transporters (SPMTs) using KAMAG and SCHEUERLE transport technology.
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PPG Group obtains international best practice certification
December 8 - Project cargo specialists, the Project Professionals Group, has achieved quality management systems certification to AS/NZS 4801:2001, ISO 9001:2008 standards.