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ICS hails IMO agreement on CO2
November 9 - At the UNFCCC Climate Conference (COP 22) in Marrakesh, the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) said that the recent International Maritime Organization (IMO) agreement on a CO2 Road Map for shipping is a significant decision giving furth
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BIFA calls for end to surcharges
November 8 - The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies - is repeating the call it made earlier this year for an end to surcharges imposed by shipping lines.
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Factory travels with M&M
November 7 - Militzer & Münch has coordinated the delivery of an entire factory that will produce float glass (plate glass made by allowing it to solidify on a layer of molten metal) from various locations in North America, Europe and Asia to a site in Ky
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PCN members keeping busy
November 7 - First Global Logistics and Tandem Logistics (Project Cargo Network members in Egypt and Tunisia respectively) have collaborated on the movement of four out-of-gauge units of oil and gas equipment for a petroleum services company.
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Bespoke ro-ro ship delivered
November 7 - Dutch shipbuilding and design company Concordia Group has delivered and commissioned a ro-ro coaster vessel, specifically designed for the transportation of wind turbine components, to Siemens.
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Arklow Cape launched
November 7 - Arklow Shipping's latest newbuild multipurpose vessel, Arklow Cape, has been launched at Ferus Smit's Westerbroek yard in the Netherlands.
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ABC begins Oslo flights
November 7 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) is commencing twice-weekly Boeing 747 freighter operations from Oslo to cater for Norway's oil and gas and seafood industries.
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Flying Whales inks Chinese partnership
November 4 - French company Flying Whales has signed an agreement with AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) General Aircraft, which is intended to speed up its programme to build a 60-tonne capacity airship, dubbed LCA60T, for the global transpor
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Abis ships go under hammer
November 4 - Sources close to the situation have told HLPFI that ships within Abis Shipping's fleet of multipurpose vessels are going under the hammer, after the bank pulled its financial support for the ships.
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GW expands Memmingen site
November 3 - Gebrüder Weiss has invested EUR4 million (USD4.4 million) into expanding its facility in Memmingen, Germany by over 5,000 sq m.
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PrimoCargo continues Sohar shipment
November 3 - PrimoCargo has delivered the third lot of project cargo from Antwerp to Oman's Sohar Port for MAN Diesel Turbo.
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Singapore to invest in offshore future
November 2 - Singapore's minister of trade and industry, S. Iswaran, has stated that the government is studying the need for measures in the marine and offshore engineering sectors.
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Nooteboom wins Pendel-X patent case
November 2 - The European Patent Office has ruled in favour of Nooteboom's patent application for its Pendle-X Euro low-loader with excavator trough, after a ten-year judicial process.
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ABC heads to Heathrow
November 2 - London's Heathrow Airport has welcomed AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) as its second dedicated cargo-only service.
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Cosco, DEME sign umbrella deal
November 1 - Cosco Shipping and DEME have signed an umbrella agreement to work closely on the development of offshore wind energy in China.
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Hydrocracker piece arrives in Rotterdam
October 31 - The first section of a new hydrocracker system has been delivered to the ExxonMobil refinery in Botlek at the Port of Rotterdam.
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Irish transformation for ALE
October 31 - ALE has delivered a 345-tonne transformer, manufactured in Italy, to the Moneypoint power station in County Claire, Ireland.
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Parrott flies to top at Metro Ports
October 28 - Metro Ports has appointed David Parrott as its new director of operations for the US Gulf and East Coast.
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United Nations sets sulphur emission rules
The United Nations has established global regulations to limit the amount of sulphur emissions from vessels and said they would come into force from January 1, 2020.
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Cargolux adds Oslo stop
October 28 - Cargolux is beginning a weekly service from Oslo, Norway to Luxembourg, on its flight C85022 from New York, effective November 1.