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Jumbo Offshore opens in Perth
July 2 - With several deepwater projects successfully completed over the last few years and in recognition of the growth potential in South East Asia, Jumbo Offshore has opened a new Regional Office in Perth, Australia, headed by Sjoerd Meijer, business d
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First portal-mounted MHC commissioned at Antwerp
July 2 - DP World Antwerp has officially commissioned its first portal-mounted Liebherr mobile harbour crane (MHC).
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Main anchor of the Jahre Viking/ Seawise Giant arrives in Hong Kong
July 1 - A 36 ton anchor belonging to a historic ship, once the world's largest, has been transported by Wilhelmsen Ships Service from Gujarat and has just arrived in Hong Kong, to be placed as the centrepiece in the new Hong Kong Maritime Museum.
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Sarens' 3,200 tonne crane is a work in progress
July 1 - Belgium-based crane manufacturer Sarens Group, working with California-based subsidiary Rigging International, is continuing to produce a 3,200 tonne capacity ring-based crane, the SGC 120 model, due to be available to customers early next year.
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Beluga delivers crane to Port Manatee
June 30 - Port Manatee's second Gottwald mobile harbour crane has been successfully delivered from Germany onboard the Beluga Endeavour and is being assembled onsite by its sister crane, which was delivered in November 2007.
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Chapman Freeborn in Qatar Airway's B777F charter debut
June 30 - Air cargo charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has co-ordinated the first-ever charter on Qatar Airways Cargo's latest addition - a new Boeing 777 Freighter recently delivered to the Doha-based airline.
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Topaz wins Gulf Petrochem contract
June 29 - Topaz Engineering's fabrication and construction unit, through its subsidiary Nico International Hydrospace, has won a EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract worth USD 45 million from Gulf Petrochem.
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Port of Long View signs lease for steel pipe centre
June 29 - Further to the report here on June 25, the Port of Longview Commissioners has unanimously approved leases with IDM Longview, LLC and Skyline Steel to construct and operate a steel pipe manufacturing centre in the Port's West Industrial Park.
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Nurturing the next generation of project forwarders
June 28 - At Saving Shipping & Forwarding, plans are in place to nurture the next generation of project freight forwarders.
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Kuehne + Nagel puts its foot on the gas in the Sahara
June 28 - SNC-Lavalin, one of the world's leading engineering and construction groups, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for global logistics services related to its EUR785 million (USD972) project with Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil and gas compan
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Jumbo delivers to super Jumbo
June 28 - Jumbo Shipping's Stellanova is pictured in Rotterdam delivering offshore equipment to the second largest crane vessel in the world, the Saipem 7000.
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McCain chips in with proposals to abolish Jones Act
June 28 - In the USA last week, Senator John McCain introduced draft legislation to repeal the 90-year-old Jones Act law that requires ships transporting goods between states to have been built in the United States, be crewed and owned by US citizens and
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Five of the best for WCAPN
June 25 - The WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) has added three new members and five new offices to its global organisation.
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Antwerp assembly looks to port's future as tide turns
June 25 - The first General Assembly of the port of Antwerp has produced a number of key initiatives to support the port's position as one of Europe's mainports as the global economy recovers.
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Support for global e-petition against piracy grows
June 25 - Organisers of a global e-petition against piracy have announced that the number of names on the petition has more than doubled in the last week.
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Be a winner and learn safe heavy lift handling
June 24 - Tomorrow sees the latest two-day seminar on safe heavy transport and lifting by HLPFI safety expert Richard L. Krabbendam and the chance to win a new iPad.
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Enquiries pick up for Dockwise
June 24 - An increase in customer enquires and strengthening tendering prospects have helped Dockwise secure some USD35 million of heavy lift and engineering projects from ten worldwide contracts.
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ABN Amro banks on craneless lift
June 24 - Dutch specialised lifting company FG International has completed the installation of a rooftop sign for Dutch financial house ABN Amro.
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Tight delivery schedule for Steder Group
June 23 - Steder Group of Rotterdam, a long-standing member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), recently executed a project consisting of large modules for a complete Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG).