European news – Page 493

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    Air Charter Service anticipates another strong peak season

    2010-08-18T00:00:00Z

    August 18 - Air Charter Service's Hong Kong office anticipates another strong peak season for shipments out of Asia, with signs that it could be better than the final quarter of last year, itself the office's busiest period in its history.

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    DHL shines light on CO2 reduction

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Global forwarder DHL has launched an initiative to retrofit energy efficient lighting and equipment at its global forwarding units in the Americas region: initially to be rolled out in the United States before expanding to Canada and Mexico.

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    WWPC members combine forces to move tunnel boring equipment

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17 - Albacor Shipping has handled the transport of two used Tunnel Boring Main Drives (TBMD), each weighing 95 tonnes, from New York to Kehl in Germany.

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    Immediate success for Scheuerle's InterCombi PB

    2010-08-17T00:00:00Z

    August 17- A sixty-tonne processing machine 13m long, 3m wide and 3.4m is one of the latest heavy lift movements to utilise German handling equipment manufacturer Scheuerle's InterCombi PB (Power Booster) with shiftable drive axles.

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    Air charter companies rally to aid Pakistan flood victims

    2010-08-16T00:00:00Z

    August 16 - London-based Air Charter Service has provided significant lift of aid to victims of the Pakistan floods through a range of aircraft types secured by its global network of offices.

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    Goldhofer launches new 62 metre wind blade trailer

    2010-08-13T00:00:00Z

    August 13 - Goldhofer has launched a new flatbed semi-trailer for transporting wind power plant blades up to 62 metres long.

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    ACS flies tricky load to Nigerian FPSO

    2010-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Air Charter Service's (ACS) London office recently arranged two charters for a very awkward load from France into Nigeria.

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    Beluga Shipping equips new vessel with broadband satellite communication system

    2010-08-12T00:00:00Z

    August 12 - Beluga Shipping has selected MTN Satellite Communications (MTN), to install a broadband VSAT system on the new MV Beluga Shanghai.

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    Newbuild hulls boost Rotterdam project cargoes

    2010-08-11T00:00:00Z

    August 11 - HLPFI has been advised that in the first six months of 2010 the port of Rotterdam has handled 245,000 tonnes of 'other general cargo' at the buoys in the Waalhaven basin.

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    ASCO takeover targets Norway energy sector

    2010-08-10T00:00:00Z

    August 10 - The ASCO Group has acquired a Norwegian freight forwarder in a bid to target the local energy sector.

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    BEST Logistics on the move

    2010-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - BEST Logistics, a joint venture between Haeger & Schmidt International of Duisburg, Felbermayr of Wels, and Andreas H

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    TBS International sees second quarter loss narrow

    2010-08-09T00:00:00Z

    August 9 - TBS International has reported a narrower loss for the second quarter, helped mainly by a 54 percent growth in revenues.

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    Incoterms 2010 explained to industry professionals

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Dutch-based industry training provider Heavy Transport Training and Consultancy (HTTC) is organising a seminar next month to explain the new Incoterms 2010.

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    Flinter strengthens its financial position

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - Shipping company Flinter says that it has successfully completed negotiations with its bankers to extend its credit facilities, thus creating a sound financial basis that will enable the company to make the most of the improving market.

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    NATREX scores a Mexican hatrick

    2010-08-06T00:00:00Z

    August 6 - The Moscow-based NATREX Group has handled the delivery of a hydroelectric generator, plus auxiliary items to be installed at 750-megawatt La Yesca power station in Mexico.

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    Cargolux Expands Saudi Arabia Service

    2010-08-05T00:00:00Z

    August 5 - Cargolux has introduced a weekly flight to Riyadh, adding to its twice weekly service to Dammam.

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    Agility launches operations in Cambodia

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Agility is open for business in Cambodia and has opened an office in Phnom Penh, supporting the company's network growth strategy and further strengthening its operations in Indochina.

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    JDR Cable Systems expands in Hartlepool

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - JDR Cable Systems, a major supplier to the offshore energy sector, is to more than double its facility at Hartlepool dock, and is backed by UK Government funding to help continue its groundbreaking work in wind farm development.

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    Marine risers no problem for Tuscor Lloyds

    2010-08-02T00:00:00Z

    August 2 - Tuscor Lloyds has completed a complex shipment of two marine risers for a leading UK-based manufacturer.

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    US reviews 100 percent scanning proposal

    2010-07-30T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - Earlier this week, a bill was presented to the US Senate that would amend current legislation on mandatory scanning of US container imports at origin to make the requirements more workable.