European news – Page 506

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    Antwerp welcomes dredging go-ahead

    2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Antwerp Port Authority has given a warm welcome to the Dutch government's implementation of the treaty on deepening the Scheldt estuary, hailing it as an important step. However, managers are keeping the Champagne on ice until the dredging is

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    Agility Europe names Joerg Roehl senior VP Business Development

    2009-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Agility Europe has appointed Joerg Roehl as new senior vice president Business Development, reporting directly to Beat Simon, CEO Europe.

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    Canadians sail in for PD Ports

    2009-10-09T00:00:00Z

    October 9 - PD Ports is to be bought by a Canadian asset management company as part of an AUD1.5bn-plus recapitalisation by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI), which has been under pressure to sell assets to reduce its debt.

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    Model shipment for Kuehne + Nagel

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - K + N handled the logistics of a full size model of the AVE train that, in 2015, will link the capital of Grand Canaria with the South of the island in the first phase and the North in the second.

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    Leipzig-Halle Airport to host TIACA

    2009-10-08T00:00:00Z

    October 8 - Leipzig-Halle Airport is to host The International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) Executive Summit and Annual General Meeting, which will take place on May 16-18, 2010. The German airport is served by 24 airlines flying to 17 countries and of

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    Varamar builds its presence

    2009-10-07T00:00:00Z

    October 7 - Odessa based, Varamar is building its presence in the project and general cargo arena.

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    New president for FIATA

    2009-10-06T00:00:00Z

    October 6 - Jean-Claude Delen from Belgium has been elected President of FIATA - the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations - for a term of office of two years.

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    AirBridgeCargo Airlines to serve Almaty from Amsterdam

    2009-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), part of Volga-Dnepr Group, is launching a new Boeing 747 freighter service from Amsterdam, one of its European gateways, to Almaty in Kazakhstan.

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    New website design for the Port of Hamburg

    2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - The website of the port of Hamburg has recently been completely re- designed, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Hedge funds twice rebuffed by BBI

    2009-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - A refinancing proposal from a group of international hedge funds has been rejected by the board of Babcock & Brown Infrastructure (BBI), the majority shareholder of Luxembourg-based Euroports, writes James Graham.

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    RMR Shipping rolls into Dublin

    2009-09-30T00:00:00Z

    September 30 - RMR Shipping has added the port of Dublin to one of its services between Europe and West Africa, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Project forwarders help secure Vegas water supplies

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - Albacor Shipping of USA and LS-International Cargo from Germany, both exclusive members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC), have organised the shipment of 3,500 cu m of project cargo, including heavy lifts of up to 112 tonnes from G

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    European Commission adopts new Block Exemption Regulation

    2009-09-28T00:00:00Z

    September 28 - The European Commission has adopted a new Block Exemption Regulation revising the current exemption for liner shipping consortia from the EC Treaty's ban on restrictive business practices (Article 81).

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    Heavy Transport & Lifting Seminar - SOLD-OUT

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - The Heavy Transport & Lifting Seminar which will take place in the Netherlands at the end of October is sold-out.

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    Forwarders should invest in training, says PPG

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - The skills shortage in specialised parts of the freight forwarding industry will not be overcome unless businesses invest in training their employees. Without training, companies will also not be poised to maximise growth opportunities as e

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    Cory Logistics gets arty

    2009-09-25T00:00:00Z

    September 25 - Anish Kapoor's new sculpture, "Tall Tree and the Eye" is to be newly displayed in the courtyard of London's Royal Academy of Arts thanks to some carefully planned transport by Cory Logistics.

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy

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    Beluga vessels on route through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Following clearance by the authorities, Beluga Fraternity and Beluga Foresight have left Vladivostok and both multipurpose heavy lift project carriers are now on route through the legendary Northeast Passage, their next destination being Novyy

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    Rotterdam Rules OK?

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - All eyes are on Rotterdam as a new convention governing the movement of commercial cargo by sea is set to be signed in the Dutch seaport.

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    Kuehne + Nagel moves Ben Hur epic

    2009-09-23T00:00:00Z

    September 23 - KN Expo Service, Kuehne + Nagel's business segment for fairs, exhibitions and events logistics, has won a contract for the transportation of Art Concerts' last musical highlight BEN HUR LIVE