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Chris Chapman receives TIACA Hall of Fame award
February 12 - Chris Chapman, founder and chairman of Chapman Freeborn Airmarketing is to be inducted into The International Air Cargo Association's (TIACA) 'Hall of Fame' in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the development and growth of the
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VN Navigacion chooses sea over road for journey from Spain to Scotland
February 12 - Vital equipment for a wind power generating project in Scotland was shipped by coastal shipping from its Spanish manufacturer as a cheaper and easier method than trucking.
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Lion Chartering & Shipping has joined AOP Project Partners
February 11- Constanta, Romania-based Lion Chartering & Shipping has joined AOP Project Partners.
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Goldhofer set to trump at the bauma
February 11 - Memmingen, Germany-based Goldhofer is set to unveil a new three-axle SPZ-P 3 AAA type flatbed semi-trailer at the 29th 'bauma' international exhibition in Munich in April.
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CTS undertakes waterborne delivery of a drawbridge
February 11 - Ravenna-based Compagnia Trasporti e Spedizioni (CTS) has moved a new, 1,000 tonne drawbridge into place in Ravenna, Italy in a delicate operation that involved barge transport and was undertaken in front of cameras from a local TV station.
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WWPC names new member to Board of Advisors
February 10 - Patrick Lee, managing director of CNC Freight Services, Malaysia, a founding Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) member, has joined the network's Board of Advisors (BoA) after a vote of the management and attending members during the recent
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Cricket pro Andrew Flintoff joins the GAC sports sponsorship stable
February 10 - English star cricketer, Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff, has stepped up to the crease to become the latest sports star to sign a sponsorship deal with global logistics and shipping company GAC.
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Panalpina receives Statement of Objections from the EC
February 10 - Global freight forwarder Panalpina has been served with a Statement of Objections by the European Commission as part of a multinational probe into alleged anti-competitive behaviour.
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South Seas success for SAL
February 10 - SAL Shipping and its local agent Sai Maritime & Management Ltd will host a booth at the Cargo Shop South Asia 2010 in Mumbai's World Trade Centre in late March. Its presence highlights the growing importance of Asian business to the German h
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First test flights for Boeing 747-8
February 9 - Boeing's new 747-8 freighter successfully conducted its first test flight yesterday at the start of the new models test program.
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SAL adds dynamic positioning option to new ships
February 9 - Schiffahrtskontor Altes Land (SAL) has confirmed that the two new vessels currently under construction at the Sietas shipyard in Germany will each be equipped with a Dynamic Positioning I System (DP 1).
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ALP Maritime opens for business
February 9 - ALP Maritime Services has been established in Rotterdam by three former members of the Fairmount Marine management team.
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CEE enjoys a membership boost at Asia Break Bulk
February 9 - Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE), a global network for cargo equipment owners, stevedores and export packers serving the heavy and outsized cargo industry, has revealed that its first attendance at the Asia BreakBulk Exhibition in Singapore last
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Chapman Freeborn completes 100th Haiti aid flight
February 8 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has completed its 100th aid flight to help the people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.
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Nurminen Logistics cooperates with Mongoltrans
February 8 - Finland's Nurminen Logistics and the Mongolian logistics company Mongoltrans has signed a cooperation agreement, which will see the two companies representing each other in their respective markets.
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Boskalis offer too low say some Smit shareholders
February 5 - According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, in an open letter to Smit management, holders of 7.2 percent of the company's outstanding shares have expressed their dissatisfaction with Boskalis' EUR62.50 per share bid.
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STX Pan Ocean to launch heavy lift project cargo transport service
February 5 - South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean is set to launch a new heavy lift project cargo transport service.
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BDP Project Logistics targets mining, energy sectors in South America
February 4 - Arndt Droegemueller has joined BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of global logistics and transportation management firm BDP International, as director of business development for South America.
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Air Partner opens in Turkey and Hong Kong with a focus on freight
February 3 - Air Partner has expanded into Turkey and Hong Kong as part of its on-going geographical growth plans to enter new and emerging markets.
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Record crowd for Breakbulk Asia
February 3 - The global recession appears to have had little impact on the 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition that took place last week at the Suntec Convention & Exposition Centre in Singapore.