European news – Page 512

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    US Congressman welcomes third US-flagged heavy lift ship

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - A short ceremony at Industrial Terminals in Houston, Texas saw a US Congressman direct the raising of the US flag as the 8,000 dwt Ocean Charger became only the third heavy lift ship flagged in the US.

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    Scheuerle on track for client

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - A Croatian rail car manufacturer has ordered a rail car transporter from German manufacturer Scheurle for a new manufacturing plant to move rail cars and locomotives 'off the rail' within the factory.

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    Port of Hamburg sees XXL cargo movement

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - The Port of Hamburg has seen a significant outsize shipment that called for special handling techniques.

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    Heavy lift vessel Svanen at work for Belwind

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Ballast Nedam's heavy lift vessel Svanen has been commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the foundations of the Belwind offshore wind farm, off the Belgium coast. This is the first phase of the B

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    Blue Water brings rock-crushing equipment to Azerbaijan

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Azerbaijani project cargo forwarder Blue Water is undertaking a year-long project to supply vital rock-crushing machinery to the country's ore extraction industry from the US.

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    BACA glitters as it celebrate its diamond anniversary

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - The Baltic Air Charter Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a luncheon and awards ceremony at London's prestigious Guildhall next month.

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    Multipurpose ro-ro vessel delivered to Grimaldi

    2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - The multipurpose ro-ro vessel Grande Benin has been delivered to the Grimaldi Group (Naples).

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    Duo of crane orders for Gottwald

    2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Hamburg port terminal operator Steinweg has inked a deal to acquire a Generation 5, G HMK 7608 mobile harbour crane (MHC) from Gottwald Port Technology for its multi-purpose terminal at the Port of Hamburg.

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    Fifth birthday for Global Project Logistics Network

    2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), the large network of independent international project logistics specialists and charterers, has now turned five years old.

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    Kuebler's role in world record air freight uplift

    2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - Spedition Kuebler, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, helped Frankfurt-Hahn airport claim aviation history by dispatching the heaviest single cargo item seen via airfreight.

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    Trana puts some wind into Martifer's sales

    2009-08-29T00:00:00Z

    August 29 - Portuguese shipping agent, Trana - Agentes de Navega

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    Heavy lift bonus for Panalpina

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    August 28 - High and heavy activities are not a core activity for global forwarder Panalpina's airfreight arm but at present the sector is proving a lifeline in the current economic misery faced by the global freight forwarding industry.

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    Advance shows its bottle in Poland

    2009-08-28T00:00:00Z

    August 28 - International freight forwarder, Advance International Transport, is working on a major project freight management contract on behalf of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), shipping thousands of tonnes of machinery and material to support the c

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    POST holed

    2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - (By Dale Crisp) Asia-Australia breakbulk and project veteran Pacific Orient Sea Transport (POST) has ceased trading after falling victim to high period charter rates, aggressive competition and the regional impact of the global financial crisi

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    Demag results slide

    2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - Demag Cranes AG has seen its results suffer a "dramatic decline" in the third quarter of its 2009 financial year.

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    World Crane and Transport Summit 2009

    2009-08-27T00:00:00Z

    August 27 - The countdown has started for the inaugural World Crane and Transport Summit 2009 which will take place on 22 and 23 October 2009 at the Hotel Okura in Amsterdam.

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    BBC Chartering reduces South American tariffs

    2009-08-26T00:00:00Z

    August 26 - With effect of all sailings from September 14, BBC Chartering, the project cargo and breakbulk shipping line, will implement a 20 percent reduction in the tariff of its breakbulk liner routes serving the following trades:

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    Agility Norway adds air and oceanfreight services

    2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

    August 25 - Agility is adding air and oceanfreight forwarding operations to the service portfolio offered by its branch in Norway.

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    Further extension for KOG Transport's worldwide network

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - KOG Transport GmbH has expanded its office network by opening offices in Ratingen (Duesseldorf) and Munich.

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    Brake hosts Lower Saxony ports day

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - European policy for strengthening ports will be on the agenda of the 19th Lower Saxony ports day which will be held this year in the port of Brake on September 4th.