European news – Page 514

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    HUGO STINNES strengthens SANMEX service

    2009-11-17T00:00:00Z

    November 17 - HUGO STINNES SCHIFFAHRT is upgrading its monthly multipurpose service from North Europe to the Caribbean and the US Gulf.

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    TRANSY moves space equipment

    2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Transport Systems Ltd (TRANSY), the Russian member of the Worldwide Project Consortium, has transported consignments of space station equipment for the European Space Agency's Guiana Space Centre (GSC).

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    Target Logistics moves fertilizer plant

    2009-11-16T00:00:00Z

    November 16 - Pakistan project cargo forwarder Target Logistics has undertaken the successful transport of equipment for Pak American Fertilizers in Karachi.

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    AN-225 visits EMA

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - The world's largest commercially available aircraft - the mighty Antonov AN-225 - visited East Midlands Airport recently.

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    Barcelona Propeller Club honours founder

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - Edward Bacon is known throughout the heavy lift and project forwarding world as one of the most experienced operators in Spain, working with UTT, part of the ALG Group, reports Oliver Ward

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    Panalpina blows hot with oil and gas industry wins

    2009-11-13T00:00:00Z

    November 13 - According to a statement from Panalpina, Weatherford and Halliburton, two major global players in the oil and gas sector and long-time Panalpina customers have awarded significant new pieces of business to the global forwarding and logistics

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    Boskalis and Smit announce merger

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Royal Boskalis Westminster nv (Boskalis) and Smit Internationale nv (Smit) have reached agreement on a full merger of the two companies, whereby all the activities of Smit will be continued in the combined company (the Group).

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    Spedition Kuebler load closes German highway

    2009-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - Spedition Kuebler has transported an abnormal load of heavy machinery destined for a moulding press which is being assembled in Volkingen, Germany.

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    Chapman Freeborn expands in South Africa

    2009-11-11T00:00:00Z

    November 11 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has announced the formal expansion of its global charter coverage into South Africa.

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    Bahwan Wagenborg sets sail in Oman

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Established just last month, Bahwan Wagenborg Heavylift & Oilfield Services LLC is a strategic alliance between the Suhail Bahwan Group, one of Oman's foremost business houses and Royal Wagenborg from The Netherlands, a strong multi-discipli

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    Neukirch moves power and turning machinery

    2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

    November 10 - Bremen-based project cargo forwarder F. W. Neukirch Internationale Spedition, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, recently transported a 61 tonne transformer for a North German power supply company.

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    Toll completes hat-trick of 2009 acquisitions

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Australian-based Toll Group has acquired Logistic Distribution Systems (LDS), one of the leading privately-owned international freight forwarding companies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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    ALE Heavylift in two Iberian moves

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Two significant heavy lift movements have been undertaken by ALE Heavylift and a subsidiary.

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    Beluga Recognition transports huge reels for offshore project

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Four ports, three countries and four reels with diameters up to 12.5 m and weighing up to 377 tonnes represented a challenge for Beluga Shipping.

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    Flinter and Oy Nordic Chartering merge

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Oy Nordic Chartering has been merged into Dutch shipping company, Flinter in a move which the latter said would strengthen its position in European markets.

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    Multitrade Spain supports public transport investments

    2009-11-09T00:00:00Z

    November 9 - Barcelona-based project cargo forwarder Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has been involved in a range of heavy lift movements associated with passenger infrastructure projects in North Africa and South

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    KCA DEUTAG awards global freight tender to Panalpina

    2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Panalpina is likely to see significant heavy and over-dimensional shipments as part of the additional business that it has been awarded by KCA DEUTAG in the key countries of Angola, Gabon, Libya, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan over the next three

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    Two offshore subsea ships under construction are available

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - UK maritime consultancy Derrick Offshore is co-ordinating the sale, lease or long term chartering of two MT6040-design Offshore Subsea Construction vessels currently being built in Spain.

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    Best in class project forwarders vie for UK Forwarders award

    2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

    November 5 - Four project cargo forwarders are vying for the honour of taking away the Project Forwarding Award at the 2009 Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org.

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen sees slight rise in cargo as Q3 net profit stumbles

    2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

    November 4 - Norway's Wilh. Wilhelmsen group had a Q3 2009 net profit of USD30.1 million compared to USD37.6 million in Q3 2008.