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ASCO Enters Asia Pacific Market
May 20 - ASCO, the Aberdeen based oil and gas logistics specialist, has entered the Asia Pacific market with the opening of ASCO Freight Management in Singapore.
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B&B's US port interests transfer to SteelRiver
May 20 - In the face of the ongoing financial problems facing by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure, executives at Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Fund North America (BBIFNA), working with John Hancock Life Insurance, have acquired the fund's USD1.8 billion as
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Project cargoes are a bright spot for Hamburg
May 20 - Whilst the volume of oceanfreight passing through the Port of Hamburg was significantly lower in the first quarter of 2009 than in the corresponding period of last year, heavy and over-dimensional project cargoes bucked the trend.
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HLPFI columnist hosts next heavy lift seminar
May 20 - Richard Krabbendam, HLPFI columnist and a 36-year veteran of the high and heavy industry, is planning his next two-day seminar.
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Infrastructure weakness holds back Indian heavy lift movements
May 19 - India's role in international heavy manufacturing activity is being placed under threat by poor road and port infrastructure, according to recent media reports.
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Fairstar Fjell receives DNV class certification
May 19 - The submersion test of Fairstar Heavy Transport's self-propelled semi-submersible vessel Fjell was successful and DNV has issued Certificates of Class enabling the ship to operate as a fully-certified semi-submersible heavy transport vessel.
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Jumbo Shipping bangs the drums in Antwerp
May 18 - Jumbo Shipping's Fairplayer successfully loaded several heavy items, among them two 625 tonne coke drums, each 42m long and with a diameter of 10m, at the port of Antwerp.
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Go-ahead for the London Array
May 18 - In the UK, Gordon Brown's government has welcomed the fact that investors have given the go-ahead for the world's largest offshore wind farm to be constructed in the Thames Estuary. The 1GW London Array wind farm will generate sufficient electric
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Growth of Renewables Transforms Global Energy Picture
May 15 - According to Reuters, a report released by REN21 this week indicates that in 2008 for the first time, more renewable energy than conventional power capacity was added in both the European Union and United States, showing a "fundamental transition
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Accolade for Rickmers-Linie
May 14 - Rickmers-Linie has won the 'Best Shipping Line - Project Cargo' award in the 2009 Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards (AFSCAs).
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New appointment for Buss Group
May 14 - The German-based Buss Group has strengthened its management team with the appointment of an industry veteran.
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Ahlers celebrates 100th birthday, opens in Angola
May 12 - Ahlers welcomed over 600 customers, partners, friends and staff to the renovated Ahlers House to celebrate its 100th birthday.
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Sea trials for Fairstar Fjell
May 12 - Off Malta, Fairstar's semi-submersible heavy transport vessel Fjell has successfully completed a series of tests and manoeuvres required by classification society, DNV prior to achieving Class approval.
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Agility expands in Romania
May 11 - Global forwarder Agility has expanded its coverage in Eastern Europe by opening a new subsidiary in Romania. This follows Agility's expansion into Poland, Austria, Hungary and Slovenia in 2008.
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Siemens powers Singapore, thanks to Rickmers
May 11 - The second largest gas turbine ever manufactured by Siemens was recently loaded on the breakbulk ship Rickmers Jakarta at the Wallmann Terminal, Hamburg for shipment to Singapore.
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Mammoet Road Cargo named best managed company
May 8 - Mammoet Road Cargo has been chosen as one of the 50 best managed companies in The Netherlands in a competition organised by accountants Deloitte and a number of academic and business organisations.
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BBC delivers first turbines at Coquimbo
May 7 - BBC Chartering has delivered blades and towers for the construction of 10 wind turbines at Barrick's Punta Colorada wind farm at the Port of Coquimbo, Chile.
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New line targets shortsea and inland waterways movements
May 7 - A new heavy lift shipping line that will focus on the shipment of over-dimensional and heavy cargoes in coastal waters, or inland waterways has been launched.
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Chapman Freeborn founder given lifetime achievement award
May 6 - Chris Chapman, chairman and founder of Chapman Freeborn Airchartering, was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Air Cargo News Awards in London last week, in recognition of his contribution to the air charter industry.
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Nordana adds ro-ro loop for the Med
May 6 - Nordana Line has introduced a new dedicated intra-Mediterranean ro-ro service, adding to the string of ro-ro, multipurpose and container services that the shipping line operates between North and Latin America and the Mediterranean and West Africa