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    Two more years of capacity idling

    2013-12-31T00:00:00Z

    December 31 - According to the latest report issued by Alphaliner, the idle container shipping fleet reached 718,000 teu in mid-December 2013. That number is set to rise until the end of March 2014, as new vessel deliveries increase in the first half of 2

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    First lady for Port of Pensacola

    2013-12-20T00:00:00Z

    December 20 - Mayor Hayward has appointed Amy Miller as director of the Port of Pensacola in Florida, making her the first female director since the port's establishment in the mid-1700s.

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    The Friday Flyer - December 20th 2013

    2013-12-20T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Mississippi freight flows again

    2013-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - According to reports in the international media, the Mississippi River has reopened to commercial barge traffic near the Port of St Louis after a 36-hour closure; a number of barges were grounded last weekend due to ongoing shallow water lev

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    Tidal and ocean current data application launched

    2013-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Developed by oceanographic data specialist, Tidetech, the first vessel optimisation application offering combined tidal and non-tidal (ocean) current data has been launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimisation.

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    Seine-Nord canal takes step forward

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - According to reports in the French media, the delayed multi-billion euro Seine-Nord canal project that will link the Seine River to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, has taken another step towards going ahead.

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    The Friday Flyer - December 13th 2013

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Fremantle seeks ro-ro investment

    2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - The Port of Fremantle in Western Australia is seeking expressions of interest from the private sector to build and operate a new automotive and ro-ro terminal at its Victoria Quay.

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    Buhazza leaves Maximus

    2013-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - According to Middle Eastern media reports, Abu Dhabi based freighter airline, Maximus Air, has replaced its longstanding president and ceo, Fathi Buhazza.

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    Marketing focus at Air Partner

    2013-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - UK headquartered global air charter broker, Air Partner, has named Kiran Parmar its group marketing director.

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    Port of Everett plans infrastructure upgrades

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The Port of Everett has adopted a USD64 million operating and capital budget for 2014, with critical infrastructure upgrades planned at the Washington, USA gateway.

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    Dissaco joins GPLN

    2013-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Antwerp, Belgium headquartered Dissaco N.V. has become the latest organisation to join the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    Lloyd's tracks container trends

    2013-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - According to a recent paper issued by Lloyd's List Intelligence, Recent Trends in Container Shipping, over the last decade the container fleet has grown by almost 70 percent in terms of the number of vessels but more than doubled in terms of

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    Damen unveils new wind farm service vessel

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - Damen Shipyards has unveiled a new wind farm service vessel (WSV) to support and accommodate turbine maintenance crews at sea and allow them to 'walk to work'.

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    Antitrust: European Commission opens proceedings against container lines

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings against several container liner shipping companies to investigate whether they engaged in concerted practices, in breach of EU antitrust rules.

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    Aeroscraft discussed at European Parliament

    2013-11-25T00:00:00Z

    November 25 - The president and ceo of Aeros, Igor Pasternak, and the company's director of strategic finance, William Feeley, have attended a meeting at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium to discuss the economical and environmental benefits of

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    New European canal back on track

    2013-11-21T00:00:00Z

    November 21 - A multi-billion-euro transport infrastructure project to link the inland waterways network of the Greater Paris region with that of the Benelux countries and beyond, appears to be back on track.

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    The Friday Flyer - November 15th 2013

    2013-11-18T00:00:00Z

    There has been plenty of media coverage this week about the opening of DP World's London Gateway, the UK's newest container port, which saw the arrival of its first scheduled call, by MOL Caledon, a container ship laden with fruit and wine from South Afri

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    Little sign of recovery for STX Pan Ocean

    2013-11-14T00:00:00Z

    November 14 - The debt-ridden shipping firm STX Pan Ocean has reported a huge net loss of USD399.07 million in the third quarter of 2013, compared with a loss of USD88.57 million at the same time in 2012.

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    Delayed super-oilfield starts to bear fruit

    2013-11-12T00:00:00Z

    November 12 - More than 13 years after its discovery the Kashagan super-giant oilfield, located in the northern part of the Caspian Sea close to Atyrau, Kazakhstan, started production last month, pumping approximately 40,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd).