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    Prangl acquires PTK 1000

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Austrian heavy lift and transport specialist Prangl has acquired a nine-axle PTK 1000 all-terrain crane from Terex - which it claims is the world's most powerful road-going telescopic crane.

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    AAPA welcomes new bill

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - The U.S. Senate has passed the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for the financial year 2017, by a margin of 90 to eight.

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    Challenging times ahead, says WWH

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Shipping and integrated logistics group Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding (WWH) reported an operating profit of USD143 million for Q1 2016, on the back of revenues totalling USD848 million during the quarter.

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    Container lines form THE Alliance

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hanjin Shipping, Hapag-Lloyd, "K"Line, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK Line) and Yang Ming have partnered to form THE Alliance - a new container shipping alliance covering East-West trade lanes.

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    Hapag-Lloyd battles through 'seasonally weak first quarter'

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Hapag-Lloyd reported a fall in revenues during the first quarter of 2016, due in part to a significant drop in average freight rates.

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    LS Cargo opens in Shanghai

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Bremen, Germany headquartered project forwarder LS Cargo has strengthened its presence in Asia by opening a regional head office in Shanghai, China.

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    Horizon Terminal opens at Port Everglades

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Horizon Terminal Services has commenced operations in Port Everglades, Florida, USA.

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    Rickmers Group sees first quarter slide

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Rickmers Group generated revenues of EUR129.3 million (USD146.74 million) during the first quarter of 2016 - a decline of 7.1 percent year-on-year in comparison with the same period of 2015.

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    Kieldrecht lock's royal opening

    2016-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - The King of Belgium will officially open the Kieldrecht lock - the largest of its kind in the world - at the Port of Antwerp on June 10, 2016.

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    Plane sailing at Shannon Airport

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - After a 36-hour journey by sea from Shannon Airport to County Sligo, a decommissioned Boeing 767 has became one of the most unique cargo shipments ever to sail on Irish waters.

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    Blue Water inks Kazakh contract

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Blue Water Shipping has been awarded a major contract by Tengizchevroil (TCO) for an oil project in Kazakhstan.

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    TAP keeps GALA busy

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - German Albanian Logistics Agency (GALA) - part of the EMS-Fehn-Group - is busy providing services for the impending construction of the 215 km long Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP).

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    Disruptive innovation challenges supply chain

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Driverless vehicles, 3D printing, robots operating warehouses and new forms of energy are likely to pose greater challenges to supply chains than ever before, delegates at the Multimodal 2016 exhibition in the UK were told.

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    Coordinadora opens in Peru

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Spanish company Coordinadora Internacional de Cargas is continuing its expansion into South America with the opening of a new office in Lima, Peru.

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    Mammoet in Goliath lift

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Mammoet has successful lifted a 120 m tall crane for its installation in the Port of Szczecin, Poland.

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    Heavy hammer leaves Hamburg

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - A Menck hydraulic pile-driving hammer has been transhipped at Wallmann & Co's terminal in the Port of Hamburg, read for delivery to the Burbo Bank wind farm off the coast of Liverpool, UK.

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    Subsea move for Khimji Ramdas

    2016-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - Khimji Ramdas has coordinated the unloading of subsea mining equipment at the Port of Duqm in Oman.

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    K-100 rope hits Middle East

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - A Grove RT880E has been the first crane in the Middle East to be fitted with Samson's innovative K-100 synthetic hoist rope.

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    BNSF targets Mexico

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - BNSF Logistics has established a new subsidiary in Mexico - BNSF Railway Servicios de Logistica.

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    JV targets China renewables

    2016-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Belgium's Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering (DEME) has formed a joint venture with China's Cosco Shipping to develop offshore wind energy in the Asian nation.