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    Exhibition celebrates shipping of mighty structures

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Anyone visiting Melbourne, Australia this month might want to drop in to a new exhibition taking place at the city's Mission to Seafarers at 717 Flinders.

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    Felbermayr and Terex keep production going

    2012-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - Hilden, Germany headquartered crane service provider Felbermayr recently replaced four gigantic whey tanks at the Leppersdorf facility of dairy company Sachsenmilch, where a Terex AC 1000, the world's most powerful all-terrain crane, proved

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    Jumbo transports 1,125 tonne shiploader crane

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Jumbo Shipping, the Netherlands-headquartered provider of heavy marine transport, successfully completed the transport of a 1,125 tonne shiploader crane between Sines, Portugal and Nouadhibou, Mauritania.

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    Volga-Dnepr aims for space

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, space mechanisms and rocket fuel.

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    Allcargo powers inland with huge loads

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - India's Allcargo Logistics, part of the Avashya Group, is currently handling a contract from Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea for the heavy lift movement of seven transformers and accessories from Mumbai port to a power grid substation in Bina

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    Living quarter barge delivered to Kashagan oilfield

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Last month, Wagenborg Offshore - the Dutch-based provider of offshore heavy lift services to the oil and gas industry - in cooperation with Wagenborg Kazakhstan B.V. and Ersai Caspian Contractor LLC, delivered the living quarter barge 'Vivald

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    Martin Bencher opens Gothenburg office

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - The Martin Bencher Group, a shipping and forwarding service provider, has today opened a new office in Gothenburg.

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    World's largest heavy lift ship christened

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Dockwise Vanguard - an ultra-large semi-submersible heavy lift ship constructed for Dutch shipping company, Dockwise was christened at the end of last week.

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    Gianti covers Georgia for PCN

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Tbilisi, Georgia based Gianti Logistics has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) grouping of freight agents as the organisation's member in the country which is an important hub in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.

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    ACLA - a new logistics event for Asia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The STAT Media Group of India and Singapore based VFPR & Media Consultants have announced the launch of a new regional trade event for the air cargo and logistics industry in Asia and the Middle East.

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    Volga-Dnepr adds third maintenance base in Moscow

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr says its Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) division has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to open a line maintenance station at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.

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    FONASBA publishes ship agents' guidance

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA) has published the Port Procedures Survey, an ambitious project that aims to provide shipowners, port users and regulators with a comprehensive and detailed overview o

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    Albacor ships Metro gear from the USA to Russia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Houston-based Albacor Shipping USA and Albacor Shipping Russia - both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) forwarder network - have together successfully delivered tunnel boring machinery between the Albany, New York port of Coe

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    Barnhart expands with four new branches

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Barnhart Crane and Rigging, the Memphis-headquartered heavy lift and transportation organisation, has continued to develop its US network with the opening of four new branches: Charleston, South Carolina; Owensboro, Kentucky; Richland, Washin

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    Petrobras cancels five drill ships

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Brazil's state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has cancelled an order for five new drill ships capable of working in depths of up to 3,000 m of water.

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    Terex launches 650 tonne capacity crawler crane

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Terex Corporation, the American-based diversified equipment manufacturer, has announced the launch of its Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane.

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    ACS opens Kazakhstan office

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Air Charter Service, a global provider of aircraft charter brokerage services, has increased its presence in the CIS region by opening a new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, headed by Evgeny Galkin (pictured below right), who is moving from his

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    Discovery Air adds duo to management team

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Discovery Air, the Canadian-headquartered aviation services provider, has announced two new appointments to its management team.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift appoints Berndt R Olesen to drive Australian growth

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Hansa Heavy Lift

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    Boskalis offer undervalues Dockwise, says Board

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Some 25 percent of Dockwise shareholders are dissatisfied with the price offered by Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) earlier this week, says the company that has gone from diner to dinner.