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    WWPC names Solot as exclusive member in Peru

    2012-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - Solot Logistics' Peruvian operation has been appointed as the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) exclusive member in Peru.

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    Dockwise launches offer for all issued and outstanding shares in Fairstar

    2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - Dockwise Ltd has resolved to launch, through its wholly-owned subsidiary Dockwise White Marlin bv, an unconditional mandatory offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of Fairstar Heavy Transport nv at a price of NOK9.30 per Fairstar share.

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    Aussie construction sector under pressure says report

    2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - The most recent figures in an index tracking machinery imports paint a bleak picture of the construction sector in Australia, says freight forwarder Skelton Sherborne.

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    New crane expands lift capacity

    2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - The UK's AV Dawson has strengthened its lifting capacity by investing in a new EUR2 million (USD2.57 million) mobile harbour crane.

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    Port of Tyne sees project cargo growth

    2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

    May 15 - The UK's Port of Tyne is seeing increasing volumes of project cargo and recently enjoyed a visit by the Seven Oceans cable laying vessel, which berthed at the port's Riverside Quay, to load an offshore skidding system, weighing 120 tonnes and mea

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    Fairstar Heavy Transport re-opens and continues AGM

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Commenting on the decision to re-open and continue its AGM earlier today, Frits van Riet, chairman of the Fairstar Heavy Transport Supervisory Board, commented: "Fairstar reconvened the AGM with the intention of providing our shareholders with th

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    MIQ Logistics awarded San Cristobal mining business

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - US-based, MIQ Logistics has won a multi-year service agreement with Minera San Cristobal for logistics activities supporting mining operations in the province of Nor Lipez, Bolivia.

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    Caterpillar to sell stake in logistics business to Platinum Equity

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Caterpillar is to sell a 65 percent stake in Caterpillar Logistics Services LLC, its third party logistics business, to Platinum Equity in a deal reported to be worth USD750million.

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    Gloves come off in Dockwise-Fairstar takeover saga

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Last Friday saw Fairstar Heavy Transport release copies of the most recent correspondence between itself and Dockwise in preparation for the former's AGM.

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    Good first quarter for Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) has delivered top line and profit growth lifted by historically high total income and operating profit in the shipping segment.

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    Gebr

    2012-05-14T00:00:00Z

    May 14 - GWEast+, a division of Austrian logistics company Gebr

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    Dockwise approves rights issue to finance proposed acquisition of Fairstar

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - The Dockwise-Fairstar saga has rumbled on this week, with Dockwise advising that the financing of its proposed acquisition of shares in Fairstar Heavy Transport nv through the issuance of common shares in a rights Issue to existing shareholders a

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    Earth is moving for Ocean & Sky

    2012-05-11T00:00:00Z

    May 11 - Ocean & Sky Logistics, which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN in January 2011, has completed a multiple consignment of earth moving equipment from Malta to Morocco.

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    Smit Marine Projects goes with Amarcon again

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Smit Marine Projects has ordered Amarcon's OCTOPUS-Onboard software for the Taklift 7, having already installed the system on the Taklift 4 in 2010.

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    All power to Power Logistics Asia

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - The first PowerLogistics Asia 2012 was a rousing success; say the organisers, with exhibition space oversubscribed by 20 percent.

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    Australia Pacific LNG awards upstream logistics contract

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Australia Pacific LNG has awarded DHL with the contract to manage all the transportation logistics involved in the upstream gas gathering component of its CSG to LNG project.

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    Singapore and back, thanks to SAL

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Two separate and significant heavy lift cargoes have been transported between Europe and Singapore to support the island state's industrial interest in the global oil and gas industry.

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    In with the new, worldwide for Hansa Heavy Lift

    2012-05-10T00:00:00Z

    May 10 - Hamburg-based shipping line, Hansa Heavy Lift has been making news with new staff, new ships and new offices.

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    Etihad Airways secures its first B747-400F

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - Etihad Airways has signed a contract with Atlas Air to provide the UAE flag carrier with its first Boeing 747-400 freighter.

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    Challenge International secures Angolan government contract

    2012-05-09T00:00:00Z

    May 9 - The Belgian arm of Le Harve, France-based forwarder Challenge International has leveraged its expertise in handling material for the water purification and water distribution industry in Africa for its latest contract with the Angolan government.