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ALE positions transformers at Algerian power plant
March 28 - ALE Heavylift Iberica has worked on positioning three main transformers at the Koudiet Ed Draouch combined cycle power plant in El Tarf, Algeria. Each transformer arrived at the plant on hydraulic platforms and transport beams and was unloaded
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Allcargo Global Logistics new HR director to help drive growth
March 28 - Indian freight forwarder Allcargo Global Logistics has appointed Mohan R Sharma as director of human resources.
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Ports America awarded for making the workplace safer
March 28 - At the recent Pacific Maritime Association's 62nd Annual Safety Awards Banquets held at various locations on the US West Coast, Ports America picked up numerous awards for its achievements in workplace safety in 2010; including the 1st Place Co
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Van Uden Maritime expands ro-ro service with ten new ports
March 28 - From mid-April, the Rotterdam-based maritime transport company, Van Uden Maritime, will add ten new ports of call in the Red Sea, the Arabian Gulf and India.
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Mega pump for Fukushima reactor
March 28 - Local media report that the Shanghai International Ferry Co Ltd has shipped a giant pumping device to Japan for cooling the troubled reactor in Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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New management team at Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik (NMF)
March 28 - Hamburg-based, Neuenfelder Maschinenfabrik GmbH (NMF), a major player in the production of deck cranes with an emphasis on heavy-duty cranes, has appointed Ralf Ressel as ceo and Goran Curic as coo, in a move which has also seen the departure o
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ALE breaks its own records in Indonesia
March 25 - The heaviest SPMT load-out performed by UK-based heavy lift handler and transporter ALE in Indonesia and the tallest vertical load-out it has handled in South East Asia were two record-breaking achievements the 28-year old company reached in a
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Going Dutch is no problem for ALS
March 25 - ALS (Freight Management Nederland) BV's sea freight team based in Moerdijk, Netherlands arranged the loading of two transformers with a combined weight of 330 tonnes along with 950 cu m of ancillary equipment for movement between Croatia and th
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Alsace traffic boosts Antwerp as French gateway
March 25 - The level of French project cargo, as well as other cargoes, handled at the port of Antwerp is so significant that French president Nicolas Sarkozy has quipped that Antwerp is the largest French port.
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Samson picks up award for outstanding service
March 25 - Samson, a manufacturer of high-performance cordage, has been given the Professional Mariner's Samuel Plimsoll Award for outstanding service by an organisation for 2011.
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Beluga gets visit from the police
March 25 - An official spokesman for Beluga has confirmed that the German public prosecutor's office and police visited the company's Bremen HQ this week looking for evidence of possible fraud, but declined to comment on whether any evidence was either di
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Freight Links checks in with offshore hotel project
March 25 - Colombo-based Freight Links International, the Sri Lanka member of project forwarding network the Project Professionals Group, is providing logistics solutions for a luxury island resort six km off the island's north-west coast.
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DB Schenker Logistics pushes project logistics at new Manila hub
March 25 - DB Schenker in the Philippines has inaugurated a new central facility in Manila which offers, next to its 5,000 sq m open yard, an area dedicated to project logistics, say managers.
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Etihad Rail on track with new identity
March 25 - Union Railway, the company behind UAE's rail development, has unveiled its new corporate identity and announced important updates on the implementation phases of the UAE's railway network. It will now be known as Etihad Rail.
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SC&RA on the look out for workshop papers
March 25 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has issued a call for papers to be presented during the Crane & Rigging Workshop, September 21-23, Sheraton Philadelphia City Centre, Philadelphia.
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Air Partner and An-225 join Japan relief efforts
March 24 - The giant Antonov An-225 - the world's largest freighter aircraft - has joined the international effort to provide relief supplies to Japan in the wake of the country's recent earthquake and tsunami.
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MPI Offshore takes delivery of MPI Adventure
March 24 - MPI Offshore Limited (MPI) has taken delivery of MPI Adventure in Qidong, People's Republic of China.
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Intermarine revises BSC
March 24 - Intermarine, the agent for Industrial Maritime Carriers and West Coast Industrial Express has announced that the carriers will revise the bunker surcharges on all their services to/from South America, Mexico and the Caribbean effective April 22
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Meriaura signs for multipurpose deck cargo vessel from Turku shipyard
March 24 - A Meriaura Group company Gaiamare Ltd and STX Finland Oy have signed a contract for the construction of an innovative and versatile multipurpose deck cargo vessel.