All Insurance articles – Page 18
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Beluga Shipping subject to piracy once again
January 26 - Once again, Beluga Shipping has fallen victim to pirates off the coast of Somalia.
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Trade associations team up to fight against overweight containers
December 6 - The World Shipping Council (WSC) and the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has asked the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) to establish an international legal requirement that all loaded containers be weighed at the marine port
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Young freight forwarder of the year winner announced
November 29 - Philipp Kueffner, a 23-year-old shipping and forwarding agent with Karl Gross Internationale Speditions of Bremen, Germany, has won the twelfth annual Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award. The award was presented recently
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Markel International opens in Hong Kong and plans regional expansion
November 18 - Markel International, the specialist insurer, is creating a service company in Hong Kong that will begin operating on 1 January 2011, from an office at Lee Gardens, and will provide underwriting services to the Hong Kong insurance market.
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Braemar Marine merger into Braemar Falconer
November 2 - Braemar Shipping Services plc announced yesterday the merger of subsidiary Braemar Marine into the existing survey and risk control operations of Braemar Falconer.
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DNV explores the development of competence standards for marine warranty surveying
October 28 - DNV is establishing a working group tasked with developing a competence standard for marine warranty surveying companies.
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Wilh. Wilhelmsen says finance in place for ro-ro vessels
October 22 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) has achieved a favourable loan financing through a Japanese export agreement for its two ro-ro vessels currently under construction at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in Japan.
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Actuaries say true cost of maritime piracy is still uncertain
October 12 - Despite attacks by Somali pirates on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden making headlines across the world, the true cost of these attacks to the maritime insurance industry are still uncertain, according to a new report published by t
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Panalpina inaugurates new all cargo air freight services
September 16 - Panalpina will commence its own additional controlled regular airfreight services connecting Luxembourg with destinations such as South Africa, Dubai and Hong Kong.
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Peters & May goes live with online yacht shipping system
September 13 - Marine logistics company, Peters & May has launched a new online global booking and tracking system which is now live at www.petersandmaybookings.com
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TT Club continues support for FIATA's training initiative
July 28 - FIATA has revealed the names of the four regional finalists who will be competing for the title of Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year 2010 and a prize that includes hands-on training experience at one of TT Club's regional centres
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SC&RA to hold financial & risk management forum
June 21 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will hold its 2010 Financial & Risk Management Forum, October 27-28, at The Westin Park Central, Dallas, Texas.
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DSV launches Entertainment Logistics division
June 3 - DSV Entertainment Logistics is a new division of the DSV Group that will provide transport and logistics solutions across the entertainment industries with a particular focus on the music industry.
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Online site for lifting equipment launched
June 1 - Launched today, www.craneexchange.com is a new and innovative online source and marketplace for lifting equipment.
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New SC&RA benefits programme announced
May 18 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has launched a new Benefits Programme exclusively for its members, opening new options and reducing members' costs for healthcare and ancillary services.
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PPG flies high with Air Cargo Group in China
May 12 - Heavy lift freight forwarding network the Project Professionals Group has appointed international air freight wholesaler Air Cargo Group in China as a Project Support Member.
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Pinho International Logistics joins AOP Project Partners
May 11 - Brazil's Pinho International Logistics in has joined the AOP Project Partners network.
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Conference to look at weighty issues of container loading
April 30 - Anecdotal evidence suggests that some freight forwarders handling project cargo and moving containerised heavy lift cargo are, on occasion, guilty of not making accurate weight declarations when booking cargo.
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All hands on deck for press movement
April 23 - On March 29, our website carried the news of two industrial forging presses moving from Montenegro to Georgia in the USA.
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CSL publishes further Chile transport infrastructure update
March 12 - CSL, a marine insurance industry provider of professional claims, risk control and recovery services has released a further update of conditions in Chilean ports and hinterland, two weeks after the country was rocked by a major earthquake on Fe