All Insurance articles – Page 19

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    CSL publishes Chile transport infrastructure update

    2010-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - CSL, a provider of professional claims, risk control and recovery services to the marine insurance industry, has released an update of conditions of ports and hinterland connections in Chile two weeks after the country was rocked by a major ear

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    Volga-Dnepr Group launches Engineering and Logistics Centre

    2010-03-05T00:00:00Z

    March 5 - Volga-Dnepr Group has launched a new Engineering & Logistics Center (ILC) to focus on the creation of tailored services for complex worldwide transportation logistics projects.

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    Maximus enjoys bullish 2009

    2010-01-18T00:00:00Z

    January 18 - Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator, enjoyed a bullish 2009 in the face of a turbulent business year.

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    SC&RA reveals dates for 2010 specialised transportation symposium

    2009-12-14T00:00:00Z

    December 14 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will host its annual Specialized Transportation Symposium between March 3-5, 2010, at the Intercontinental Dallas, Addison, Texas.

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    BBC box comes full circle

    2009-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Whilst HLPFI focuses on heavy and OOG cargoes, its worth remembering that a sizeable proportion of project cargo moves in standard containers.

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    Vessel piracy increases insurance costs

    2009-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - At the recent Breakbulk Transportation Conference in New Orleans, an executive from the marine insurance industry said that the surge in piracy in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean is causing ocean carriers, cargo interests and insurers to ta

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    40th Anniversary celebrations for Imperial Crane

    2009-09-24T00:00:00Z

    September 24 - Imperial Crane Services held a 40th Anniversary party recently at its Bridgeview location. Around 700 employees, customers, vendors and friends came to enjoy live entertainment and view the company's range of equipment on show.

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    Flying down to Rio for safer heavy lift operations

    2009-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - An opportunity to learn more about the safe and secure handling of heavy lift consignments has now become available with the launch of a one-day Heavy Transport & Lifting mini-seminar to be held in November in Rio de Janeiro.

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    New Braemar subsidiary targets project cargoes

    2009-08-24T00:00:00Z

    August 24 - Project cargo pre-shipment surveys will be a core service provided by Braemar Marine, a new subsidiary launched by Braemar Shipping Services.

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    Cargoes keep rolling for ALS

    2009-08-21T00:00:00Z

    August 21 - As it celebrates its 30th anniversary, ALS continues to see a diverse array of heavy and over-dimensional cargoes.

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    Project cargo forwarding network expands membership categories

    2009-08-20T00:00:00Z

    August 20 - Transport equipment owners, operators and other service providers have been invited to join the Project Professionals Group following the overdimensional freight forwarding network's decision to introduce new membership categories.

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    DB Schenker adds to shipment monitoring options

    2009-08-04T00:00:00Z

    August 4 - DB Schenker has launched the DB SCHENKERsmartbox service, a satellite-aided real-time shipment tracking solution which transmits a shipment's current GPS co-ordinates and any deviations from the predetermined route, and provides information on

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    NBIS expands specialised transport risk management team

    2009-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 30 - NationsBuilders Insurance Services, Inc. (NBIS), the only insurance and risk management programme endorsed by the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) added three senior managers to its Heavy Haul Risk Management Support Team.

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    Eleven countries represented at heavy lift seminar

    2009-07-06T00:00:00Z

    July 6 - More than 25 participants from 11 countries attended the latest 'Heavy Transport & Lifting' seminar in the Netherlands.

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    SC&RA and NBIS strengthen property and casualty insurance cover

    2009-06-12T00:00:00Z

    June 12 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) has worked with partner NationsBuilders Insurance Services (NBIS), an insurance underwriter for the heavy construction equipment and related transport industries, to form an alliance with To

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    Piracy high on the agenda

    2009-06-02T00:00:00Z

    June 2 - At conferences across Europe, maritime piracy has been high on the agenda.

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    TT Club offers book on cargo law

    2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Specialist transport and logistics insurance company, the TT Club, has published a new handbook on the conventions for the international carriage of goods.

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    B&B's US port interests transfer to SteelRiver

    2009-05-20T00:00:00Z

    May 20 - In the face of the ongoing financial problems facing by Babcock & Brown Infrastructure, executives at Babcock & Brown Infrastructure Fund North America (BBIFNA), working with John Hancock Life Insurance, have acquired the fund's USD1.8 billion as

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    Specialized Carriers & Riggers announces Financial & Risk Management Forum

    2009-04-15T00:00:00Z

    April 15 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) will hold its 2009 Financial & Risk Management Forum at the Omni William Penn in Pittsburgh, Pa. on August 19-20.

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    Exports to fall in 2009, warns WTO director general

    2009-03-06T00:00:00Z

    March 06 - The WTO did not succeed in reaching a final agreement on modalities for agriculture and industry - two key pillars of the Doha Round - at the end of last year, WTO director general Pascal Lamy told a press conference in Canberra.