All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in January 2009
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WWPC member delivers for world's largest paper making machine
January 29 - LS International Cargo GmbH, is project managing the logistics involved in the delivery of 70,000 tonnes of machinery from Germany, China and Brazil to Hainan in China.
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Jumbo Offshore wins Cascade and Chinook contract
January 29 - Jumbo Offshore has been awarded a combined transportation and installation contract by Technip USA in connection with the Cascade and Chinook fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Coastal Bulk Shipping blames low-cost haulage
January 29 - The availability of low-cost road haulage has been blamed for the recent entry into administration of UK coastal and shortsea bulk shipping operator, Coastal Bulk Shipping.
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Volga-Dnepr moves 95 tonnes of telecommunications structures to Chad
January 29 - Volga-Dnepr's latest logistics solution for the telecommunications sector was the delivery of special metal structures for communications towers to N'Djamena in the Republic of Chad.
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BDP Project Logistics signs up American Cargoservice
January 28 - BDP Project Logistics will be represented in California's San Diego and Imperial Valley markets by American Cargoservice, a San Diego-based freight forwarding firm.
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Express powers Indian transformer move
January 27 - Mumbai-based project cargo forwarder Express Transport has undertaken the export and return of vital electrical equipment to India for manufacturer ABB.
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Liebherr reports increased sales in mobile harbour cranes
January 27 - Liebherr delivered 102 mobile harbour cranes in 2008, a 16 0ncrease over 2007.
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Houston port chief retiring
January 27 - Tom Kornegay, the executive director at the Port of Houston Authority for the past 17 years, is retiring, effective February 1st.
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Fairstar launches underwritten equity issue of up to NOK 75 million
27/01/2009Heavy lift shipping company Fairstar has successfully arranged for an underwritten equity issue of up to NOK75 million to secure sufficient liquidity to redeem all outstanding bonds no later than October 2009.
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deugro Group adds to board as it starts 2009 in a bullish mood
January 27 - Strategic additions to the board of the deugro Group at the start of the year have been announced by the Kelsterbach-based heavy lift, project and specialist cargo forwarder.
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SRT positive about prospects in 2009
January 27 - Bob Felix, president, has moved to reassure the market that its business sector remains bullish and the company staff are confident in the immediate future prospects of the company.
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Volga-Dnepr's supports deliveries to Brazilian power plant
January 26 - Volga-Dnepr Group has seen its AN-124, IL-76TD-90VD and Boeing 747 freighters combine to deliver machinery and materials for the Corumba III hydroelectric power plant in Brazil.
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Coyne Airways appoints Air Logistics to sell maindeck capacity
January 26 - Coyne Airways has appointed Air Logistics as its general sales agent in the United States to increase the airline's share of air cargo shipments to the Caspian region and the Middle East.
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One in 20 box ships to be mothballed by February
January 26 - More than one in twenty containerships are likely to be laid up in February as a result of significant declines in box traffic, taking significant capacity from the market.
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Seafast Logistics wins project forwarding award
January 23 - At the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2008, Seafast Logistics plc walked way with one of the freight industry's most prestigious and important awards
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London Array future questioned by consortium member
January 23 - One of the three parties in the consortium behind a GBP3 billion scheme to build the world's largest offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary is reported to have questioned the viability of the project.
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Andre Grikitis from Intermarine says keep a sharp lookout
January 23 - Writing on Intermarine's website, the company's president and CEO Andre Grikitis says that to date, project carriers have not felt the full effects of a declining worldwide economy.
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Swire Shipping upgrades services
January 21 - Swire Shipping has enhanced its Eastabout round-the-world service linking North American ports with the Middle East and India.
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GPLN signs on Westfracht
January 21 - GPLN, the global project logistics network, recently welcomed the German service provider Westfracht Spezialverkehre International as the newest member.