All Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International articles in July 2012 – Page 2

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    Pilot ladder safety target of revised brochure

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Heavy lift shipping lines and pilots of heavy lift vessels are the target of authors of a revised brochure aimed at shipping companies and seafarers, reminding them of the vital need to ensure that ladders used for pilot transfers are safe and a

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    Six months of West African sailing for ACM

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - Argo Coral Maritime (ACM) shipping line based in the Netherlands is celebrating six months of operating a regular parcel service, with its main focus on serving Luanda and Lobito in Angola as well as serving other ports in West Africa.

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    Second brand-new B747-8F delivered to Panalpina

    2012-07-26T00:00:00Z

    July 26 - The second of two brand-new Boeing 747-8 Freighters has entered scheduled service within project forwarder Panalpina's air freight network. The aircraft, in Panalpina livery, was delivered to Atlas Air, at Boeing's manufacturing facility in Ever

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    SC&RA on the move

    2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association is relocating next week.

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    Morton joins board of Diamond State Port Corporation

    2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - Michael L. Morton has joined the board of the Diamond State Port Corporation (DSPC), which owns and operates the Port of Wilmington, Delaware.

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    National Air Cargo loads 1000th flight

    2012-07-25T00:00:00Z

    July 25 - National Air Cargo celebrated a milestone with the loading of its 1000th cargo flight from Dubai World Central (DWC).

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    Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes M/V Pac Suhail on maiden voyage

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - The Port of Vancouver, USA welcomed the M/V Pac Suhail on her maiden voyage to the United States.

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    PD Ports eyes industry awards

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - The UK's PD Ports Group has been shortlisted for a brace of industry awards.

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    CEE adds new member in Canada

    2012-07-24T00:00:00Z

    July 24 - ITN Logitics Group has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE) as the network's member in Canada.

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    AAI+PEERS Inc joins PCN

    2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) welcomes their first representative in the Philippines, AAI+PEERS INC.

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    Going for gold: Jumbo celebrates 10 years of ISO certification

    2012-07-23T00:00:00Z

    July 23 - Jumbo Shipping has achieved the ISO 9001 qualification for the tenth consecutive year.

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    It's a gas for Geodis Wilson

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Geodis Wilson Italia has begun the delivery of four absorber reactors from Italy to the Abu Dhabi Gas Development Company Ltd (AI Husn Gas) Shah Project Site, a new facility 250 km south of Abu Dhabi, UAE, where a large natural gas extraction an

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Welcome to the Friday Flyer, bringing you a round-up of news from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector which has caught the eyes of the editorial team over the last week.

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    The earth moves for Texas International Freight

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Houston-based, Texas International Freight has recently moved a massive earthmover through the port to Asia (pictured below).

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    Lower steel volumes take their toll at Antwerp

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - The port of Antwerp handled almost 94 million tonnes of freight during the first six months of this year, a drop of 2.1 percent compared with the same period last year, due mainly to the Belgian Refining Corporation (BRC) suspending its activiti

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    ABB acquires Amarcon to expand its marine software offering

    2012-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - ABB, a leading power and automation technology group, has agreed to acquire Amarcon BV, a Dutch company that develops and markets software solutions for the shipping industry.

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    Questions raised over Fairstar's fifth semi-sub

    2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Whilst the battle for ownership of Fairstar Heavy Transport was effectively concluded earlier this week, the intrigue surrounding Dockwise's hostile takeover goes.

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    Yacht double for CCS and Peters & May

    2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Consolidated Shipping Services (CSS) and Peters & May recently handled the shipment of yachts to and from Jebel Ali, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.

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    Moss Hydro engineers solution to global ballast water

    2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Newly-formed Moss Hydro has been established to address a ballast water challenge that is threatening the entire shipping industry, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.