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    ISS Australia buys Christy & Griffin

    2013-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has acquired marine surveying and consultancy firm, Christy & Griffin, headquartered in New South Wales, Australia.

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    Boskalis set to move on Fairmount Marine?

    2013-12-30T00:00:00Z

    December 30 - According to reports in the Dutch media, Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) is, once again, in acquisition mode.

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    The Friday Flyer - December 27th 2013

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Boskalis set to move on Fairmount Marine?

    2013-12-27T00:00:00Z

    December 27 - According to reports in the Dutch media, Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) is, once again, in acquisition mode.

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    Mississippi freight flows again

    2013-12-18T00:00:00Z

    December 18 - According to reports in the international media, the Mississippi River has reopened to commercial barge traffic near the Port of St Louis after a 36-hour closure; a number of barges were grounded last weekend due to ongoing shallow water lev

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    Diehl merges with Gebr

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Austrian forwarder Gebr

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    NTS adds to Toll's services

    2013-12-17T00:00:00Z

    December 17 - Transport and logistics provider, Toll Group, has agreed to the conditional acquisition of the business and assets of Nationwide Transport Solutions (NTS), growing its capabilities in the over-dimensional and heavy haulage sector.

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    Tidal and ocean current data application launched

    2013-12-16T00:00:00Z

    December 16 - Developed by oceanographic data specialist, Tidetech, the first vessel optimisation application offering combined tidal and non-tidal (ocean) current data has been launched for integrated vessel speed and route optimisation.

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    Seine-Nord canal takes step forward

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - According to reports in the French media, the delayed multi-billion euro Seine-Nord canal project that will link the Seine River to Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, has taken another step towards going ahead.

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    Gebr

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - Gebr

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    PCN welcomes InterMax

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - InterMax Logistics Solution Ltd has become the latest member to join the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as a representative in Taiwan.

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    Cargolux confirms Chinese investment

    2013-12-13T00:00:00Z

    December 13 - The Board of Directors of Cargolux Airlines International has approved entering into a Commercial Cooperation Agreement with Henan Civil Aviation and Investment Co Ltd (HNCA).

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    Coscol comments on seized ship

    2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - Following reports in the international media that Singapore lawyers had seized a heavylift vessel from Cosco Shipping Co Ltd (Coscol) for "unspecified reasons," Coscol has issued the following statement:

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    Fremantle seeks ro-ro investment

    2013-12-11T00:00:00Z

    December 11 - The Port of Fremantle in Western Australia is seeking expressions of interest from the private sector to build and operate a new automotive and ro-ro terminal at its Victoria Quay.

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    Buhazza leaves Maximus

    2013-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - According to Middle Eastern media reports, Abu Dhabi based freighter airline, Maximus Air, has replaced its longstanding president and ceo, Fathi Buhazza.

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    Marketing focus at Air Partner

    2013-12-10T00:00:00Z

    December 10 - UK headquartered global air charter broker, Air Partner, has named Kiran Parmar its group marketing director.

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    Port of Everett plans infrastructure upgrades

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The Port of Everett has adopted a USD64 million operating and capital budget for 2014, with critical infrastructure upgrades planned at the Washington, USA gateway.

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    Tyne tees up new crane

    2013-12-06T00:00:00Z

    December 6 - The Port of Tyne has taken delivery of a brand new GBP3.5 million (USD5.72 million) mobile harbour crane, which will be capable of handling project cargoes as well as bulk and conventional freight.

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    Dissaco joins GPLN

    2013-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Antwerp, Belgium headquartered Dissaco N.V. has become the latest organisation to join the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    Lloyd's tracks container trends

    2013-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - According to a recent paper issued by Lloyd's List Intelligence, Recent Trends in Container Shipping, over the last decade the container fleet has grown by almost 70 percent in terms of the number of vessels but more than doubled in terms of