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    World's largest heavy lift ship christened

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Dockwise Vanguard - an ultra-large semi-submersible heavy lift ship constructed for Dutch shipping company, Dockwise was christened at the end of last week.

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    Gianti covers Georgia for PCN

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Tbilisi, Georgia based Gianti Logistics has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) grouping of freight agents as the organisation's member in the country which is an important hub in the Caucasus region of Eurasia.

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    Volga-Dnepr aims for space

    2012-12-04T00:00:00Z

    December 4 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo specialist Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, space mechanisms and rocket fuel.

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    Petrobras cancels five drill ships

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Brazil's state-controlled Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) has cancelled an order for five new drill ships capable of working in depths of up to 3,000 m of water.

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    Albacor ships Metro gear from the USA to Russia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Houston-based Albacor Shipping USA and Albacor Shipping Russia - both members of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) forwarder network - have together successfully delivered tunnel boring machinery between the Albany, New York port of Coe

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    FONASBA publishes ship agents' guidance

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA) has published the Port Procedures Survey, an ambitious project that aims to provide shipowners, port users and regulators with a comprehensive and detailed overview o

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    ACLA - a new logistics event for Asia

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - The STAT Media Group of India and Singapore based VFPR & Media Consultants have announced the launch of a new regional trade event for the air cargo and logistics industry in Asia and the Middle East.

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    Barnhart expands with four new branches

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Barnhart Crane and Rigging, the Memphis-headquartered heavy lift and transportation organisation, has continued to develop its US network with the opening of four new branches: Charleston, South Carolina; Owensboro, Kentucky; Richland, Washin

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    Volga-Dnepr adds third maintenance base in Moscow

    2012-12-03T00:00:00Z

    December 3 - Heavy lift and outsize air cargo carrier Volga-Dnepr says its Volga-Dnepr Technics (VDT) division has obtained approval from the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) to open a line maintenance station at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport.

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    Terex launches 650 tonne capacity crawler crane

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Terex Corporation, the American-based diversified equipment manufacturer, has announced the launch of its Superlift 3800 lattice boom crawler crane.

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    Hansa Heavy Lift appoints Berndt R Olesen to drive Australian growth

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Hansa Heavy Lift

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    Discovery Air adds duo to management team

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Discovery Air, the Canadian-headquartered aviation services provider, has announced two new appointments to its management team.

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    Boskalis offer undervalues Dockwise, says Board

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Some 25 percent of Dockwise shareholders are dissatisfied with the price offered by Royal Boskalis Westminster (Boskalis) earlier this week, says the company that has gone from diner to dinner.

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    Second South Korean forwarder joins Project Cargo Network

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Project cargo and heavy lift service provider Kimex Air & Sea, has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) as the second representative in South Korea.

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    The Friday Flyer

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Staff in HLPFI's London office awoke this morning to the first sub-temperatures of Winter and a malfunctioning office heating system. Typing in an overcoat and mittens is no fun, but the author of this week's Friday Flyer delivers a neat sna

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    ACS opens Kazakhstan office

    2012-11-30T00:00:00Z

    November 30 - Air Charter Service, a global provider of aircraft charter brokerage services, has increased its presence in the CIS region by opening a new office in Almaty, Kazakhstan, headed by Evgeny Galkin (pictured below right), who is moving from his

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    Atlas Tubular appoints MIQ as North America logistics partner

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - MIQ Logistics, the Kansas USA-headquartered global logistics provider, has announced a multi-year service agreement with Atlas Tubular - a supplier of oil pipeline tubing and related oilfield equipment to the energy industry.

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    Port of Corpus Christi promotes Frank Brogan to managing director

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - The Port of Corpus Christi - the fifth-largest port in the United States - has announced that Frank Brogan, former deputy port director - engineering, finance and administration services, has been installed as managing director, effective im

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    PCN adds Prime Cargo in Norway

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) has introduced Prime Cargo to its project forwarder network, representing Norway.

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    PCN adds SAMMA to network

    2012-11-29T00:00:00Z

    November 29 - Project Cargo Network (PCN) has continued to expand its scope with the addition of Mauritiana-based SAMMA to its project forwarder network.