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Albacor handles USA - Saudi heavy lift
November 2 - Albacor Shipping (USA) Inc, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) for the USA, has handled the transport of two heavy chlorinators measuring 18.6 m x 7.7 m x 7.7 m in dimensions and weighing 129 tonnes each, plus miscellaneous p
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PSP opens in Cowes
November 2 - Southampton, UK-based marine forwarder PSP Worldwide Logistics has opened a branch on the Isle of Wight, the company's third office in the UK.
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The Friday Flyer
November 2 - And so, it's time for another edition of HLPFI's Friday Flyer, giving you a round-up of news from the last week, together with a few comments from the editorial team.
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Vanguard completes Zambia heavy lift project
November 1 - South Africa based heavy lift and plant relocation specialist Vanguard has recently completed the transportation of a second mill shell for supply chain solutions provider UTi Projects from South Africa to the Mopani Copper Mine in Zambia.
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Safmarine forum on sustainable solutions
November 1 - Shipping line Safmarine has successfully introduced a new forum aimed at assisting its customers in finding solutions to business-critical challenges.
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Albacor project strikes gold in Canada
November 1 - Toronto, Canada headquartered Albacor Shipping has successfully transported two grinding and crushing machines to the Detour Lake Gold Mine, some 190 km northeast of Cochrane, in Ontario, Canada.
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Dockwise opts to build Type 1 White Marlin
November 1 - Breda, the Netherlands based Dockwise subsidiary Fairstar Heavy Transport has commissioned a new USD150million Type 1 vessel to be named White Marlin. With delivery scheduled in the fourth quarter 2014, the newbuild's capacity and capabilitie
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Ahlers in hydro plant relocation
November 2 - International logistic and maritime services provider Ahlers is handling a hydro plant relocation in multiple lots from China to Belarus. Whereas Europeans tend to ship such a project all at once, Ahlers says its Chinese customers prefer ship
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Volga-Dnepr flies heavy load to Afghanistan
November 1 - A Volga-Dnepr Airlines IL-76TD-90VD freighter has delivered diesel generators weighing over 35 tonnes from East Midlands Airport in the UK to Bagram, Afghanistan.
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Chapman Freeborn handles Hanoi medical air lift
November 1 - Global air charter company Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has worked in association with the St Anthony Health Foundation and Catholic Health Initiatives to organise the air transportation of surplus medical supplies from the US to Vietnam.
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BDP gets social
November 1 - Philadelphia, USA based global logistics services provider BDP International Inc. (BDP) has launched The BDP Social Experience, an online social network platform to engage its more than 4,000 customers, 3,400 worldwide employees, and other co
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Drewry counsels prudence
November 1 - Supply chain advisors Drewry says there has been remarkable turnaround in fortunes that has seen the shipping industry fight back from a huge first quarter loss to a tidy profit in the second quarter.
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BIL wins US government contract
October 31 - Bennett International Logistics (BIL), a leading provider of third and fourth party logistics services, has been awarded a contract by the US General Services Administration (GSA), the procurement arm of the federal government to provide fede
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Dockwise kits out Vanguard
October 31 - Following the successful launch on October 7, 2012 of the 275 m Dockwise Vanguard, the vessel has now been towed out of the dock to a quayside berth where commissioning work will continue.
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Cargotec: ro-ro cargo access for Messina
October 31 - Cargotec has received an order to deliver MacGregor RoRo cargo access equipment for four newbuild 45,000 dwt container/ro-ro vessels owned by Italian container shipping specialist, Ignazio Messina.
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England Logistics acquires Kampstra Transportation & Logistics
October 31 -England Logistics, a full service transportation and logistics provider with offices in North America and mainland China, has acquired certain assets of Portland, Oregon based Kampstra Transportation and Logistics.
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PSP brings new Clipper 70 yachts to the UK
October 31 - Worldwide freight forwarding and boat transportation company PSP has shipped the first of a new fleet ofChinese built 70-foot ocean racing yachts to the UK, marking the start of a new era for the 40,000 mi (64,374 km) Clipper Round the World
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Kocaman cuts its bridges
October 31 - Heavy haulage specialist Kocaman Transport, headquartered in Mersin, Turkey has transported six 150 tonne boilers from Iskenderun on the Mediterranean coast of the country to Baiji, Iraq.
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UK P&I Club premium increase
October 31 - The UK P&I Club, one of the oldest shipping protection and indemnity insurance mutuals, has announced a general 7.5 percent increase on 2013 renewal premiums.
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Grindrod and Sturrock merge ships agency operations
October 30 - Grindrod and Sturrock Shipping have jointly announced the merger of their respective ships agency operations under a 50:50 joint venture.