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Liebherr extends range of telescopic crawler cranes
June 25 - Liebherr is extending its product range of telescopic crawler cranes and says its new LTR 1220 offers a maximum load capacity of 220 tonnes and a telescopic boom 60 m long, adding to a product line which has variants with load capacities of 60 a
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Container weighing debate goes on and on
June 25 - Last week saw the European Shipping Council (ESC) release a statement which included strong disagreement with the widespread belief in the shipping industry that weighing laden containers should be a requirement at terminals.
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Vestas takes the wind out of Sheerness
June 25 - In the UK, the Port of Sheerness and Vestas have jointly announced that further development of a Vestas facility at the port will not proceed at this stage.
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DSV names new UK MD
June 22 - DSV Air & Sea Limited has appointed Michael Hansen as its new managing director.
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Mining equipment imports remain strong for Australia
June 22 - In its latest monthly shipping index, Skelton Sherborne reports that mining equipment imports remain resilient, whilst the import of smaller civil works equipment is down somewhat in some sectors.
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Summa Group to take controlling stake in FESCO
June 22 - Russia's Summa Group is purchasing a 56 percent stake in Far Eastern Shipping Company, OJSC (part of the FESCO Group) from the Industrial Investors Company.
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Anglo Pacific project manages fibreglass horse shipment
June 22 - International removals company Anglo Pacific has handled the transport of six life-size fibreglass horses from New York to the Museum of London. Now on permanent display in the City Gallery, the steeds arrived safely and are proving very popular
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Dockwise reveals major new contracts
June 22 - Dockwise has announced backlog additions to new contracts with a value of almost USD85 million, bringing the total for the second quarter of 2012 to approximately USD102 million.
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Changes at the top for Intermarine
June 22 - Alfred (Al) JV Stanley has joined Intermarine; replacing Andre Grikitis as president and chief executive officer, who will now assume the role of operating chairman.
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Terex Challenger 3160 for Bruns
June 21 - A compact design, long boom, and the ability to travel on public roads without the need for additional ballast transport vehicles were compelling reasons for Frank Bruns, general manager of Hannover, Germany-based J. Bruns GmbH to acquire a Tere
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Globalink double from Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia
June 21 - Globalink's Aktau team recently handled two massive projects for the transportation of out of gauge cargo of about 3,200 cu m from Aktau, Kazakhstan to Dammam, Saudi Arabia.
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TIACA urges governments to agree mutual recognition for air cargo security
June 21 - More countries should follow the lead of the United States, the European Union, Switzerland and Canada in pursuing mutual recognition agreements for air cargo security, says The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).
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Blue Water Shipping claims Volga-Don record
June 21 - Global transport and logistics company, Blue Water Shipping is claiming a record during a recent shipment to the Caspian and says it transported the widest cargo ever through the Volga-Don river system.
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Rhinos fly back to the wild
June 21 - DHL has transported three critically endangered black rhinos, as part of a conservation initiative by The Aspinall Foundation, from Manston Airport, Kent, UK to the Kilimanjaro National Park in Tanzania.
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Marseilles Fos posts growth
June 20 - Whilst container throughput at the French cargo port of Marseilles Fos hit 431,718 teu to the end of May - up 14 percent on the first five months last year - conventional cargo business grew 21 percent to 1.1 million tonnes.
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DB Schenker achieves Cargo 2000 Platinum status
June 20 - Cargo 2000, the air cargo industry quality standard, has announced that DB Schenker Logistics has reached Platinum membership, one of only two logistics providers and five carriers in the world having reached this classification.
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CaroTrans opens in Le Havre
June 20 - Global NVOCC and ocean freight consolidator, CaroTrans, has opened a branch office in Le Havre, France; creating the foundation for future growth in the country.
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Project Cargo Network adds three
June 20 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has unveiled its first member in Ghana and Peru, and welcomed a third member in Qatar.
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Videotel introduces survey and examination of lifting appliances course
June 19 - Videotel says its new Survey and Examination of Lifting Appliances training course should help to improve the quality of the surveying and examination of lifting appliances and reduce the number of injuries and deaths caused each year by lifting
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Air Charter International sees upward trend in unusual charters
June 19 - Air Charter International (ACI), the Dubai-based aircraft charter and leasing company, is experiencing an upward trend in the number of charters involving unusual or complicated requirements, along with an increase in charter requests from the A