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    Sweet shipment for Darka

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Sudan and North East Africa project forwarding specialist, Darka for Trading and Services has successfully handled the transport of 4,100 cu m of heavy cargo over 1,100 km from Port Sudan to the White Nile Sugar Project in Abu Hibera (Centr

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    Ports America announces VP, key account management

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Ports America, the largest independent marine terminal operator in North America, providing terminal management and a full suite of stevedoring and related services, has appointed Curtis F. Flynn to the position of vice president, key accou

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    Bertling Logistics appoints FPS Sri Lanka as agent

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Famous Pacific Shipping Lanka (FPS Sri Lanka) has been appointed as agent by Bertling Logistics India to offer wide-ranging point-to-point project cargo coverage to and from Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

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    Port of Guayaquil expands its lift capacities

    2010-09-20T00:00:00Z

    September 20 - Contecon Guayaquil SA (CGSA),Ecuador, operator of the Guayaquil Container and Multipurpose Terminals (GCMT), has taken delivery of a third G HMK 6407 Mobile Harbour Crane from Gottwald Port Technology GmbH (Gottwald).

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    New office for ALS in Hamburg

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - ALS has opened a new office in Hamburg to help expand its network and business opportunities to and from South America for turnkey project work.

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    Cuxhaven ideally suited for green generation traffic

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - The use of waterborne transport is the ideal method of moving the elements involved in the infrastructure developments for alternative energy production, believe managers at port handling company Cuxport, which is active at the port of Cuxh

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    Beluga-Intermarine: rumours fly following report of takeover

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - Tongues are wagging in the heavy lift shipping sector, following reports in the German national media that Beluga is set to make a spectacular, million-dollar bid for US rival, Intermarine.

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    New kid on the project and heavy lift network block

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - A new global professional organisation for companies handling full scale project cargo and heavy lift shipments has been launched.

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    Shipping line group expresses disappointment with US regulation proposal

    2010-09-17T00:00:00Z

    September 17 - The World Shipping Council has expressed its disappointment over an initiative in the US by a coalition of 32 groups representing importers, exporters and third-party logistics companies sent a letter to Rep. James L. Oberstar, D-Minn., cal

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    Panalpina inaugurates new all cargo air freight services

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Panalpina will commence its own additional controlled regular airfreight services connecting Luxembourg with destinations such as South Africa, Dubai and Hong Kong.

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    Felbermayr opens in Brno

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Austrian heavy lift company, Felbermayr has opened a second facility in the Czech Republic at Brno.

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    Paris becomes seventh European city in AirBridgeCargo's network

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), the scheduled cargo business of Volga-Dnepr Group, has launched a twice-weekly all-cargo service to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport.

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    Coyne Airways steps up Afghan presence with launch of Boeing 747-400

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Coyne Airways is stepping up its cargo services to Afghanistan with the introduction of a weekly Boeing 747-400 freighter service from Dubai to Bagram.

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    PD Ports shows delicate touch with wind farm units

    2010-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Moving 75 tonne nacelle units from a ship to a specialist vehicle took some delicate touches from PD Ports' experienced stevedoring team at the Port of Immingham.

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    Corpus Christi takes one step forward towards realisation of the Port's multipurpose and container facility

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - Port Corpus Christi Commissioners have unanimously approved a resolution supporting its efforts to secure federal funding for the La Quinta Channel Extension Project.

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    Forum for future logistics professionals

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - A leading UK-based international business school, Henley Business School, and the K

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    Gel-coat protector to make shipments shipshape

    2010-09-15T00:00:00Z

    September 15 - UK specialist yacht shipping and project cargo forwarder Peters and May has started to use a gel-coat protector as standard on all its maritime shipments for added protection during movements, says the Southampton-based company.

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    US Court blocks Idaho shipments

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - The battle over permits to move oil equipment through an area of Idaho, USA, continues as the Transportation Department of the US state and energy giant ConocoPhillips filed appeals against a ruling that bans outsize oil equipment shipments

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    Seaboard heads for Belize

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Seaboard Marine has started a service to and from Belize via Miami, Houston and New Orleans, as well as Cristobal, Panama, and Puerto Limon, Costa Rica.

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    Peters & May set to open in Hong Kong

    2010-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Peters & May, a major player in the provision of marine logistics, continues to expand its global network and is opening a regional sales office in Hong Kong, effective 4th October 2010.