Latest news – Page 1198

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    Agility wins major logistics contract from RasGas

    2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - Agility has been awarded a multi-million dollar contract in Qatar by RasGas, the country's premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) enterprise.

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    World first for Mammoet

    2009-09-08T00:00:00Z

    September 8 - A special Mercedes-Benz Actros 5-axle truck, type 5446, with a 70 tonne self-propelled telescoping crane was delivered to Mammoet's site in Schiedam, The Netherlands.

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    Scan Project Italy established

    2009-09-07T00:00:00Z

    September 7 - Scan-Trans Holding has established Scan Project Italy Srl.

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    Rickmers-Linie calls Thessaloniki for special project cargo

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - A meeting during the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) Annual Conference led to a significant booking for Rickmers-Linie from WWPC Greek partner, Delta Maritime.

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    Russian forwarder to publish logistics manual

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - St Petersburg-based Modul Co Ltd is set to publish a training manual, primarily aimed at the local market.

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    Beluga vessels continue transit through Northeast Passage

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - Further to our report of August 24, the two vessels pioneering commercial transit by non-Russian flagged vessels through the Northeast Passage are 'proceeding thoroughly well' according to Niels Stolberg, president and CEO of German carrier

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    New service connects Europe, Pacific, Australasia and South Africa

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - SE Shipping Lines has commenced a breakbulk liner service called the SE Three Oceans Line, which connects Northern Europe with the Pacific islands and Australasia and returns to Europe via South Africa.

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    Liebherr continues dynamic growth in India

    2009-09-04T00:00:00Z

    September 4 - Liebherr group has delivered six mobile LHM 400 cranes to ABG Infralogistics Ltd for operations in the port of Haldia in India.

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    Latest barge for Crowley

    2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - Crowley Maritime Corp has launched the latest in its series of heavy lift barges at Gunderson Marine Shipyard in Portland, Oregon.

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    Busy month for Ahlers

    2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - August was no holiday period for Ahlers Forwarding.

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    Oleg Strashnov launched by IHC Merwede

    2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - Oleg Strashnov, the largest mono hull heavy lift ship currently afloat, designed for platform installation and removal, subsea construction, and special projects, has been launched by Dutch yard IHC Merwede for client Seaway Heavy Lifting; t

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    Eagles swoop on extended GAC sponsorship

    2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - Never mind super-sized wind turbines, or five hundred tonne generators, a truly heavy lift is getting promoted to the English Premier League, world football's most glamorous and lucrative football league.

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    Swire Shipping New Zealand commences operations

    2009-09-03T00:00:00Z

    September 3 - Swire Shipping New Zealand has commenced operations and assumed the trade management responsibilities of Tasman Orient Line (TOL) and Swire Shipping's Trans-Tasman Service as well as the liner shipping agency activities of Quadrant Pacific A

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    Blue Water brings rock-crushing equipment to Azerbaijan

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Azerbaijani project cargo forwarder Blue Water is undertaking a year-long project to supply vital rock-crushing machinery to the country's ore extraction industry from the US.

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    Heavy lift vessel Svanen at work for Belwind

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - Ballast Nedam's heavy lift vessel Svanen has been commissioned by Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors to drive 56 steel piles for the foundations of the Belwind offshore wind farm, off the Belgium coast. This is the first phase of the B

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    US Congressman welcomes third US-flagged heavy lift ship

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - A short ceremony at Industrial Terminals in Houston, Texas saw a US Congressman direct the raising of the US flag as the 8,000 dwt Ocean Charger became only the third heavy lift ship flagged in the US.

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    Scheuerle on track for client

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - A Croatian rail car manufacturer has ordered a rail car transporter from German manufacturer Scheurle for a new manufacturing plant to move rail cars and locomotives 'off the rail' within the factory.

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    Port of Hamburg sees XXL cargo movement

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - The Port of Hamburg has seen a significant outsize shipment that called for special handling techniques.

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    BACA glitters as it celebrate its diamond anniversary

    2009-09-02T00:00:00Z

    September 2 - The Baltic Air Charter Association is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a luncheon and awards ceremony at London's prestigious Guildhall next month.

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    Fifth birthday for Global Project Logistics Network

    2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

    September 1 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN), the large network of independent international project logistics specialists and charterers, has now turned five years old.