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Reports say Coastal Bulk Shipping has ceased trading
December 23 - In the UK, Coastal Bulk Shipping, which made its debut in 2006, is reported to have ceased trading.
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'Record' rail shipment leaves Thunder Bay
December 23 - The Port of Thunder Bay is celebrating the departure of what it says is a 'record' trainload of equipment on a 1,500 mile journey to Fort McMurray, Canada.
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Fuselages fly with Geis SDV
December 23 - Geis SDV, a joint venture between the Geis Group and the French SDV Group
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Griffin inks Scheuerle heavy weight deal
December 22 - After a year of development, a self-propelled transport system based on the Scheuerle InterCombi series has been ordered by Griffin Coal Mining, one of the biggest strip mining companies in Australia.
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Volga-Dnepr Airlines renew ISO 9001-2000 certificate
December 22 - The Russian Register Certification Association has renewed the ISO 9001:2000 certificate of conformity of Volga-Dnepr Airlines for another three years.
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Fairstar Fjell named
December 19 - Fairstar Heavy Transport NV (FAIR) held the naming ceremony of its second heavy transport vessel Fjell in Malta on Friday.
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Wave and tidal projects offer optimism to forwarders
December 18 - Eighty-six MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity will be installed world-wide in the next five years, according to a new survey.
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Sahil Freight Express carries generators to Iraq
December 18 - Sahil Freight Express has transported an over-dimensional transformer from India to Iraq for EMCO, one of India's largest manufacturers of transformers.
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UN General Assembly adopts new cargo rules
December 17 - The United Nations General Assembly adopted the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of Goods Wholly or Partly by Sea on 11 December 2008.
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MacGregor gets orders
December 17 - Cargotec's MacGregor business has received orders worth close to EUR 30 million from China for ten shipsets of cranes, hatch covers and fixed container fittings for delivery in 2010-2011.
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Turbines energise Vancouver business
December 17 - The Port of Vancouver is bustling with activity, on and off the Columbia River, according to press reports in the local media, with imports and exports lively; and a storage yard packed with sections of wind turbines.
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DB Schenker claims new weight record with luxury yachts
December 17 - Schenker Deutschland AG has transported five yachts weighing 540 tonnes in total to the halls of the D
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Dockwise subsidiary takes delivery of Triumph
December 16 - Following the delivery of the Treasure in June 2008, and following the successful completion of submergence tests and sea trials, the Triumph has now joined Dockwise Transport's fleet on schedule.
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Keppel Verolme terminates the MPU Heavy Lifter project
December 16 - Keppel Verolme BV has decided, after evaluating all possible options, to terminate the MPU Heavy Lifter project and commence the scrapping process of the concrete hull.
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Heavy lift activities lift SMIT in second half
December 16 - Today, Dutch maritime services company SMIT forecast net profit to be equal to last year's figure and said expansion into new markets will help offset the impact of a recession next year.
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Gevelco-companies change name into Broekman
December 15 - After the expansion of Broekman Group's participation in Gevelco to 100 0n January 2007, the names of the various parts will be changed.
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First heavy lift tweendecker for TBS International
December 15 - TBS International Ltd has taken delivery of Zia Belle, previously known as CEC Cardigan, a 1997-built, 8,734 dwt heavy lift multipurpose tweendecker with two 150 ton cranes, combinable up to 300 tons.
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Antwerp Port Authority obtains 50take in source of the Scheldt
December 15 - Despite being outside the main remit of the magazine, the editorial team found much enjoyment in the following item about the Port of Antwerp.
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GAC Laser moves giant brewery tanks without any spills!
December 15 - GAC Laser International Logistics (GAC Laser) has successfully moved five 25 tonne brewery tanks from the Netherlands to Rosslyn, north of Pretoria, in
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Guardian Helicopters launches new website
December 12 - New site showcases all of GHI's services.