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    Throughput down in Rotterdam

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - The Port of Rotterdam handled 3 percent less cargo in the first half of 2016 than it did in the same period last year.

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    Truck manufacturers fined for price fixing

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - The European Commission has found truck manufacturers - MAN, Volvo/Renault, Daimler, Iveco and DAF - guilty of breaking EU antitrust rules, by colluding for 14 years on truck pricing and passing on the costs of compliance with stricter emission

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    Splitter sets sail to US Gulf

    2016-07-21T00:00:00Z

    July 21 - LPL Projects Logistics in Spain has worked together with US headquartered TransProject to load a 275-tonne splitter in Tarragona for delivery to a refinery in Houston.

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    Panalpina responds to oil and gas slump

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Due to the continuing slowdown in the oil and gas business, Panalpina recognised a restructuring cost of CHF26 million (USD26.3 million) in the second quarter of 2016, leaving it with an adjusted consolidated profit of CHF47.9 million (USD48.4 m

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    SLC puts Faymonville to the test

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Angolan transport and logistics company SLC has used ten axle lines of Faymonville's G-SL series of ModulMAX trailer to deliver several gas turbines and generators throughout the country.

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    WWL keeps railcars rolling

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has been awarded a contract to ship a series of railcars from Spain to Chile for the expansion of the Santiago metro network.

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    Silvasti in Baltic tank tow

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Finnish heavy transport company Silvasti has assisted with the delivery of a 136-tonne pressure vessel from Estonia to Finland.

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    Jumbo loads barge quartet

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - Jumbo's heavy lift vessel Jumbo Kinetic has loaded four Damen barges - weighing 1,100 tonnes each - at the Port of Rotterdam for delivery to Russia's Port of Sabetta.

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    Breakbulk struggles at NWSA

    2016-07-20T00:00:00Z

    July 20 - The Northwest Seaport Alliance (NWSA) handled 93,975 tonnes of breakbulk cargo in June - a 36 percent decrease compared with the same period of 2015.

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    CS Leasing strengthens management

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Container leasing company CARU Specialized Leasing (CS Leasing) has appointed Makoto Nose to head up operations in Asia, and named Linda Knight as marketing director based in Sydney, Australia.

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    Fehn Pollux readies for rotor

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Scientists from the Emden-Leer University in Germany have visited Fehn Ship Management's general cargo vessel Fehn Pollux in preparation for the installation of a Flettner rotor.

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    Strong half for Schiphol

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Freight volumes at Schiphol Cargo - the cargo department of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in the Netherlands - reached 796,801 tonnes in the first six months of 2016, representing a 1.6 percent year-on-year increase.

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    Antwerp inks Iranian collaboration

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - The Antwerp Port Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) regarding collaboration with Shahid Rajaee Port Authority, which controls the Port of Bandar Abbas in Iran.

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    WWL welcomes Themis

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added its fourth neo-Panamax class newbuild vessel, Themis, to its fleet.

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    Straightpoint provides for boat hoist

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Four wireless load shackles and a multi-load cell monitoring and logging system from Straightpoint have been installed on a 25-tonne capacity mobile boat hoist at the Brise-Lames marina in Port Anglet, southwest France.

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    Qatar adds American flights

    2016-07-19T00:00:00Z

    July 19 - Qatar Airways Cargo has launched freighter services to New York (JFK), USA and Halifax, Canada.

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    Fagan & Whalley adds Actros duo

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - UK based haulier Fagan & Whalley has ordered two further Mercedes-Benz Actros tractor units from dealer Ciceley Commercials.

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    Commission to investigate Transnet

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - South Africa's Competition Commission has launched an investigation against state-owned port operator Transnet for excessive pricing and exclusionary practices, in contravention with section 8 of the Competition Act.

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    MeeMaken acquires Kenz Figee

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Offshore crane and equipment manufacturer Kenz Figee has been acquired by investment company MeeMaken.

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    RTL opens in Vladivostok

    2016-07-18T00:00:00Z

    July 18 - Russian logistics specialist RTL has opened a new office in Vladivostok.