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    Toll to power up Santos

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Toll Group has been awarded a suite of contracts with oil and gas producer Santos, with a forecasted revenue in excess of AUD275 million (USD247 million) over five years.

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    WWL ALS gets turbines turning

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - In the UK's Humber Ports, WWL ALS has completed and is currently involved in a series of operations for wind farm projects for Nordex.

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    Works resume in Panama

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Construction on the Panama Canal extension project is back underway says the waterway's administrator, the Panama Canal Authority (ACP).

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    Steely move for InterRail

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - The Swiss rail freight service provider, the InterRail Group, has transported 41 high cube 40 ft containers full of steel equipment over 8,000 km along the wide gauge railway connection between Europe and China.

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    Masstrans lifts eleven

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Masstrans Freight LLC has handled eleven OOG cargoes and associated accessories - a total of 3,153 tonnes - in Dubai's Jebel Ali Port.

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    US nuclear projects on the horizon

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Project forwarders in the United States will welcome the news that the country's government has issued USD6.5 billion in loan guarantees for the construction of two new nuclear power reactors at Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant.

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    Oil and gas milestone for Volga-Dnepr

    2014-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered 45 tonnes of equipment from Rio de Janeiro to Prestwick, Scotland on board an IL-76TD-90VD freighter, marking its 1,100th flight for customers in the oil and gas industry.

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    Teekay Offshore Partners to acquire ALP Maritime Services

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - ALP Maritime Services bv has entered into an agreement to be acquired by Teekay Offshore Partners lp (Teekay Offshore).

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    WWPC prepares for Phuket

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - Members, invited sponsors and supporting media will gather in Phuket from March 14 - 16 for the Worldwide Project Consortium's (WWPC) annual membership conference.

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    The Friday Flyer - February 21st 2014

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    This week's round up of news from the world of heavy lift and project forwarding.

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    Project cargo railcar under construction

    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - UTC Overseas Inc. has commisssioned a new custom-designed railcar for handling project cargoes, with a 12.2 m long centre-deck and a load capacity of over 400 tonnes.

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    2014-02-21T00:00:00Z

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    Super Puma hits the road

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Schenker of Canada and Schenker USA together executed a complex project shipment, delivering a USD6.5 million Eurocopter Super Puma helicopter from Langley in British Columbia to Lima, Peru.

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    Hat trick for Blue Water in Tbilisi

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Blue Water Shipping's Tbilisi office has handled three complex unloading, loading and transportation projects in Georgia.

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    Hansa enters Latin America

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - As part of its ongoing expansion plans, Hansa Heavy Lift has opened a new office in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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    Meyer heads up Universal in Bremen

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Universal Transport Michels GmbH & Co. KG. has opened a new office in Bremen and appointed Heike Meyer as its branch manager.

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    Rodriguez steps down from Altius

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Commercial director of Spain's Altius Projects, Enrique Rodriguez, is retiring from the company and being replaced by Salvador Corrales.

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    It's a first for Chapman Freeborn

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Chapman Freeborn and its logistics partners, SPI Freight Ltd and Logik Logistics International have transported a C-Worker vessel from Portsmouth, UK to Lafayette, USA onboard a B747-800F.

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    Chipolbrok adds four

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Chipolbrok has signed a contract with Shanghai Shipyard for the construction of four 32,000 dwt heavy lift vessels, for delivery to the company in 2015 and 2016.

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    ACS sees charter surge

    2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - UK headquartered Air Charter Service (ACS) completed almost 7,500 charter contracts in its financial year that ended January 31, 2014, a year-on-year improvement of 14 percent.