Latest news – Page 934

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    Toasty work for ABL

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Belgium-based ABL Forwarding has delivered a 109-tonne desolventiser-toaster from

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    Panama Canal widening may slow US East Coast container transit

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Project cargo forwarders handling containerised cargo through US East Coast ports may find the arrival of larger box ships following the expansion of the Panama Canal actually slows down the transit of their boxes through ports along the Easte

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    Grieg Star gets Good in UK

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - John Good Shipping has been appointed UK agent for Grieg Star, owner and operator of one of the world's largest open hatch fleets.

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    Sims joins Schenker Limited

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Schenker Limited has appointed Michael Sims its new ocean freight director, effective October 1, 2013.

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    Combi Lift wins Bokrum tender

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Denmark headquartered heavy lift and project shipping line Combi Lift has won the tender for the ocean transportation of transition pieces and monopoles for the Dong Energy Borkum Riffgrund 1 wind farm project.

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    Volga stars in satellite project

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Three satellites were carried on board three Volga-Dnepr Airlines' IL-76TD-90VD freighter flights between Germany and Russia, for aerospace firm Astrium GmbH.

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    Everything is possible says Antwerp

    2013-10-03T00:00:00Z

    October 3 - Belgium's port of Antwerp has launched a new international branding campaign: Everything is possible in the port of Antwerp.

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    Energy industries association confirms CEO

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - At the Energy Industries Council (EIC), interim ceo Claire Miller has been confirmed as the trade association's permanent ceo.

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    Phorkys joins XLP

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Phorkys Shipping Pvt Ltd, headquartered in Chennai, India, has become the latest company to join the XLProjects (XLP) network.

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    Omega Morgan eyes bridge span market

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Portland, Oregon, USA headquartered specialised moving company Omega Morgan plans to target the ageing bridges in the Pacific Northwest, having already successfully moved bridge spans for two high-profile projects.

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    Van der Vlist completes Komatsu delivery

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Netherlands based heavy transportation specialist Van der Vlist has completed the assembly of a huge Komatsu truck at its headquartered in Groot-Ammer, before safely delivering the 80-tonne machine to Germany.

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    Superflex system launched (video)

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Earlier this summer, HLPFI reported that heavy-duty equipment manufacturers Scheuerle and Nicolas launched the new Superflex semi-lowbed trailer.

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    Volga-Dnepr flies oil gear

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines' latest project saw it transport more than 90 tonnes of oilfield equipment from Calgary in Canada to the Russian city of Surgut, using one of its AN-124-100 freighters.

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    AV Cargo leases two MD-11 BCFs

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - Aircraft manufacturer Boeing's leasing unit, Boeing Capital Corporation, has completed the transition of two MD-11 Boeing converted freighters (BCF) on multi-year lease agreements to UK headquartered airline AV Cargo.

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    PowerLogistics Asia and Downstream Asia co-locate in Singapore

    2013-10-02T00:00:00Z

    October 2 - PowerLogistics Asia 2013 and Downstream Asia will be co-locating at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore, October 30-31, 2013.

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    AWA markets AAL West Coast service

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - American Worldwide Agencies (AWA), a network of freight forwarders and agents, has been appointed sales agent for Austral Asia Line's (AAL) new West Coast service.

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    New leadership at ASA

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Paul Hankins, vice president for salvage operations at Donjon Marine, has been elected president of the American Salvage Association (ASA). He succeeds Tim Beaver, Global Diving and Salvage Inc., who served a two-year term in the role.

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    Conquest MB1 heads to London

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Conquest Offshore BV's crane barge Conquest MB1 is heading for London Gateway on the north bank of the river Thames, UK.

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    Berard completes Polaris load-out

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - According to reports in the international media, Louisiana, USA based Berard Transportation has completed the load-out of the 2,000 tonne offshore supply vessel Polaris.

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    SDV handles Vietnamese mine project

    2013-10-01T00:00:00Z

    October 1 - Global supply chain management provider SDV, a subsidiary of the Bollor