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    Ports America makes senior appointment

    2013-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - Marine terminal operator and stevedore company Ports America has promoted Chris Smith to vice president breakbulk, bulk and military.

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    Damco adds Kaspers as coo

    2013-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - International freight forwarder and supply chain services provider Damco has named Helmut Kaspers as its chief commercial officer for West Europe.

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    ACS teams-up with Save the Children

    2013-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - Air Charter Service (ACS) recently chartered a B747-400 freighter from Nairobi, Kenya to Maputo, Mozambique, in conjunction with charity Save the Children.

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    Norway proposes first 'ship tunnel'

    2013-04-19T00:00:00Z

    April 19 - According to reports in the international media, the Norwegian government has outlined plans to construct a 1.7 km ship tunnel through the Stad Peninsula connecting the Norwegian and North Seas.

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    Slow first quarter for Saint Petersburg

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - JSC Sea Port of Saint Petersburg (SP of SPb) has handled 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in the first quarter of 2013, a year-on-year fall of 16 percent.

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    DB Schenker acquires Panamanian forwarder

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Global logistics specialist DB Schenker has acquired 100 percent of the shares in Euro-Line Panamericana - a Panamanian freight forwarder and ocean import specialist.

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    Sarens completes heavy Bulgarian project

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Wolvertem, Belgium headquartered heavy lift specialist Sarens Group has transported two 1,400 tonne reactors from the port of Bourgas, Bulgaria to an inland oil refinery.

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    Dockwise shares set for suspension

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Share trading in semi-submersible shipping line Dockwise will be suspended on the Oslo Stock Exchange from Monday April 22, 2013.

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    MOL delivers South African libraries

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Japanese Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will assist the non-profit organisation South Africa Primary Education Support Initiative with the ocean transport of mobile libraries to the country.

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    New Russian member joins PCN

    2013-04-18T00:00:00Z

    April 18 - Translogistics LLC has joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) representing Russia.

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    Training for the future with PPG

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    April 17 - Forwarder network Project Professionals Group (PPG) will run the Certificate of Achievement in Project Cargo Management training course, in conjunction with Breakbulk Europe 2013 in Antwerp, May 13-14.

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    TII Group shows latest innovations

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    April 17 - Heavy-duty and special vehicle manufacturers Scheuerle, Nicolas and Kamag - members of the TII Group - are using Bauma 2013 in Munich to exhibit some of their latest product innovations.

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    Ruslan moves exceptional load

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    April 17 - Ruslan International has arranged the shipment of a 101 tonne oil platform component from Bergen, Norway to Busan, South Korea, on an AN-124 freighter flight.

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    SC&RA recognises safe practice

    2013-04-17T00:00:00Z

    April 17 - The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) named its winners of the Fleet Safety, Zero Accident and Fleet Safety Improvement awards during its annual conference in Arizona, USA.

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    Bigge's record-breaking week

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - California, US based crane dealer Bigge Crane and Rigging has delivered 34 Terex rough terrain (RT) cranes in one week - breaking the company's own sales record.

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    Global Projects Supervision launches

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Global Projects Supervision has begun trading and offers independent consultancy to the maritime industry. It will provide a range of advisory services on topics including logistics, architecture, class surveying and brokerage.

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    Hartmann launches West Africa service

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Germany's Hartmann Group has launched its first Europe to West Africa conventional and container liner service.

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    AV Dawson attracts offshore business

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - UK based specialist logistics firm AV Dawson has seen significant growth in its marine and offshore sectors.

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    PCN adds Darka in South Sudan

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Project Caro Network (PCN) member for Sudan - Darka for Trading & Services - has extended its PCN representation to South Sudan.

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    Learn from the shrimp fishermen, say German shipping companies

    2013-04-16T00:00:00Z

    April 16 - Two of Germany's leading ship owning and ship management companies have urged fellow shipowners to consider a concerted lay-up of ships in order to reduce capacity in the market to obtain a restoration of acceptable rates.