Latest news – Page 509
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NewsGiraffes go long haul
In late July, Russian all-cargo carrier AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC) moved 66 baby giraffes from Johannesburg, South Africa to Zhengzhou, China via Moscow’s Sheremetyevo Airport.
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NewsXLP round-up
Members of the XLProjects (XLP) network have been keeping busy recently, with a variety of projects.
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NewsAntwerp XL reveals initial exhibitor list
Launched just eight weeks ago, the latest exhibition for the breakbulk sector, Antwerp XL, has already signed up some blue-chip names from the heavy lift and project forwarding sector as exhibitors.
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NewsBriese calls Globecomm to enhance vessel connectivity
Briese Schiffahrts has selected Globecomm Maritime to provide its Ku-band VSAT services to ensure its fleet of approximately 132 ships are connected to shore 24/7.
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NewsSSI acquires MTH30
Cometto has delivered a MTH30 straddle carrier to Spain’s Servicios Siderurgicos Integrales (SSI).
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NewsRHA submits cartel compensation claim
The UK’s Road Haulage Association (RHA) has applied to the Competition Appeal Tribunal in respect of a claim against European truck manufacturers found to have colluded in a price-fixing cartel between 1997 and 2011.
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NewsHöegh turns up heat with furnace delivery
Höegh Autoliners has delivered a shipment of furnace parts from Durban, South Africa to Singapore on behalf of Themba Dry Cargo.
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NewsCosco completes OOCL takeover
Cosco Shipping has completed the acquisition of Orient Overseas International Ltd (OOIL) and its subsidiary Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL).
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NewsSingapore to host PPG training course
The Project Professionals Group (PPG) will host its Project Cargo Forwarding Certificate training course in Singapore from November 26-27, 2018.
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NewsWVFA project inaugurated
The port of Vancouver, USA, has inaugurated its USD251 million West Vancouver Freight Access (WVFA) rail project.
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Technology to revolutionise freight forwarding
While the fundamentals of freight forwarding remain unchanged, the short-term future of the sector will be characterised by the introduction of technologies that unlock value and enhance capability.
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NewsALS delivers TBM
Abnormal Load Services (ALS) has coordinated the delivery of a 100-tonne tunnel boring machine (TBM) from London to Leicestershire, UK.
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NewsBaumann rolls six tanks into Haren
Baumann has transported six heat storage tanks, weighing 102 tons (92.5 tonnes) each, from Flechum to Haren, Germany.
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NewsHappy delivery for Virginia
BigLift Shipping has delivered six rail-mounted gantry cranes (RMG) to the port of Virginia's Norfolk International Terminals (NIT), using its heavy lift vessel Happy Buccaneer.
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Newsdship names Orient Shipping
dship Carriers has appointed Orient Project Shipping as its exclusive commercial agent in Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand, effective August 1, 2018.
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NewsBarnhart on the acquisition trail
Barnhart Crane and Rigging is set to acquire the crane and rigging operations, including all associated personnel and equipment, of Ohio-based Selinsky Force.
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NewsLong Beach selects board
The port of Long Beach in the USA has elected Tracy Egoscue as board president and Bonnie Lowenthal as vice president.
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NewsCosco recovers after cyber attack
Cosco Shipping Lines has reclaimed control of its IT infrastructure after it’s US network fell victim to a cyber attack last week.
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NewsAPL partners with Fesco for JRX
APL, in partnership with Russia’s Fesco, will launch a weekly service between Japan and Russia.
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NewsBlyth ups capacity with Mammoet
The port of Blyth in the UK has signed an agreement with international heavy lift and engineered transport specialist Mammoet that will see the latter base a 600-tonne capacity LR 1600 crawler crane at the port’s South Harbour terminal.