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    Cargolux connects Atlanta and Munich

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Cargolux Airlines International has introduced a new regular B747-400 freighter service between Atlanta, USA and Munich, via its home hub of Luxembourg.

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    AP freight division continues to struggle

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - UK headquartered charter broker, Air Partner, has issued its interim management statement for FY 2013 - as its freight division continues to struggle in the face of weak global demand.

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    PCN enhances directory

    2013-06-04T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added a new insurance category to its PCN Heavy Lift Resource Directory.

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    Thomas heads-up ASCO Australasia

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Oil and gas services company ASCO Group has appointed Matt Thomas its chief executive officer Australasia region, effective June 3, 2013.

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    New leadership at Aarhus

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 4 - Bjarne Mathiesen, port director at Denmark's Port of Aarhus, will resign from his position by the end of 2013.

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    Amarcon secures heavy lift orders

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Netherlands headquartered Amarcon, a member of the ABB Group, has received an order for eleven Octopus-Onboard installations for heavy lift vessels owned by Cosco Heavy Transport and BigLift Shipping.

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    Van der Vlist extends Belgian operations

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Netherlands headquartered heavy transport specialist, Van der Vlist, has extended its Belgian operations with the expansion of its Zeebrugge site.

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    EIB funds Lithuanian Railways

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - The president of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, has signed a EUR50 million (USD65.2 million) loan agreement with Lithuanian Railways for the acquisition of new rolling stock.

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    M-Star widens PCN coverage

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - M-Star Freight Services (Netherlands), which joined the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in September 2012, has extended its representation to cover Georgia.

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    Three B747-400Fs join Saudia Cargo

    2013-06-03T00:00:00Z

    June 3 - Saudia Cargo - the air freight division of Saudi Arabian flag carrier Saudia - has added two B747-400 freighters to its fleet of charter aircraft.

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    ART launches SE Asia multimodal service

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Kazakhstan headquartered A.R.T. Logistics - a leading player in the oil and gas projects logistics sector in Central Asia and Russia - has launched a new multimodal freight forwarding service connecting Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Ta

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    Heavyweight doubles up in Latin America

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Cargo general sales and services agent (GSSA) Heavyweight Air Express has made two steps to strengthen its foothold in the Latin American market.

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    V. Alexander relocates asphalt plant to Russia

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - V. Alexander Germany - in coordination with staff at its St Petersburg based division V. Alexander CIS - has shipped a 1,500 tonne consignment from Ravenna, Italy to Rostov-on-Don, Russia for on forwarding to Moscow.

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    Efficiency more important than ever, says WSS Japan

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - With shipowners and vessel operators facing a combination of increased regulation and pressure on budgets, the cost of products and services is more crucial than ever, according to Yoshihiro Iizuka, general manager of Wilhelmsen Ships Services (W

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    Noble delivers heavy SGBC

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Pakistan based freight forwarder, Noble Shipping Services has transported a sales gas booster compressor (SGBC) from Brittmoore, USA to Karachi Port, Pakistan, via the Port of Houston.

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    Zieba heads up AMI's IT

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - UK headquartered air and express wholesaler, Air Menzies International (AMI) has promoted Darren Zieba to the newly created position of global IT project manager.

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    Huge units to Turkey

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Madrid, Spain headquartered freight forwarder Coordinadora has handled the transport of a full shipload of heavy cargoes for the Tupras Refinery Project, Turkey.

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    Etihad Cargo launches RTW service

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Etihad Cargo - the freight division of Etihad Airlines - has launched its first-ever round-the-world freighter service, using a 138-tonne payload B747-8 freighter on a multi-year ACMI (aircraft, crew, maintenance and insurance) basis from Atlas A

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    ASCO Singapore shareholders seeks to go it alone

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - Mangrove Holdings Pte Ltd has rejected an offer made by joint venture partner ASCO Holdings Ltd for the shares it holds in ASCO Freight Management Pte Ltd (ASCO Singapore) and says it has made a counter offer to acquire ASCO Holdings' majority sh

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    The Friday Flyer - May 31st 2013

    2013-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Rivet-beating will start at Jiangsu Hongqiang Marine Heavy Industry in H2 2013 on four 12,500 dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels for an unnamed German client according to reports in the international media.