Logistics news – Page 104

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    Heavy work for PCN duo

    2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Germany, Intertransport Gruber has completed the shipment of a number of crates from Taiwan to Germany.

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    High five for WCA projects

    2016-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - Five project moves have been executed recently by six members of the WCA Projects network.

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    Good year for Gebrüder Weiss

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Gebrüder Weiss recorded a provisional net turnover of EUR1.28 billion (USD1.44 billion) in 2015, a 3 percent increase compared with EUR1.24 billion (USD1.4 billion) in 2014.

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    Indonesia looks to Antwerp

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - Antwerp Port Authority chairman Marc Van Peel has signed two framework agreements with IPC Corporate University - a subsidiary of the Indonesian Port Corporation - which will see the port provide training and consultancy services for Indonesian

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    'Positive trend' at DB Schenker

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - DB Schenker's volume of European overland and airfreight consignments rose by 2.9 percent and 1.4 percent year-on-year respectively in 2015, while its ocean freight volumes fell 2.1 percent.

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    Höegh Osaka accident report released

    2016-03-17T00:00:00Z

    March 17 - The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released a report into the listing and subsequent grounding of Höegh Osaka on the Bramble Bank at the entrance to the Port of Southampton in January 2015.

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    Asciano agrees joint consortium bid

    2016-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Australian logistics provider Asciano has entered into binding documentation to sell the company to Brookfield Consortium and Qube Consortium.

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    Port of Gothenburg to expand

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Sweden's Port of Gothenburg has been granted consent to build a new freight terminal beside its existing terminals, which should be completed some time after 2020.

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    WWPC duo conquer Andes

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in France, B & B International, has worked together with fellow WWPC member, Solot Peru, to ship a ropeway from France and Italy to the South American nation.

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    PCN members keep on moving

    2016-03-11T00:00:00Z

    March 11 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Oman, Khimji Ramdas Project & Logistics Group, has coordinated the transport of eight 33-tonne bitumen storage tanks from Sohar Port to a site in Rumez.

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    Kaleido winds up Mexican project

    2016-03-10T00:00:00Z

    March 10 - Kaleido has completed a project to transport components for 43 wind turbines from China, Vietnam and Spain to the Mexican Port of Altamira for installation at a wind farm site in Jalisco.

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    Chipolbrok loads for Qatar

    2016-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Four gas turbines and generators are being loaded on the heavy lift ship Wladyslaw Orkan, which is owned by Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company (Chipolbrok), at the Broekman Breakbulk Terminal in Rotterdam.

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    Freja executive steps down

    2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - Jesper E. Petersen, group chief commercial officer and vice president of Freja Transport and Logistics, has decided to step down from his role after 18 years at the company.

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    Projects roll in for ALE

    2016-03-07T00:00:00Z

    March 7 - ALE has completed a year-long transportation and installation project in Oman, which involved delivering 268 heavy lift cargoes to Orpic's Sohar Refinery Improvement Project (SRIP) in the Sohar Industrial Area.

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    Lando makes hospital trip

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - German logistics service provider Lando Eurasia has coordinated the transport of eight concrete modules from Thüringen to Aachen for use in the construction of a new building wing at a local hospital.

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    Tilbury set for expansion

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Forth Ports has entered into an agreement to purchase 152 acres (61.5 ha) of land, including a deepwater jetty, to the east of the UK's Port of Tilbury.

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    WCA quartet prove expertise

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - WCA Projects network member, Altius, has completed the transportation of the final three 151-tonne transformers from Ilo port to the Nodo Energetico del Sur project site in Peru.

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    PCN members make moves

    2016-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Member of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) in Germany, Russia and Mongolia, Alexander Global Logistics (AGL), has coordinated the shipment of 2,000 freight tonnes of cargo from Sharjah, UAE to Apapa in Nigeria.

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    Broekman acquires DMI

    2016-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - Broekman Logistics has acquired Distribution Masters International (DMI).

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    PD Ports appoints duo

    2016-03-03T00:00:00Z

    March 3 - PD Ports has appointed Michael Parker as business development manager, and Alfred van Wyk as general manager, business development.