All Logistics articles – Page 216

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    Four project movements display industry's variety

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A quarter of heavy lift and project cargo operations undertaken by members of the Project Cargo Network (PCN) demonstrate the wide variety of operations in this industry.

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    DSV buys Finland's Wasa Logistics

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Finland's Ab Wasa Logistics Ltd Oy, which specialises in project forwarding and is one of the nation's market leaders within this sector, has confirmed that it has been acquired by the Finnish subsidiary of Danish transport and logistics company

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    GAC is open for business in Trinidad & Tobago

    2011-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - GAC Energy & Marine Services LLC (GEMS) is expanding its shipping and logistics services to Trinidad & Tobago, with its newest office open for business in San Fernando.

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    TransRussia hailed as the must attend transport exhibition in Russia

    2011-05-31T00:00:00Z

    May 31 - The 16th edition TransRussia exhibition in which HLPFI participated as a media partner, has been hailed as a "must attend" event for international transport and logistics companies.

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    Cranes double up to handle heavy cargoes through Saint-Petersbur

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Two companies from the Universal Cargo Logistics Holding group have worked together to handle the shipment of over-dimensional equipment weighing more than 1,100 tonnes in total.

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    Wallenius Wilhelmsen awarded for its green intiatives by GE Energy

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - At GE Energy's first Logistics Supplier Conference in Prague, attended by 120 suppliers from Europe, Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) was presented with an award for its excellence in quality and environmental health and safety.

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    PSP, Pindar and GAC form logistics and transportation alliance

    2011-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - PSP, Pindar and GAC have joined forces to provide a logistics and transportation service for yacht racing teams and individuals across the world.

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    Reaching for the sky as turbine towers soar

    2011-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Have modern cranes reached their limits in terms of renewable energy infrastructure and wind turbine tower installation Loading capacity decreases significantly with increased height and longer jibs and at some point every approach reaches its li

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    German ports group goes online to showcase offshore logistics

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Germany's Seaports of Niedersachsen has launched a new website to demonstrate the capabilities of the various ports within the group in regards to offshore logistics.

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    Brazil hosts project cargo training

    2011-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - A training course for project forwarders that focuses on interactive real-world scenarios will be held in Brazil for the first time from June 13-14, 2011.

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    Fairstar wins fertilizer plant contract

    2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has won a USD 28 million multi-voyage transportation contract to provide the marine transportation of 111 modules and 70 containers from the Agrium Fertilizer Plant in Kenai, Alaska to a greenfield site in Ossiomo, Nigeri

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    Gruber hauls huge reactors

    2011-05-23T00:00:00Z

    May 23 - In Italy, Gruber Logistics has completed the transportation of two huge oil refinery reactors.

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    Three into one for Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg

    2011-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - With the Second Stevedoring Company joining JSC Sea Port of Saint-Petersburg, Russia, the reorganisation of the latter is almost complete.

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    Kuehne + Nagel opens in Esbjerg

    2011-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Esbjerg, Denmark, strengthening its presence in the Danish market and particularly in the oil and gas sector.

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    Crowley given CRP status by US State Department

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - The US State Department has designated Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime's Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point (CRP) facility. This permits Crowley to act as a subcontractor, providing complete logistics services to the

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    IGS handles Mumbai-bound consignment of construction equipment

    2011-05-17T00:00:00Z

    May 17 - Qatari freight forwarder Intergroup Shipping (IGS), working with Mumbai-based Keel Logistics, has won an order to ship secondhand construction equipment and accessories from Doha to Mumbai for a Qatar-based Chinese company.

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    Blue Water Shipping takes on a series project transports

    2011-05-16T00:00:00Z

    May 16 - As part of an agreement with Dutch company SBM Offshore for all logistics in connection with the FPSO Cidade de Paraty project in Brazil, Blue Water Shipping in Aberdeen recently arranged part of a series of project transports.

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    Freight Wings handles significant loadout

    2011-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - Heavy lift transportation and erection company, Freight Wings has completed a project involving critical logistics and engineering after handling a significant loadout of over-dimensional cargo at the Kattupalli yard of Larsen & Toubro Ltd near E

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    Liebherr proves its worth at industrial gas facility

    2011-05-13T00:00:00Z

    May 13 - A Liebherr LR 1600/2 lattice boom crane operated by Breuer&Wasel GmbH achieved a major success at an industrial gas installation in Duisburg.

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    DB Schenker debuts Eco Solutions for greener transport

    2011-05-12T00:00:00Z

    May 12 - DB Schenker has exhibited its new portfolio of services at the Transport Logistic 2011 trade fair in Munich. This includes its Eco Solutions, the forwarder's range of climate-friendly transportation and logistics services.