Middle East news – Page 107
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NSCSA to commence Charlotte heavy lift and project cargo call
March 13 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has confirmed to HLPFI that the Saudi Tabuk V 140 is now scheduled in Charleston on April 1st for the start of a new service from key East Coast US and Canada ports to Saudi Arabia, India an
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Heavy lift and transport helps Smit exceed 2007's record results
March 06 - Rotterdam-based Smit Internationale has enjoyed bullish results in 2008, thanks in part to heavy lift and transport activities, achieving the marked increase in net results for the second half of 2008 that was predicted in August last year.
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Toll Global Forwarding completes BALtrans integration
March 03 - Australian-based Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has completed the integration of BALtrans Logistics Worldwide and will use its new Asian forwarding and logistics operations as a platform to strengthen the TGF network in the Middle East, South Afr
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Praise for First Global Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air
February -26- Delegates to the first Global Aviation Safety Conference for Humanitarian Air Operations, held in Abu Dhabi have given a unanimous endorsement to the event.
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ALE Projects sees light of day
February -23-Abnormal Load Engineering (ALE) of the UK has formed a new company - ALE Projects - to combine the current heavy lifting and international projects divisions. ALE Projects will focus on international heavy lifting and transport projects.
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Maximus delivers turnover above USD100 million, launches new website
February -23- Maximus Air Cargo, the Abu-Dhabi heavy lift maindeck operator, more than doubled its turnover during 2008, breaking USD100 million for the first time.
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Heavy roller on its way to China
February -20- Hamburg-based general and project cargo specialist, Rickmers-Linie, has sent a 250 tonne roller on its way from Germany to China.
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BSLE Malta expands into India
February -19- BLSE Malta is expanding its breakbulk services to the Indian sub continent, with regular calls at Mumbai and Chennai / Mundra on inducement.
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Barcelona Metro expansion supported by heavy lift movement
February -9- A vital tunnel boring machine (TBM) and ancillary equipment totalling 6,000 cubic metres has been moved from Germany to Barcelona.
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Logfret Middle East's project team awarded for gas pipeline effort
February -9- Project cargo forwarder, Logfret's Middle East project team has been rewarded for their achievement in the preliminary phase of the Taweela Fujeirah Gas Pipeline (TFP) project.
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'Bahrain gateway' looking forward to April opening
February 06 - The newly-developed Khalifa bin Salman port (KBSP) in Bahrain, dubbed the Bahrain gateway, which was scheduled to come into operation in January, will now commence operations in April.
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First major lift for ALE's AL.SK90 crane
March 04 - ALE's AL.SK90 crane has completed its first major lift.
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deugro Group adds to board as it starts 2009 in a bullish mood
January 27 - Strategic additions to the board of the deugro Group at the start of the year have been announced by the Kelsterbach-based heavy lift, project and specialist cargo forwarder.
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Coyne Airways appoints Air Logistics to sell maindeck capacity
January 26 - Coyne Airways has appointed Air Logistics as its general sales agent in the United States to increase the airline's share of air cargo shipments to the Caspian region and the Middle East.
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Swire Shipping upgrades services
January 21 - Swire Shipping has enhanced its Eastabout round-the-world service linking North American ports with the Middle East and India.
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Hysea Shipping selects Port Manatee
January 19 - Ft. Lauderdale-based HySea Shipping has selected Port Manatee for its new container, breakbulk and project cargo service between Port Manatee and Puerto Cortes, Honduras which is expected to commence sailings on January 22nd, calling on Port
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Pirates release Clipper Projects vessel
January 17 - Clipper Projects A/S, operators of CEC Future, has confirmed that the vessel has been released by the pirates who had hijacked the vessel whilst it was transiting the Gulf of Aden on the November 7th last year.
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Heavy lift experts to speak at Middle East Cranes conference
January 14 - Ludo Sarens, managing director of Belgian heavy lift giant Sarens, and Alex Mullins, general manager of Al Jaber Heavy Lift are just two of the experts scheduled to speak at Cranes Today's two-day conference in Dubai, Middle East Cranes.
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GAC announces management reshuffle
January 14 - Dubai-based global shipping, logistics and marine services group GAC has reported a series of management changes relating to its operations in the Asia Pacific region, Middle East and Africa.