All Middle East articles – Page 102

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    WWL expands North America to Middle East service

    2010-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has announced significant enhancements to its ocean service from North America to the Middle East due to increased in demand within the region.

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    Four Winds has joined AOP Project Partners

    2010-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Four Winds Logistics has joined the AOP Project Partners network.

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    Contract boost for India's Direct Logistics

    2010-03-22T00:00:00Z

    March 22 - GPLN member Direct Logistics India Pvt Ltd has been awarded a contract to handle the inbound logistics for fortune 500 entity Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited - one of India's largest and fastest-growing public sector engineering giants.

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    Port of Antwerp to invest on a world scale

    2010-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Antwerp is aiming to strengthen the port's competitive position on a world scale by developing activities globally, especially in growth regions with the potential to generate cargo for the port.

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    GPLN adds Globalink for Kazakhstan

    2010-03-18T00:00:00Z

    March 18 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added Almaty-based Globalink Logistics Group as a member in Kazakhstan.

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    Alternative power could bring further heavy lift activity to Antwerp

    2010-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The construction of a large wind farm within the perimeter of the port of Antwerp itself could prove a boost in heavy lift activity at the port, with materials arriving by ocean shipping, barge or road services.

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    Coyne Airways extends Iraq coverage

    2010-03-09T00:00:00Z

    March 9 - Coyne Airways has been appointed as the exclusive sales agent in the UK and Ireland for RUS Aviation, giving freight forwarders direct access to an extensive route network into Iraq.

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    Sloman Neptun launches Italy-Algeria link

    2010-03-08T00:00:00Z

    March 8 - A new shipping link between Italy and Algeria is set to launch later this month, operated by Sloman Neptun Shipping and Transport, writes Kirsten Shepherd.

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    Bulgaria and Serbia members for WWPC

    2010-03-04T00:00:00Z

    March 4 - Two branches of Romanian heavy lift operator Holleman Special Transport & Project Cargo Srl have joined the Worldwide Project Consortium as exclusive members in Bulgaria and Serbia.

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    Qatar MHC order strengthens Gottwald's regional position

    2010-02-26T00:00:00Z

    February 26 - Increased orders for mobile harbour cranes (MHC) from Middle Eastern countries, including Qatar, are allowing Dusseldorf-based Gottwald Port Technology to strengthen its position in the region, says the company.

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    UAE bans AN-12 after safety concerns

    2010-02-24T00:00:00Z

    February 24 - From Monday, March 1, AN-12 aircraft have been banned from UAE airspace in a move that the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) states is "aimed at raising safety standards in the civil aviation sector in the UAE".

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    EC presses ahead with forwarder price fixing investigation

    2010-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - A Statement of Objections relating to a price-fixing investigation of their air freight forwarding activities has been sent by the European Union to a number of prominent freight forwarding companies.

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    BDP Project Logistics opens Aberdeen office

    2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - BDP Project Logistics has opened an office in Aberdeen, Scotland, to service the needs of UK project clients, including the important North Sea oil and gas industry.

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    Port of Hamburg expects moderate growth for 2010

    2010-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - With 110 million tonnes of seaborne cargo handled in 2009, Germany's biggest universal port fell short of the previous year's result by around 30 million tonnes (- 21.4 per cent).

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    GPLN adds UAE member

    2010-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - The Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) has added Dubai-based Heavy Load Freight Services LLC as a member.

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    Lion Chartering & Shipping has joined AOP Project Partners

    2010-02-11T00:00:00Z

    February 11- Constanta, Romania-based Lion Chartering & Shipping has joined AOP Project Partners.

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    Hansaeng Express wins mining and refinery projects

    2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - South Korea's Hansaeng Express Co has is handling the transport of Volvo excavators from Masan, Korea to Yangon, Myanmar. The contract runs until December 31, 2010.

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    Chapman Freeborn completes 100th Haiti aid flight

    2010-02-08T00:00:00Z

    February 8 - Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has completed its 100th aid flight to help the people affected by the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

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    STX Pan Ocean to launch heavy lift project cargo transport service

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean is set to launch a new heavy lift project cargo transport service.

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    Inchcape up for sale?

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - According to a report in the Financial Times, the investment arm of Dubai World has put Inchcape Shipping Services up for sale.