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    Spanish step up for Clipper Projects

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Clipper Projects and Maritima del Oriente have entered into an agreement covering commercial and port agency representation in Spain, writes Adam Flensborg Safikhany.

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    Fixed route in Mozambique Channel meets opposition

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - At a July meeting of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) sub-committee on safety of navigation the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) - which represents global shipowners and 80 percent of the world merchant fleet - will be opposin

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    Panama Canal delays toll hike

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has published a revised tolls proposal that defers the implementation date of new Canal tolls to October 2012 and October 2013.

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    Fifth IL-76TD-90VD freighter for Volga-Dnepr

    2012-07-02T00:00:00Z

    July 2 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has added a fifth new IL-76TD-90VD cargo aircraft to its fleet. The modernised 50 tonnes capacity freighter performed its first commercial flight last month.

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    South Africa on track for domestic railway loco manufacture

    2012-07-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - A move to manufacture railway locomotives in South Africa could bring some business for the country's project cargo forwarders.

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    Sarens and Verbrugge Terminals form strategic partnership

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Belgium-based Sarens and Verbrugge Terminals from Flushing, The Netherlands have entered into a strategic partnership to work intensively together for all onshore logistics related to offshore wind farm developments.

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    Green energy powers Tuscor Lloyds move

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Global shipping agent and freight forwarder, Tuscor Lloyds has overseen a complex shipment of a biomass boiler from Lincoln, Nebraska through loading at the port in Houston, Texas, bound for Plymouth, UK.

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    White Paper to explain index-linked contract

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - London-based shipping industry consultancy firm, Drewry and the World Container Index have published a White Paper that explains how index-linked contracts work, the first definitive guide on the subject since widespread adoption commenced two y

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    Endgame for Sietas Group as buyers found

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Eight months after HLPFI first reported on the filing of an insolvency petition by the Sietas Group (Nov 18, 2011) and five months since HLPFI (May, 2012) reported that five concrete offers have been received for the companies of the Hamburg-bas

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    Port of Duluth goes nuts for Brazilian shipment

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - The Port of Duluth has claimd a stake in the global wind energy supply chain with the movement of 60 wind turbine blades manufactured in North Dakota being exported to Brazil aboard the Dutch-flagged Alamosborg.

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    Ahlers is busy with a range of projects

    2012-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Antwerp-based Ahlers Forwarding has revealed a range of charters and shipments that neatly demonstrate its worldwide reach in sectors as diverse as oil and gas to the Winter Olympics 2014.

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    Musaffah Port sets own record for heavy lift shipment

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A record for the heaviest consignment to arrive at Musaffah Port, one of the key ports operated and managed by Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), has been set with the recent arrival of two HP absorbers from Italy that weighed more than 2,600 tonnes.

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    ITI webinar diary released

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Crane and rigging training consultancy Industrial Training International (ITI) has announced the upcoming summer episodes of the ITI Showcase Webinar Series.

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    Terex's eye for the Main chance

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A team from Scholpp Kran- & Transport's Heilbronn branch has lifted the lock gates at the Klingenberg and Freudenberg locks on the Main river on behalf of the Aschaffenburg Water and Shipping Authority for inspection and replacement. The Stuttga

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    Fairstar Heavy Transport names CFO

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Fairstar Heavy Transport have appoint Ingmar den Blanken as chief financial officer, succeeding Mark de Haas in the role.

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    Running rings around the Olympics

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Olympic rings were lowered into position on London's iconic Tower Bridge in a ceremony attended by London mayor Boris Johnson and organiser Lord Coe who were strategically positioned on the Edwardian, a launched owned and operated by London-base

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    Liebherr presents the new LTM 1750-9.1 to market

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - The new LTM 1750-9.1 all-terrain crane has been revealed by Liebherr to the market.

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    F1 nearly run off the road by French bureaucrats

    2012-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - A UK-based agent for bespoke abnormal load permit routes throughout Europe has revealed road freight law changes in France hit Formula 1 at the Monaco Grand Prix, last weekend.

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    Helicopters fly with Sarr Freights

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - India's Sarr Freights has handled the shipment of three helicopters for the Ecuadorian Air Force and the Namibian Ministry of Defence.

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    Megalift gets Terex double

    2012-06-27T00:00:00Z

    June 27 - In Germany, Bremen-based Megalift has acquired two new Terex cranes: a fully-equipped Terex AC 40 City and a Challenger 3160, with Megalift general manager Bernd Preu