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    India's UGL to acquire LANS

    2012-03-30T00:00:00Z

    March 30 - India's Unique Global Logistics (UGL) is to acquire Mumbai-based LANS Projects Pvt Ltd in a bid to increase its share of the wind energy and oil and gas sectors.

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    Sea plane flies with Sevenstar Yacht Transport

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - A rare 30 passenger sea plane flew into the Port of Palm Beach and was successfully loaded onto the Spliethoff Group's Suomigracht for on carriage to Australia by Sevenstar Yacht Transport.

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    Rolitrans offers bridging solution

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Rolitrans International has recently introduced the Rolitrans Heavy Lift Fly Over Bridge System (RFOBS) to expand its asset base and safe working practices, whilst aiming to introduce a universal transport solution, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    Autodienst takes on a second Liebherr crane

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Autodienst West Ganske of Frankfurt, Germany, has added another Liebherr LTC 1045-3.1 mobile crane and now has a fleet which is 100 percent equipped with Liebherr machines, writes Charlotte Matheson.

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    European Commission issues huge fines on airfreight companies

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 - Yesterday, the European Commission issued USD225 million penalties on a number of airfreight companies, including Kuehne + Nagel, UPS, and Expeditors for what the regulatory body said was a breach of E.U. antitrust rules during the years 2002-2

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    Fairmount Summit tows Acergy Polaris to Gabon

    2012-03-29T00:00:00Z

    March 29 Fairmount Marine's tug Fairmount Summit has towed the heavy lift barge Acergy Polaris from Brazil to Gabon.

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    Log on to lift safely

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Industrial Training International (ITI) is to host a series of webinars on the subjects of crane and rigging.

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    Drewry delivers latest review of multipurpose shipping market

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Drewry Maritime Research's latest Annual Multipurpose Market Review & Forecast reports on the current state of the multipurpose fleet, the demand for the cargo space on those vessels and the outlook for the markets they trade in

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    Growing forwarder network adds two project cargo specialists

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Two new project cargo specialists, Armin Shipping and International Transport Company (ATC) and Occidental Innovative Logistic Services (OILS), have joined the Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA), a global network of air and ocean freight forward

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    Volga-Dnepr says Boeing 747 charters are flying high

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - Volga-Dnepr Group says that its commitment to offering customers a 'Cargo Supermarket' of air logistics solutions has resulted in a significant increase in demand for Boeing 747F charter flights for the transportation of non-standard cargoes.

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    39 steps for Darka

    2012-03-28T00:00:00Z

    March 28 - The Darka Group has successfully unloaded and commenced the transportation of 39 storage tanks with a total weight of 291 tonnes and total volume of 3,274 cu m at Port Sudan for final delivery to the Bisha mine in western Eritrea.

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    New monthly survey reveals freight volumes expected to rise

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - A new monthly index launched by Stifel Nicolaus and based on a worldwide survey by Transport Intelligence provides an insight into the confidence of air and sea freight forwarders on key trade lanes.

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    Fairmount Marine collaborates with Stena Drilling

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Fairmount Marine's vessel Fairmount Fuji has supported drillship Stena Forth, owned by Swedish company Stena Drilling, in performing several cargo runs between Cape Town port and Cape Town anchorage. With a 280 sq m deck, Fairmount Fuji has a l

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    Rickmers names trio of new agents

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - Hamburg based heavy lift and project cargo transporter Rickmers-Linie is now serving Bangladesh and Sri Lanka with direct calls in Chittagong and Colombo, which has necessitated the appointment of new agents in the two countries.

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    A2SEA invests in second jack-up vessel

    2012-03-27T00:00:00Z

    March 27 - A2SEA has signed a contract worth USD 155 million with Chinese company, COSCO Shipyard Group Co Ltd, for the construction of a new jack-up vessel designed for offshore wind turbine installation. It is expected to be delivered in 2014, writes Ch

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    Faymonville takes it to the MAX

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Faymonville announced at a launch event in front of dealers and media, in its factory in Goleniow, Poland, that it is to commence marketing a new brand of heavy duty trailers under the MAX Trailer brand, writes Oliver Ward from Goleniow.

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    Volga-Dnepr delivers snowmobiles for Yamalkan International Rally

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Volga-Dnepr Airlines has delivered snowmobiles from Saint Petersburg to the Russia town of Salekhard for the Yamalkan International Snowmobile Rally.

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    Hamilton celebrates century with double digit increase in project cargoes

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - As the Port of Hamilton Authority (PHA), which celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, officially welcomed its first ship for the 2012 shipping and navigation season, president and CEO Bruce Wood reported that project cargoes was one of the

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    India to collect light dues on deck cargoes?

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Indian Customs is likely to start collecting light dues of INR8 (USD0.2) per tonne for on-deck cargo after the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA)'s plea to exempt containers from the duty for ships engaged in international trade arrivi

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    Embalajes Cantabria secures cargo in Sagunto

    2012-03-26T00:00:00Z

    March 26 - Embalajes Cantabria, the Sagunto (Valencia)-based specialist cargo handling and packing company, used Cordstrap lashings to secure a complex load in the Noatum multipurpose terminal at the port of Sagunto (Valencia), Spain.