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    ICS says shipping needs global legislation not unilateral measures

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Balancing environmental aspirations with economic realities, but also with political realities is not easy, International Chamber of Shipping chairman Spyros M Polemis is set to tell delegates at the influential CMA Conference in Connecticut th

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    Porteu is CEO at Nicolas Industrie

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Within the TII Group (Transporter Industry International), S

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    Volga-Dnepr set to boost presence in Germany

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - Volga-Dnepr's planned acquisition of Air Cargo Germany is now waiting for anti-trust clearance from the authorities says the airline.

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    S & B Schwertrans invests in Terex crane

    2012-03-19T00:00:00Z

    March 19 - S & B Schwertrans GmbH has acquired a Terex Challenger 3160 all-terrain crane.

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    Hartmann Group launches projectliner service

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - From this month, Hartmann Project Line is a new regular scheduled service offering a breakbulk and project cargo liner operation connecting Australasia with the North American continent.

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    Zeebrugge sees boost for project cargoes

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Transfennica's service between Zeebrugge, Belgium and Bilbao, Spain, has seen a significant increase in capacity since January 2012.

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    Project Cargo Network welcomes Al-Masar Al-Iraqi

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - The Project Cargo Network (PCN) has added Al-Masar Al-Iraqi Co to its network, as its second representative in Iraq.

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    21.5 percent contract growth for Ruslan International

    2012-03-16T00:00:00Z

    March 16 - Ruslan International - the company which markets and manages the combined Antonov An-124 fleets of its shareholders Volga Dnepr and Antonov Airlines - has reported its provisional performance for 2011.

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    Terex quartet lift drilling support module

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Four Terex CC 2800-1 units owned by Turkish crane service provider Hareket were used to lift a drilling support module (DSM) for the West Chirag oil platform (WC-PDQ), which is part of the Chirag Oil Project being carried out in Baku, Azerbaija

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    Liebherr hits mobile harbour crane milestone

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Liebherr-Werk Nenzing is celebrating an order for its thousandth mobile harbour crane, which will be delivered in the second half of 2012 to Montoir Bulk Terminal in France.

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    ITIC says professional indemnity cover essential in shipping industry

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) has warned that in today's increasingly litigious business environment, there is a growing need for shipping professionals to have third-party indemnity insurance cover.

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    US President gets close up of Sarens crane at work

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - The SGC-120, a giant crane built by Belgium-based Sarens Group, is currently executing its first job in Phoenix, USA, executing heavy lifting jobs for the construction of an enormous production hall for the steel industry.

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    Samson awarded patent for MLX Rope

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Samson has received its latest patent for developing a technology that blends high modulus polypropylene (HMPE) with high modulus polyethylene (HMPP) together in fibre rope products.

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    Infratil puts two airports up for sale

    2012-03-15T00:00:00Z

    March 15 - Manston and Prestwick airports in the UK are to be sold by New Zealand-based owner Infratil.

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    More rail for Stockton

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - The Port of Stockton, USA, in a public-private partnership with Union Pacific Railroad and Metro Ports, has added 5,825 ft (1,775.46 m) of new track to the east port interchange tracks, forming a loop that will allow inbound and outbound trains

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    It's a gas for Toll

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - In Australia, Toll Energy, part of the Toll Group, has commenced operations on a USD45 million transport and storage contract, which is part of coal seam gas explorer QGC's major Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas (QCLNG) project.

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    Steel business boosts ports

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Ratner Steel Supply Co, a producer of steel products, recently announced plans to locate a new facility at the Port of Indiana, USA.

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    BMT offers insider's guide to ship's hull and machinery

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - It will not only be fledgline insurance claims handlers who will be grateful for the new Hull and Machinery Guide produced by BMT Marine & Offshore Surveys Ltd, a member of BMT Group Ltd.

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    TT Club analysis pinpoints risk hot spots

    2012-03-14T00:00:00Z

    March 14 - Speaking at the freight industry forum, TOC Container Supply Chain Asia in Hong Kong, TT Club's director of global risk assessment, Laurence Jones highlighted the key factors that cause disruption throughout the global supply chain and spoke of