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    BBC Chartering starts Euro-Asia service

    2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - BBC Chartering has started a new liner service connecting Europe and Asia.

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    2012 conference on health and humanitarian logistics announced

    2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

    February 21 - The main objective of the 2012 Conference on Health and Humanitarian Logistics, which will be held in Hamburg, Germany, from March 21-23, is to bring together all relevant stakeholders of humanitarian response and global health care at a neu

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    Sensitive projects hat trick for Rhenus Logistics

    2012-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - The French Industrial Project department of Rhenus Logistics (former Wincanton Mondia) has completed three sensitive projects in Russia, France and Qatar.

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    Belgian ports work to clear backlog as strikes end

    2012-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20 - Last Friday (17th), Belgian port workers ended their strike over pension reform that brought shipping in Europe's second-busiest cargo port of Antwerp to a halt and operators are now working to clear the backlog of cargoes.

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    Samson awarded Circle of Excellence

    2012-02-20T00:00:00Z

    February 20

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    CNC busy with hydro project

    2012-02-18T00:00:00Z

    Malaysia-based CNC Freight is handling turbine components and other mechanical equipment for the Bakun Hydroelectric Project in Sarawak.

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    Lufthansa Cargo Charter flies into the CEE

    2012-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency GmbH has joined the Cargo Equipment Experts network as a Supporting Industry member.

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    Twaron in BigLift first

    2012-02-17T00:00:00Z

    February 17 - Heavy lift shipping line, BigLift has just completed its first job with a new super fly jib, equipped with special Twaron stay cables to lengthen the crane to a radius of 55 metres.

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    Widdows to take over from Steffens at Rickmers

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - After ten very successful years with the Rickmers Group and especially, with Rickmers-Linie, Jan B Steffens will, by 31 March 2012, step down from the twin positions of CEO of Rickmers Holding and of Rickmers-Linie although he will continue

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    Nurminen Logistics breaks records on Siberia shipment

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February 16 - A recent shipment by Nurminen Logistics was the furthest overland journey in the company's 125 years of existence.

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    Bayport warehouse opening for Gulf Winds

    2012-02-16T00:00:00Z

    February -16- Heavy lift and over-dimensional cargo handler Gulf Winds is to open a 22,600 sq m cargo handling warehouse near the Port of Houston's Bayport Container Terminal in late March.

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    Liebherr crane gives Bayswater a lift

    2012-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Singapore's Bayswater Shipping & Forwarding Pte Ltd has taken delivery of a second LHM 180 Liebherr mobile harbour crane, providing a maximum lifting capacity of 64t and a maximum outreach of 35m.

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    Wilh Wilhelmsen reports huge improvements in 2011 results

    2012-02-15T00:00:00Z

    February 15 - Wilh Wilhelmsen Holding ASA (WWH) delivered a 49 percent increase in earnings in 2011 while revenues improved by 21 percent. A strong rebound in the group's shipping segment drove the recovery.

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    COSCO Shipping initiates semi-sub pool

    2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - In signing an agreement with Guangzhou Salvage Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Transport (GSBMT) to manage GSBMT's 30,000 dwt semi-submersible ship, Hua Hai Long, COSCO Shipping claims it has initiated the first 'pool model' among Chinese

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    Govt award for Express Transport's Gandhi

    2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - Nailesh Gandhi, director of Mumbai-based Express Transport Pvt. Ltd., is pictured receiving the WCO Certificate of Merit, conferred by Pranab Mukherjee, India's Finance Minister, on February 2.

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    BBC Chartering adds three to fleet

    2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

    February 14 - German multipurpose and heavy lift shipping line, BBC Chartering has taken delivery of three newbuildings as part of the extensive fleet renewal and modernisation programme announced previously.

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    SRT on track

    2012-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Houston, Texas-based over-dimensional railroad car operator Specialized Rail Transport (SRT) undertook significant rail movements at the end of last year, including one movement that required a total logistics package, involving lifting, loa

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    Safmarine name new ship in Savannah

    2012-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - Shipping line, Safmarine held a naming ceremony in Savannah for its newest vessel, Safmarine Sahara.

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    Project Cargo Network celebrates country membership milestone

    2012-02-13T00:00:00Z

    February 13 - The UK-based Project Cargo Network (PCN) has reached a milestone with the addition of Dublin-based Curtis and Lees Ltd to bring to 70 the number of countries in its global network. The network now comprises of 126 heavy lift specialist compa