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    'Contractual issues' ground first B747-8F deliveries

    2011-09-19T00:00:00Z

    September 19 - Main deck cargo provider Cargolux has rejected delivery of the first two B747-8Fs, scheduled for delivery today (Sept 19) and September 21, citing "unresolved contractual issues" between Boeing and Cargolux relating to the aircraft.

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    Wind power projects for Magdenli Transport

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Turkish project forwarder Magdenli Transport and Trade has recently undertaken two major contracts associated with Turkey's burgeoning green energy power generating industry.

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    First in Libya for PCN

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - The fast-growing forwarder group, Project Cargo Network, has revealed its first member in Libya with the addition of Tripoli-based M&M Libya, bringing its membership to just short of 100.

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    NSCSA exercises options for two ro-cons

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has exercised the option to build two ro-con vessels with Hyundai MIPO of South Korea.

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    Volga-Dnepr is big in Japan

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Outsize and heavyweight air cargo specialist, Volga-Dnepr Airlines, is to open its own sales office in Japan reflecting the country's importance and strong growth in demand for its services.

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    Liebherr crane debuts with lift at Bavarian paper factory

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - Heavy lift crane manufacturer Liebherr's LTM 1350-6.1 has shown its paces on its debut lift for heavy-load expert and forwarder Schmidbauer Group.

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    ALE breaks its own lifting record in Peru

    2011-09-16T00:00:00Z

    September 16 - UK-based global heavy transport and lifting company ALE developed an innovative self-erecting 60 m gantry system for the installation of a 51 m, 463 tonne deethanizer column in Peru, ALE's biggest piece ever lifted to date in that country.

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    STX Pan Ocean signs syndicated loan deal to invest in new vessels

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - South Korea's STX Pan Ocean has succeeded in obtaining a sizeable loan from a group of domestic and overseas lenders to finance new vessel orders.

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    Konecranes to supply cranes for Klaipeda

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Konecranes has received an order for three Ship-To-Shore (STS) cranes and seven Rubber Tyred Gantry (RTG) cranes from JSSC Klaipedos Smelte in Lithuania. The cranes will be delivered to the port of Klaipeda starting in the fourth quarter of

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    Demag Cranes delivers five to Dutch ports

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Demag Cranes is further expanding its business in the Netherlands with the delivery of five Generation 5 Gottwald Mobile Harbour Cranes to three major terminal operators, in the Netherlands.

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    Sorgetti to succeed Sangaletti as FIATA CEO

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - HLPFI understads that Marco Sorgetti has been selected to fill the post of director general and chief executive of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) following the retirement of Marco Sangaletti.

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    Turkish yacht transport goes against the flow

    2011-09-14T00:00:00Z

    September 14 - Turkish project cargo forwarder Project Cargo & Yacht Transport is claiming a record in the field of yacht transport as it moved three super-yachts and one coast guard boat to the Middle East.

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    WPA nears double-digit project membership as Jemara International joins

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Philippines freight forwarder Jemara International Freight Services Inc has joined The Worldwide Partners Alliance (WPA).

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    PD Ports welcomes increased capacity on Teesport - Zeebrugge service

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - P&O Ferries' brand new freight ferry, Bore Song which sailed into Teesport yesterday will significantly expand capacity on the service.

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    Project forwarders on track for business following significant rail contract

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - A contract signed by Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE's standard gauge national railway network, for 240 Chinese-made covered wagons is set to provide a lucrative contract for a project cargo forwarder over the next three

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    Agility receives freight security certification

    2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

    September 13 - Agility has received the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA) "A" certification for its Budapest and Helsinki offices, recognising the company's capabilities in implementing the highest security standards for its supply chain sol

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    Sai Maritime say operators face delays at majority of Indian ports

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - According to a communique from Sai Maritime & Management, only three Indian ports used by heavy lift shipping are currently reporting no delays in operations. In the remaining ports, delays ranging from one to 18 days are being experienced.

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    Nurminen Logistics delivers tanks to Belarus

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Over the past few years, Nurminen Logistics of Finland, which is a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) network, has made several special deliveries to Belarus and this summer was no exception with the delivery of three large tanks f

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    Antwerp port authority expands presence in South America

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - Antwerp Port Authority has expanded its presence in South America with the appointment of three new representatives: Fernando Bustamante, German Calderon (both in Chile) and Henrique Machado Rabelo (in Brazil), to promote the port across So

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    ALE barge carries cargo duo on maiden voyage

    2011-09-12T00:00:00Z

    September 12 - ALE, the global heavy transport and lifting company, has transported two de-methaniser vessels during the maiden voyage of its new ALE 300 barge. The 98 m vessels, part of the Integrated Gas Development Project in Abu Dhabi, were transporte