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    Air charter oils the wheels of crew change

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - One of the main factors that create success in offshore oil and gas development is the safe and timely movement of staff and equipment.

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    All eyes on Amsterdam for air cargo show

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Billed as the world's biggest international air cargo exhibition, Amsterdam will be hosting the 25th International Air Cargo Forum & Exposition (ACF) starting today and organised every other year by The International Air Cargo Association (TI

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    Acosta y Aguayo joins AOP Project Partners

    2010-11-02T00:00:00Z

    November 2 - Santiago, Chile-based Acosta y Aguayo SA has joined the project forwarder network, AOP Project Partners.

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    PD Ports shows delicate touch

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Moving 75 tonne nacelle units from a ship to a specialist vehicle took some delicate touches from PD Ports' stevedoring team at the Port of Immingham.

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    No bridge too far

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Holland Moving & Rigging Supplies has developed a hydrostatically driven module initially designed for transporting 272 tonne bridge tub girders.

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    UK forwarders warn against knee-jerk reaction to air cargo security

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarders and other cargo interests, says that whilst the UK Government is likely to review all aspects of air cargo security following the incident a

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    Taking project forwarding acumen to a higher level

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - Project cargo training designed to fast track skills that otherwise could take many years to acquire and aimed at "rising stars" in companies who want to strengthen team working in the heavy lift project forwarding sector, was held as part of

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    Heavy Lift & Project Forwarding International - Media Kit 2011

    2010-11-01T00:00:00Z

    November 1 - HLPFI Media Kit 2011 is now ready for download. We endeavour to continue our work in putting out cutting-edge industry reports and articles and look forward to all our community members for continued support.

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    Samson tests and proves synthetic heavy lift slings

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Samson, a world leader in performance cordage, has recently completed extensive testing on high-performance synthetic rope slings, resulting in a greater understanding of the critical elements that affect sling performance in a variety of con

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    Hyster ReachStackers to lift the new wind power generation

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Heavy lift company Weldex has introduced Hyster ReachStackers for the handling of wind farm components at the Port of Mostyn in North Wales.

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    Hochtief and Beluga in offshore wind farm project

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Hochtief Construction has been awarded a contract for an offshore wind farm from the project company Global Tech I Offshore Wind, in which several energy suppliers, energy trading companies and a number of other companies are shareholders.

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    Bigge delivers the power at the new Antelope generating station

    2010-10-29T00:00:00Z

    October 29 - Bigge Crane and Rigging is helping construct a new gas-fired power plant just outside of Lubbock in the USA.

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    GAC kicks off second soccer contest

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - The GAC, a global provider of shipping, logistics and marine services, has kicked off its second football E-tipping contest, following the success of the inaugural 'Kick-it with GAC FA Cup' competition.

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    DNV explores the development of competence standards for marine warranty surveying

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - DNV is establishing a working group tasked with developing a competence standard for marine warranty surveying companies.

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    Scheuerle claims record for largest side girder deck

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - The Multilift Group has taken delivery of a side girder deck of unrivalled dimensions, says builder Scheuerle.

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    Toll chief Paul Little to step down

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - Toll Holdings Ltd has confirmed its managing director Paul Little will step down after a quarter of a century at the company, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director, with the logistics firm planning to replace him by January

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    Trains are no strain for Allfort

    2010-10-28T00:00:00Z

    October 28 - Allfort Co Inc, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) in Japan, has successfully delivered 10 train carriages from Kawasaki in Japan to Manila in the Philippines.

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    Volga-Dnepr flies off with top award

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Baltic Air Charter Association (BACA) has announced the winners of its annual charter aviation awards with a maindeck, heavylift carrier taking top spot in the cargo charter category.

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    Paper chase for V. Alexander

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - V. Alexander, Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) member in Bremen, Germany, has been busy this year exporting significant volumes of machinery from various European suppliers such as Voith and Siemens for a complete paper production factory near I

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    Ahlers on the starting bloc for project cargo gold medal

    2010-10-27T00:00:00Z

    October 27 - Ahlers recently put its best athletic kit and running shoes on to assist in the staging of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi. After working to move material from the Shanghai Expo, managers turned their attention to the gathering of sportspeopl