All News articles – Page 1137

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    Magdenli Transport four-square in heavy lift operations

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - A quartet of heavy lift movements have been completed by Ankara-based project forwarder Magdenli Transport and Trade.

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    German ports come together to market project cargo capabilities

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - At this week's Breakbulk event in Houston the Germany seaports of Bremen, Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein came together under the 'Seaports of Germany' banner to market their collective expertise and capabilities to handle heavy and out-o

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    Millionth ship for Panama Canal

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - A Chinese vessel has become the millionth vessel to transit the Panama Canal since it was built almost a century ago.

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    Tschudi Project boxes clever on boiler shipment

    2010-10-15T00:00:00Z

    October 15 - Project shipping company, Tschudi Project Transports has recently successfully completed the shipment of a major consignment from Asia to a construction site in northwest Europe.

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    Profit surge for Fairstar

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has reported a rebound in EBITDA as well as net profits in the third quarter of 2010.

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    Gulf drilling moratorium ends, but drilling must wait

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Following this week's end of the federal moratorium on deepwater drilling, companies that are helping the industry meet new regulations are scrambling to keep up with increased business while oil-rig workers must remain idle until the new req

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    Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA and Wallenius place newbuilding order in Japan

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA (WWASA) and Wallenius Lines have agreed with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (MHI) to build two new pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs). WWASA will take delivery of the first vessel, which will commence service in 2012.

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    Is heavylift cargo airship more than hot air?

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - It might have come from the set designers of Star Wars or the pen of sci-fi genius HG Wells but an Australian proposal to construct a 150 m-diameter flying saucer-like balloon could be the next big thing in heavy lift operations.

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    Air Charter Service reveals growth plans for Germany

    2010-10-14T00:00:00Z

    October 14 - Global air charter company, ACS has recently seen increased demand in the charter market in Germany and has big plans for its Frankfurt office.

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    SDV expands into Polish market

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - SDV International Logistics Poland has been launched to target the Polish freight market. Warsaw-headquartered SDV Poland will start with two operational offices, one at Warsaw airport specialising in airfreight, the other in Gdynia for ocean

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    New study on green business trends from DHL

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - A new study by Deutsche Post DHL identifies key developments in sustainable logistics, including the fact that Asian consumers are ready to pay more for green products.

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    BDP Projects secures three ISO certifications

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - Logistics provider BDP Project Logistics has been awarded three new ISO certifications.

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    Records set all round by SNS cargo consignment

    2010-10-13T00:00:00Z

    October 13 - A recent shipment of vital equipment for a Turkmenistani gas plant has set new records for freight shipments on the Black Sea and Volga River and out of a Turkish port, claims SNS International Transport.

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    New ships for Sea Swift

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Sea Swift has taken delivery of a new tug-and-barge team - Cronus and Arion - launched in a gala ceremony in the company's home town of Cairns, Australia.

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    Fairstar on the double

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has been awarded a transportation contract by Van Oord Ship Management following last week's contract win from Fugro Seacore.

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    HOCHTIEF and Beluga Shipping construct jack-up vessel for offshore wind farms

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - A joint venture between HOCHTIEF Construction and Beluga Shipping has commissioned the construction of a special jack-up vessel for the more rapid assembly of offshore wind turbines.

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    Tandem lift for Beluga Stavanger

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Kurt, a working civil engineering platform belonging to Tiefbau GmbH Unterweser (TAGU) 50 m long and 22 m wide, and weighing almost 1,000 tonnes proved a challenging cargo for the two cranes of the multipurpose heavy lift project vessel Belug

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    Actuaries say true cost of maritime piracy is still uncertain

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Despite attacks by Somali pirates on international shipping in the Gulf of Aden making headlines across the world, the true cost of these attacks to the maritime insurance industry are still uncertain, according to a new report published by t

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    Upturn in the automotive market sees ACS re-introduce managed fleet

    2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

    October 12 - Air Charter Service has recently re-introduced its managed fleet, initially taking on one European registered Antonov 26 with the air charter specialist reporting that after only a week of operation the aircraft has already hit its target for

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    Big lift at The Storage Place

    2010-10-11T00:00:00Z

    October 11 - Edinburgh-based Aquamarine Power has used The Storage Place to store a full scale test rig which had completed its initial trials at the NaREC (the National Renewable Energy Centre) in Blyth, UK and need to move to a temporary storage area.