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    Chapman Freeborn in Qatar Airway's B777F charter debut

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - Air cargo charter broker Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has co-ordinated the first-ever charter on Qatar Airways Cargo's latest addition - a new Boeing 777 Freighter recently delivered to the Doha-based airline.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service completes USD2 million major project loading

    2010-06-30T00:00:00Z

    June 30 - The logistics department of Wilhelmsen Ships Service in Shanghai has completed the loading of a large consignment containing an air-filter system for shipment to India.

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    Topaz wins Gulf Petrochem contract

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Topaz Engineering's fabrication and construction unit, through its subsidiary Nico International Hydrospace, has won a EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contract worth USD 45 million from Gulf Petrochem.

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    Port of Long View signs lease for steel pipe centre

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Further to the report here on June 25, the Port of Longview Commissioners has unanimously approved leases with IDM Longview, LLC and Skyline Steel to construct and operate a steel pipe manufacturing centre in the Port's West Industrial Park.

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    China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift opens in Beijing

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - China Shipping-Jumbo Heavy Lift Co Ltd, a joint venture between Jumbo Shipping and China Shipping, has opened a Representative Office in Beijing, China.

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    GPLN adds to Chinese network

    2010-06-29T00:00:00Z

    June 29 - Qingdao Ocean Logistics Company has joined the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN).

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    Submarine hitches a ride

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Hindustan Cargo Ltd (HCL) has handled the shipment of submarine weighing 2,325 tonnes which is heading from Visakhapatnam Port to Severodvinsk, Russia for a refit.

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    Nurturing the next generation of project forwarders

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - At Saving Shipping & Forwarding, plans are in place to nurture the next generation of project freight forwarders.

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    Kuehne + Nagel puts its foot on the gas in the Sahara

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - SNC-Lavalin, one of the world's leading engineering and construction groups, has awarded Kuehne + Nagel a contract for global logistics services related to its EUR785 million (USD972) project with Sonatrach, Algeria's national oil and gas compan

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    Jumbo delivers to super Jumbo

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Jumbo Shipping's Stellanova is pictured in Rotterdam delivering offshore equipment to the second largest crane vessel in the world, the Saipem 7000.

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    Almajdouie wins Sabiya Power Plant project contract

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - Almajdouie Al Kazmi Heavylift Company has secured the onshore freight forwarding contract for the Kuwait-based Sabiya power plant project.

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    McCain chips in with proposals to abolish Jones Act

    2010-06-28T00:00:00Z

    June 28 - In the USA last week, Senator John McCain introduced draft legislation to repeal the 90-year-old Jones Act law that requires ships transporting goods between states to have been built in the United States, be crewed and owned by US citizens and

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    Hat-trick for WWPC

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - In a move which will hopefully be copied by Wayne Rooney on Sunday afternoon in South Africa, the Worldwide Project Consortium (WWPC) has scored a hat-trick with the appointment of three new exclusive members.

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    Fairstar successfully places equity to fund fleet expansion

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Fairstar Heavy Transport has successfully completed a private placement towards Norwegian and international institutional investors of 25,000,000 new shares at a price of NOK 8.50 (USD 1.3) per share.

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    Port of Longview considers property lease

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - At a special meeting today, Port of Longview Commissioners will consider leasing 35 acres in the Port's West Industrial Park to IDM Longview, LLC and Skyline Steel, a subsidiary of the world's largest steel manufacturer ArcelorMittal.

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    Five of the best for WCAPN

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - The WCA Projects Network (WCAPN) has added three new members and five new offices to its global organisation.

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    Antwerp assembly looks to port's future as tide turns

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - The first General Assembly of the port of Antwerp has produced a number of key initiatives to support the port's position as one of Europe's mainports as the global economy recovers.

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    Support for global e-petition against piracy grows

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Organisers of a global e-petition against piracy have announced that the number of names on the petition has more than doubled in the last week.

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    Breakbulk Americas conference comes of age in 2010

    2010-06-25T00:00:00Z

    June 25 - Attention of the project cargo and heavy lift sector will soon turn to the 21st Breakbulk Americas Conference and Exhibition to be held in Houston, Texas between Tuesday, October 12 and Thursday, October 14.

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    Wilhelmsen Ships Service opens office in Krishnapatnam

    2010-06-24T00:00:00Z

    June 24 - Wilhelmsen Ships Service has opened a branch office in the Indian east coast port of Krishnapatnam, one of the fastest growing private ports in the region.