All News articles – Page 1179

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    Boskalis offer too low say some Smit shareholders

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, in an open letter to Smit management, holders of 7.2 percent of the company's outstanding shares have expressed their dissatisfaction with Boskalis' EUR62.50 per share bid.

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    Port of Mobile welcomes heavy lift barge crane

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - From May 2010, the Alabama State Port Authority and Barnhart Crane & Rigging will provide heavy lift barge crane services to cargo customers at the Port of Mobile.

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    ALE gets heavy on Tenerife

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - On Tenerife, ALE Heavylift Iberica has installed a steam turbine weighing 136 tonnes and a generator weighing 135 tonnes at C.T.C.C. Granadilla II power station.

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    Air Charter Service opens in Toronto

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Air Charter Service has opened an office in Toronto to complement its existing operation in New York - bringing to ten the number of offices ACS now has worldwide.

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    Vancouver port projects strong 2010

    2010-02-05T00:00:00Z

    February 5 - Larry Paulson, executive director of the port of Vancouver USA forecast a return to growth in 2010 following a year in which an increase in business from the wind energy industry helped offset losses elsewhere.

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    Inchcape up for sale?

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - According to a report in the Financial Times, the investment arm of Dubai World has put Inchcape Shipping Services up for sale.

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    Outer harbour at Great Yarmouth now open

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - In the UK, Great Yarmouth's new multi-purpose outer harbour (trading as EastPort UK) is now officially open.

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    BDP Project Logistics targets mining, energy sectors in South America

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - Arndt Droegemueller has joined BDP Project Logistics, a wholly owned subsidiary of global logistics and transportation management firm BDP International, as director of business development for South America.

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    Register now for Transaid Africa challenges

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - International development charity Transaid is launching two brand new Transaid Africa Challenges for 2010 and 2011.

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    GAC corporate academy enters new phase

    2010-02-04T00:00:00Z

    February 4 - The GAC Corporate Academy (GCA) has entered the next stage of its evolution with the launch of its new 'E-Learning 2.0' platform - 'by GCA, for GAC'.

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    Huisman opens production hall in China

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Huisman, a specialist in heavy lifting, pipelay and drilling equipment, has opened a production hall in China.

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    Dynamar publishes "BREAKBULK: Operators, Fleets, Markets

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - "BREAKBULK: Operators, Fleets, Markets" is the the latest publications from the Dutch shipping and transport Information and consultancy business, Dynamar.

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    Record crowd for Breakbulk Asia

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - The global recession appears to have had little impact on the 2nd Annual Breakbulk Asia Transportation Conference & Exhibition that took place last week at the Suntec Convention & Exposition Centre in Singapore.

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    Air Partner opens in Turkey and Hong Kong with a focus on freight

    2010-02-03T00:00:00Z

    February 3 - Air Partner has expanded into Turkey and Hong Kong as part of its on-going geographical growth plans to enter new and emerging markets.

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    Singapore exhibition success for cargo equipment network

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The global network for equipment owners, Cargo Equipment Experts (CEE) says it received a great response from visitors to the recent Asia Break Bulk Conference and Exhibition.

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    Boskalis offer too low say some Smit shareholders

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - GAC India has signed an agency agreement with Sarjak Container Lines Pvt Ltd., Mumbai, covering its operations in Delhi and northern India.

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    Antwerp port community targets conventional trade

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - The Antwerp port community has announced its intention to make additional efforts to attract new, conventional trade to the port.

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    Advance adds sparkle to Syrian glass manufacturer

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Advance International Transport has completed an important contract to support the construction of a new glass-making complex in Syria.

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    US Customs begins to enforce 10+2 security filing rules

    2010-02-02T00:00:00Z

    February 2 - Readers are remined that the Importer Security Filing, or 10+2 rule, came into effect last week and demands that shippers and carriers submit to US Customs and Border Protection 12 pieces of information not included in the cargo manifest to h

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    Niedersachsen seaports bid farewell to a tough year

    2010-02-01T00:00:00Z

    February 1 - In 2009, Seaports of Niedersachsen handled 52,420 million tonnes of cargo and despite falling volumes in certain sectors, managing director Andreas Bullwinkel said that the group remains cautiously optimistic in regards to expectations for 20