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    TT Club offers book on cargo law

    2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Specialist transport and logistics insurance company, the TT Club, has published a new handbook on the conventions for the international carriage of goods.

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    ALE Heavylift handles boiler modules

    2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - Working for Duro Felguera, the Spanish EPC, ALE Heavylift Ib

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    OTAL extends services between Europe and West Africa

    2009-06-01T00:00:00Z

    June 1 - OT Africa Line (OTAL)part of the CMA CGM group, has strengthened its position in the Europe/West Africa trade with the launch of a new direct service to Cape Verde and Mauritania. The line says that the new fortnightly link is geared to importers

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    Rate pressures facing conventional sector being seen by heavy lift operators

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Speaking at this week's Breakbulk Europe conference in Antwerp, Arie Peterse, managing director of BigLift Shipping suggested that shipping lines that focus on heavy lift and over-dimensional cargoes, blessed with many years of capacity shortages

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    Atlanticargo drops Charleston

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - From July, Atlanticargo's North Atlantic service will no longer call at Charleston, but will continue to call Mobile, and Houston, providing scheduled liner connections for shippers of containers, project cargoes and breakbulk between the two por

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    Peters & May acquires Complete Freight

    2009-05-29T00:00:00Z

    May 29 - Peters & May, a significant customer for shipping lines that target over-dimensional cargoes, has acquired UK-based yacht and motorboat logistics provider, Complete Freight.

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    Upbeat assessment of industry fundamentals

    2009-05-28T00:00:00Z

    May 28 - Presenting on the opening day of the Breakbulk Europe conference in Antwerp, keynote speaker Dirk Visser, senior shipping consultant with Dynamar BV forecast that operators of multi-purpose and heavy lift vessels would weather the current economi

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    Shipping lines form Heavy Lift Club

    2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - Meeting prior to the start of the Breakbulk Europe Conference in Antwerp, ocean carriers involved with the international transport of project and heavy lift cargoes announced the founding of the International Council of Heavy Lift and Project Car

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    Bollore Logistics sets sail

    2009-05-27T00:00:00Z

    May 27 - French Industrial and transport organisation, the Bollore Group has created the Bollore Logistics brand to assist the group's commercial brands in their development.

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    Fairstar Fjell completes maiden voyage successfully

    2009-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Fairstar Heavy Transport's Fjell has successfully completed its maiden contract in Trapani, Sicily.

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    Big turn on for Europe's largest operating onshore wind farm

    2009-05-26T00:00:00Z

    May 26 - Scotland's First Minister, Alex Salmond, has officially "switched on" the largest operational onshore wind farm in Europe.

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    Agility to work on Australia gas project

    2009-05-25T00:00:00Z

    May 25 - Agility Project Logistics says it has entered into an agreement with Chevron Australia Pty Ltd to provide supply base operations and transportation services for the Gorgon Project - a joint venture between the Australian subsidiaries of Chevron (

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    Owners back Rotterdam Rules

    2009-05-24T00:00:00Z

    May 24 - According to a report on Maritime Global Net, national shipowners' associations have endorsed an International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) campaign to encourage governments to ratify the new Convention on Contracts for the International Carriage of

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    More contracts for Dockwise

    2009-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Dockwise Shipping has secured 11 near and longer term contracts for the transportation of jack-up drilling rigs, semi submersible rigs, as well as port and marine infrastructure, with a total revenue of around USD63 million.

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    Advertise your employment vacancy in HLPFI

    2009-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - Are you seeking to recruit a qualified expert or a new executive?

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    4th Annual Breakbulk Europe Conference & Exhibition

    2009-05-22T00:00:00Z

    May 22 - All eyes are now focused on Antwerp where the cream of the world's heavy lift and project forwarding community will gather next week for the 4th Annual Breakbulk Europe Conference and Exhibition.

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    Liebherr recognised for its UK exports

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Liebherr Sunderland Works has won a prestigious award for business enterprise, 20 years after it was established in the North East of England.

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    Crowley heavy lift newbuild sets sail

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Crowley has Maritime Corp has christened its latest heavy lift series deck barge 455-5 at Gunderson Marine Shipyard in Portland, Oregon.

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    Wind of change blows through Lowestoft's port

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - According to Associated British Ports, the Port of Lowestoft will become the operations centre for the Greater Gabbard Offshore Windfarm which, when completed, will be the world's largest offshore windfarm.

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    Ainscough enters the heavy lift crawler market

    2009-05-21T00:00:00Z

    May 21 - Manchester-based Ainscough Crane Hire has acquired six new heavy lift lattice boom crawler cranes to add to its fleet.